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A New Approach

The pawn industry is enjoying some good times. One risk-taking Gulf Coast entrepreneur hopes to cash in.

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Steve Wilson looked outside his own business for a recession fix. He hopes he found one in a high-risk venture.

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Paul Blackketter's job as a project manager for Manatee County-based Benderson Development has turned him into something of a boat man.

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Billions of dollars of reconstruction funds will be raining down on Haiti in the next few years. Where are Florida's construction firms?

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Many would-be entrepreneurs dream about quitting their jobs to start their own company. Dustin Stroth actually did it.

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