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Adam Hughes
June 2, 2006

For the Love of Boats

The Eggebrecht family's passion for fishing and boating sparked the idea for a custom boat building business that focuses on Panga-style crafts known for their fuel efficiency and shallow draft.

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Adam Hughes
June 2, 2006

Bright Future

Two solar energy equipment distributors have survived lean times. They hope their resilience will be rewarded.

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Adam Hughes
June 2, 2006

Hooked on Florida

Window-maker PGT became a $333-million revenue company by riding the post-Hurricane Andrew construction changes. It wants to go public to pay down more than $350 million in long-term debt.

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Come Sail Away

Few lenders were willing to fund a new business designed to sell art via a yacht docking in wealthy cities. Support ultimately came when the company known for bulldozers and cranes climbed aboard.

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

'Passion brings focus'

Fort Myers CPA Gail Markham built one of the largest firms in Southwest Florida. In the process, she has seenhow startups succeed and fail.

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Generation Flap

Corporate America values younger workers because they are more flexible than Baby Boomers who don't deal with upheaval like they used to.

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

The Old & the Rested

An economist who studied the Tampa Bay area's appeal to 'the young and the restless' thinks the region could bring in more retiring Boomers.

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Immigration vs. Florida's Economy

Florida has recorded the third-biggest immigration wave in the country since 2000. The economic effects are mostly positive - especially if the immigrants are educated and highly trained; less positive when they're not.

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Adam Hughes
May 29, 2006

Good Business

Small businesses got two big wins during the legislative session. Look for health care insurance reform next year.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Lee-Collier Regional Winner

Brian Stock, Owner, Stock Development, Naples: Almost all of Brian Stock's waking moments are spent thinking about Stock Development, the all-encompassing real estate and development industry firm that bears his family's name.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Sarasota-Manatee Regional Winner

John Williams, President, Gould & Lamb Healthcare Consutants: If John Williams were a chess player, he would be a grand master.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Lee-Collier Runner-Up 2

Jerry Williams, Chairman, President and CEO, Orion Bancorp: Is there an entrepreneurial gene?If so, it's dominant in Jerry Williams' family. In Athens, Texas, Williams' father and grandfather created numerous successful ventures, from steel construction to auto-parts stores.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Lee-Collier Runner-Up

Steven Camposano, President, High Velocity: Since starting High Velocity in 2001, Steven Camposano's company has become one of the Gulf Coast's leading manufacturers and installers of hurricane shutters.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 2

Britton Williams, President, Bruce Williams Homes: It took Britt Williams a while to get excited about homebuilding in Manatee County. "I didn't feel the bug right away," says Williams.

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Adam Hughes
May 18, 2006

Tampa Bay Regional Winner

Mark Swanson, Founder, Multiple Businesses: Mark Swanson has never been to a job interview.

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For the Love of Boats

Bright Future

Hooked on Florida

Come Sail Away

'Passion brings focus'

Generation Flap

The Old & the Rested

Immigration vs. Florida's Economy

Good Business

Lee-Collier Regional Winner

Sarasota-Manatee Regional Winner

Lee-Collier Runner-Up 2

Lee-Collier Runner-Up

Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 2

Tampa Bay Regional Winner

$27M beach restoration project in Venice underway

Report: Florida CEOs post record high optimism levels

St. Pete mayor chooses team for coveted Gas Plant project

Is Polk County the next stop for Gov. DeSantis?

$1 billion Tampa development grows tenant roster

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