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  • June 2, 2006
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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Corporate Report

Look at company briefs from around the Gulf Coast for free.

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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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  • May 29, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

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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  • May 29, 2006
'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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  • May 29, 2006
Immigration vs. Florida's Economy

Florida has recorded the third-biggest immigration wave in the country since 2000. The economic effects are mostly positive - especially if the immigrants are educated and highly trained; less positive when they're not.

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Good Business

Small businesses got two big wins during the legislative session. Look for health care insurance reform next year.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Regional Winner

Brian Stock, Owner, Stock Development, Naples: Almost all of Brian Stock's waking moments are spent thinking about Stock Development, the all-encompassing real estate and development industry firm that bears his family's name.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • May 18, 2006
Sarasota-Manatee Regional Winner

John Williams, President, Gould & Lamb Healthcare Consutants: If John Williams were a chess player, he would be a grand master.

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • May 18, 2006
Corporate Report

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  • By Adam Hughes
  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Runner-Up 2

Jerry Williams, Chairman, President and CEO, Orion Bancorp: Is there an entrepreneurial gene?If so, it's dominant in Jerry Williams' family. In Athens, Texas, Williams' father and grandfather created numerous successful ventures, from steel construction to auto-parts stores.

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  • May 18, 2006
Lee-Collier Runner-Up

Steven Camposano, President, High Velocity: Since starting High Velocity in 2001, Steven Camposano's company has become one of the Gulf Coast's leading manufacturers and installers of hurricane shutters.

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  • May 18, 2006
Sarasota-Manatee Runner-Up 2

Britton Williams, President, Bruce Williams Homes: It took Britt Williams a while to get excited about homebuilding in Manatee County. "I didn't feel the bug right away," says Williams.

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