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Entrepreneurs

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  • July 27, 2007
Unreal land elevation

Many landowners from Tampa to Naples aren't lowering prices on large residential tracts, despite the sharp drop in new-home construction. Some say it's just a matter of time before they do.

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  • July 27, 2007
'Musclepreneurs' hit the Ring

Andrew Neitlich, creator of Bonecrunch Fighting league: 'Part of what I'mdoing here is a laboratory to see what works and what doesn't work. Anyone can do it in a great market. I'm trying to do it in a small market.'

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • July 20, 2007
40 Under 40 (Tampa Bay)

Amy Leigh CarstensenMin K. ChoTrenton H. CotneyYaron M. DavidMichael T. DoyleLeigh Kellett FletcherAllison Beard LuzierTammy OnoratoKevin PliskaShannon Corcoran SteinAndrea GonzmartEric RoeHenry Gonzalez III

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  • July 20, 2007
40 Under 40 (Sarasota-Manatee)

Jesse BiterJoey BrannonAnne E. ChauvetAimee T. ChouinardAmy C. HuntMatt LeiterChristie LewisMonique McKenziePaul Olah, Jr.Jeff WengerSydney YoungPete SzelwachCelia SzelwachJoshua WayDavid SpireLexJet

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  • July 20, 2007
We've built it ...

Florida for years has counted on Baby Boomers. But recent red flags indicate our population may be stagnating instead of rising.

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  • July 20, 2007
40 Under 40 (Lee-Collier)

Jason BreedTroy D. BuhsThomas L. BurtPaul McCullersTammie NemecekDino RedzicMichael SmithChristian SpilkerMilissa SprecherComer TurleyBrian LucasBlake GableOrlando RosalesMayela Rosales

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • July 20, 2007
Service-sector Strength

The Gulf Coast's unemployment rate remains low in spite of the contraction in construction. Service-sector jobs continue to grow.

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  • July 20, 2007
Building Optimism

One Gulf Coast developer forges on, despite having signed contracts on only a fraction of 550 condos.

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  • July 13, 2007
Through the Roof

Despite flat revenue projections for 2007 - another condo market victim - a Gulf Coast roofing company is working on big expansion plans.

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  • July 13, 2007
Travel Survivor

Industries going through wrenching change can learn from the travel-agent business. A survivor in Naples tells how she adapted.

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  • July 13, 2007
Fast Food Healthy Food

The Tampa-based fast casual restaurant chain has signed agreements to take the chain deeper into the Tampa Bay area as well as out West and in the Southeast.

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  • July 13, 2007
Wrap it up

Sign Zoo was the first into the water wrapping boats in colorful signs. That now accounts for a growing portion of the company's business.

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  • July 13, 2007
Rue Changes Strategy

The online training company is working primarily through institutions to reach more health care professionals.

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  • July 13, 2007
Working University

Hodges University has built a solid reputation helping professionals advance their careers. Starting this fall, most students won't even have to set foot on its campus.

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  • July 6, 2007
More Space on the Way

Despite the real estate slowdown, retail space continues to expand, giving tenants more leverage on rents. The national chains want in.

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