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Industries

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  • February 24, 2006
Postcards from the Edge

Backstabbing isn't allowed at Joy Gendusa's PostcardMania office. The goal is to have fun. It works.

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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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  • February 24, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Equity One buys out partner in Venice centerO.E. Wheel Distributors closes on warehouseCaithness Construction acquires additional Venice landBaltic holdings buys Baltic ApartmentsNew York developer buys Fort Myers apartmentsMiami-based company buys two apartment complexesMiami Lakes-based developer plans homes in Lehigh Acres

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • February 24, 2006
Killer Tomatoes

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

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  • 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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  • February 24, 2006
Push to Reform

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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Corporate Report

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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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  • By Adam Hughes
  • February 20, 2006
Real Estate Briefs

Developer buys land for Enclave at Bay IslesHomes by Towne planning Buckeye developmentSarasota motel purchased, renamed Hibiscus Suites InnSarasota County buysland on Cattlemen RoadNaples developer buys land in south Lee CountyInvestors buy marinaon Caloosahatchee RiverMichigan developer buys land in Lee County

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By 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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  • February 20, 2006
Out of the Mold

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

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  • By 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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  • February 20, 2006
Corporate Report

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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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  • By 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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