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Adam Hughes
February 24, 2006

Low-Ender

Warren Hickernell is profiting while working against the tide. 'I really see my job as preservng the low-impact mom-and-pop hotels.'

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Adam Hughes
February 24, 2006

Killer Tomatoes

The Fresh Market sees Florida ripe for the taking. Publix and Whole Foods: Beware.

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Adam Hughes
February 24, 2006

Building the American Dream

Israeli-immigrant Roni Elias turned his assistant painter's job into a regional, family-owned home builder and developer. From its Naples roots, Elias and his brother are expanding up the Gulf Coast.

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Adam Hughes
February 24, 2006

Business groups unite to repeal a law they say unfairly forces business to pay up to $2 million more in a lawsuit when a co-defendant can't pay. The issue is at the top of the chamber's legislative agenda.

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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

Cameratta in Focus

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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Low-Ender

Killer Tomatoes

Building the American Dream

Push to Reform

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

$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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