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Executive Session: Tricia Fulton

The Review sat down with the CFO of Sun Hydraulics

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Don't need an IT guy?

An intimate gathering of small business owners hears why consultants might be better than the old hope-for-the best theory when it comes to computers.

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Corporate Report

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Risk Killers

Finergy Development's Enzo Gagliardi seeks to eliminate doubts in an unstable market. His mantra: Be patient.

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'Mark of the Beast'

A former telecom investment banker and a techie with an eye for good finds prove that buying stuff on the cheap isn't always bad business.

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Real Estate Briefs

Benderson completes Towne Center purchaseZuckerman Group, JEG buy land for office buildingGrand Oaks Properties plans office parkSarasota Conservation Foundation group buys waterfront propertyNeviot Realty buys The Preserve at Temple TerraceWood Partners buys land for 610 FranklinMarissa Collections buys location on Third StreetManheim acquires Southwest Florida Auto AuctionNaples group buys land, plans mixed-use project

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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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Bright Future

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

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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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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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HMA purchases Naples Cleveland ClinicMarriott Vacation Club to buy Marco Island RadissonBradenton investor ACQUIRES retail SPACERobb & Stucky plans aggressive expansionNeal Communities buys land for River's Song communityPremier to acquire Turnberry's second phaseRanch Realty plans MEDICAL/OFFICE parkSCI buys Northbay Commerce CenterInvestment group buys Missouri CrossingsCCMS 200-1 Corporex buys Lakecrest Office

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'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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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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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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