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Entrepreneurs

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  • Adam Hughes
  • April 7, 2006
Right Time, Right Place

Southern Comfort Heating & Cooling is aiming to be the 'Lexus of the industry.' CEO Rick Allard says his firm is heading into the perfect storm for growth.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 7, 2006
His Private Sky

Entrepreneur Vincent Wolanin has turned a $250,000 repair tab on his Gulfstream into a $10 million and growing jet-repair business.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 7, 2006
Across the Pond

A U.S. trade official talks up the opportunities for Florida businesses in Europe and beyond.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • April 7, 2006
Early Returns

The fledgling Sarasota Economic Development Corp.'s budget rose 24% in a year. The results? Its seeds are germinating.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2006
Hello, Florida

With 35% market share in Southeast Michigan, a century-old land development firm follows its national clients to Florida, where demand exceeds capacity. The firm expects to hit $100 million next year.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2006
No Edicts

Brown & Brown's decentralized and entrepreneurial approach helps the broker to navigate stormy weather - from hurricanes and within the industry.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2006
What's Ahead...

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    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2006
Out of the Public Eye

Free from having to appease Wall Street, Dental Care Alliance executives are focusing on long-term growth. The payoff is steady growth and more happiness.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2006
Troubled Waters Ahead

Marinas and boaters get ready: Insurers will boost premiums and deductibles to cover hurricane-related losses. And some companies won't write any marine insurance in Florida.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 31, 2006
State of Shock

Commercial insurance premiums are going up as much as 30%, thanks to the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes. No one is immune.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 24, 2006
Pay Dirt

The rapid growth at Metro Development Group - from $80 million in revenues to $200 million in one year - proves there's big time money buried in the Florida dirt. Digging it out takes a team of engineers who come up with creative ways for builders to use the land.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 24, 2006
Cookies with Cranor

In 35 years of working high-level jobs in the fast-food and snack industry, John Cranor developed a niche for leading the troops through change. It's a tricky task he handles with a simple approach of being honest, upfront and sticking to the final goal.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 24, 2006
'You Can Do It'

Tony Little, the man who trademarked 'America's personal trainer,' receives national recognition for his contributions to the fitness world. But he's got more than ponytails and TV slogans in his gym bag: He brings in about $3 million in retail sales for HSN during a typical three-day period and his company has annual revenues of $6 to $9 million a year.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 24, 2006
Beyond Sox

A rare joint appearance by local CFOs prompts jeers for overregulation, but also pleas for better transit and arts funding.

  • Entrepreneurs
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • March 24, 2006
Luxury by Lutgert

A development firm founded by Raymond Lutgert in the 1960s has quietly been amassing a real estate empire. With more than 50 companies, the firm is now heading north to Sarasota.

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