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Adam Hughes
February 24, 2006

Open Runway

2006 has been happy so far for Aerosonic Corp. A lawsuit has been settled, and the stock price is on the rebound.

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Adam Hughes
February 20, 2006

Bigger Boats

As recreational boats get bigger and more sophisticated, manufacturers turn to companies like Marine Concepts to help design them.

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Adam Hughes
February 20, 2006

Out of the Mold

How a Pinellals County plastics firm stays flexible to persevere against foreign competitors.

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Adam Hughes
February 20, 2006

Sales Fell, Sun Invested

To be ready for the rebound, Sun Hydraulics imporved delivery time, built a new Web site, introduced new products and expnded its distribution center.

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Adam Hughes
February 20, 2006

Keep It Lean

Gulf Coast manufacturers are using the 'Lean' method to boost productivity and cut waste. But it's more than afactory-floor system. It becomes part of the corporate culture.

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Adam Hughes
February 20, 2006

WANTED: Skilled Workers in Shrinking Industry

Florida's manufacturing sector has lost 78,400 jobs since 1997, but there are still about 400,000 high-paying factory jobs begging for skilled workers.

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Adam Hughes
February 10, 2006

The Fallacy of Controlling Growth

Here's a primer on the deleterious effects of trying to manage and control growth. Everyone loses - except those making the rules.

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Adam Hughes
February 10, 2006

The Cleveland-based developer gave up $18 million worth of condos so downtown Fort Myers could have a Publix supermarket. But he also won $18 million in tax breaks from the city. Publix, meanwhile, agreed to bend some of its rules, too.

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Adam Hughes
February 10, 2006

Florida's 3-Legged Stool Has a New Leg

State job data show that health care has become the Gulf Coast's biggest employer.

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Adam Hughes
February 10, 2006

So Long HMO

An entrepreneur exploits a new concept in medical insurance. But raising capital has been hard. He predicts one in 20 Floridians will be covered by his company in five years.

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Adam Hughes
February 10, 2006

Course Conversion: The house on the 8th green

Golf course redevelopment projects make investment sense, but must overcome opposition from neighbors.

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Adam Hughes
February 3, 2006

Speed = Success

Mel's Diner is betting that getting the food out of the kitchen quickly while adding more gourmet meals will add up to 100 new restaurants in 10 years.

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Adam Hughes
February 3, 2006

How Bankruptcy Saved the Tidemark

Out of money, Nick Easterling and his partners saw one way to save the Tidemark Lodge and Marina: bankruptcy.

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Adam Hughes
February 3, 2006

Independents Band Together

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals, all independently owned restaurants, may be competitors, but they're pooling resources to battle the fine-dining chains that are moving in.

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Adam Hughes
February 3, 2006

Landlord's Market

Falling vacancy rates and rising construction costs mean landlords will be increasing commercial rents along the Gulf Coast.

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Open Runway

Bigger Boats

Out of the Mold

Sales Fell, Sun Invested

Keep It Lean

WANTED: Skilled Workers in Shrinking Industry

The Fallacy of Controlling Growth

Cameratta in Focus

Florida's 3-Legged Stool Has a New Leg

So Long HMO

Course Conversion: The house on the 8th green

Speed = Success

How Bankruptcy Saved the Tidemark

Independents Band Together

Landlord's Market

South Seas buys 22-acre artist retreat on Captiva

Pizzeria closes on Main Street in Sarasota

Naples man faces decades in prison for cheating elderly woman

Southwest Florida construction firm opens Tampa office

Sheriff: Sarasota gambling probe nets 66 slot machines, two arrests

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