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Entrepreneurs

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  • June 25, 2007
Beyond the Bay

Bayshore Solutions, the Tampa-based web development firm, is now in Dallas, Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale thanks to a track record of helping clients grow revenues through the web.

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Eagle Concrete Soars

Michael Leannah left a high-powered corporate post to become an entrepreneur. Now his concrete company is fast becoming a major player in Southwest Florida's commercial-construction industry.

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  • June 25, 2007
Hometown Threats

The citizen's initiative to control growth has some people worried that future construction will not happen and the entire economy will suffer.

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  • June 15, 2007
Under the Gun

Regulators are taking a harder line on commercial real estate lending. Just ask Florida Community Bank chief Stephen Price.

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  • June 15, 2007
Thoughtful Banker

The threats to community banks - credit unions and regulation, to name two - remain the same. But now the fighting voice is different.

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  • June 15, 2007
A Florida State of Mind

A Purple Heart-receiving Marine not accustomed to failure is taking the community banking caravan statewide.

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  • June 15, 2007
Index Man

A heretic among his professional investing peers, Dan Solin recommends that most people put their money in index funds to outperform most investment managers.

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  • June 15, 2007
Walkabout Air Lifts Off

By offering an array of services and simple fees, the executive aircraft services company wants to double the number of planes it services by year's end.

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  • June 15, 2007
Strategy Combo

A slowing market means First State Bank's growth rate might drop as much as 10% this year, even as executives bank on a strategy that combines two methods. Says its new president: "We have to hustle."

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  • June 8, 2007
Halfway There

National builders are cutting back operations in Southwest Florida. One expert says this spells opportunity for local and regional builders to gain market share.

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  • June 8, 2007
The Club approach

The going is good at a Gulf Coast planning firm - but it would be a lot better if the government would speed things up. Or at least get out of the way.

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  • June 8, 2007
A bet against the cycle

At least one development company sees the positive in Gulf Coast homebuilding. It's walking out that vision with a $50-million land buy.

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  • June 8, 2007
Home builder for sale

How much is WCI worth? Carl Icahn said $22 a share. When management didn't answer the question, analyst Ivy Zelman issued a stunning valuation.

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  • June 1, 2007
Runner Up - Tampa Bay

Jacob BeckelFrank Winston CrumJose Morales Marty Schaffel

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Runner Up - Lee/Collier

Rick CollinsDuane Swanson Sr.Scott Fischer

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