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Strategies

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 11, 2010
Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Walter Energy Inc. at $10.06 (12.80%), HSN Inc. at $6.24 (28.81%) and Wellcare Health Plans at $2.83 (10.60%). The biggest decliners were Tech Data at $-0.87 (-2.03%), Cinnabar Ventures at $-0.60 (-18.02%) and First Community Bank at $-0.29 (-9.63%).

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 4, 2010
Move to grow

The executives at the Gulf Coast's largest construction firm by revenues take nothing for granted. “We aren't the only guys coming to the dance,” its president says.

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • March 4, 2010
Rise Up

A dramatic increase in annual revenues during a recession sure is nice. But the recipient, Gulf Coast construction veteran Tom Wessel, wonders how long it will last.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
Beyond minority growth

Revenues continue to grow for J2 Engineering, a 2007 Review Entrepreneur of the Year Tampa runner-up. The company is growing through the delicate are of mastering work with government.

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Alex Walsh
  • March 4, 2010
Consistent Contractor

In continuing to value quality during a down market, John Kavula's patient persistence is helping APG Electric continue to grow.

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    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • March 4, 2010
Band together

Building for government was always a tough business, but companies like Sunshine Structures that focused on that sector have the inside track today. The key is to find the right team.

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Lou Lasday
  • March 4, 2010
Promise Them Anything!

In professional services marketing, you must deliver on every promise, exceed on every expectation and excite with reliability and real value.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
2009 Financial Statements

Walter Investment quarter net income gains 21%; Lincare Holdings profitdrops to $136 million.

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 4, 2010
Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were HSN Inc. at $0.76 (3.64%), Tigrent Inc. at $0.52 (121.18%) and Walter Investment at $0.46 (3.28%). The biggest decliners were Lincare Holdings at $-1.45 (-3.48%), Walter Energy Inc. at $-1.13 (-1.42%) and Raymond James Financial at $-0.83 (-3.11%).

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Alex Walsh
  • February 25, 2010
Battling the Big Four

The team at Sunera rode the wave of business created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to start its own company. Now, they will work to maintain cost competitiveness while continuing to grow.

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    By
  • Jean Gruss
  • February 25, 2010
Way off Broadway

Small theaters in out-of-the-way towns are incubators for Broadway hits. One theater in Naples hopes to cash in on an original production.

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Mark Gordon
  • February 25, 2010
Reborn

A decade of accolades in the marketplace has failed to produce oodles of sales at a Gulf Coast medical and consumer products firm. Executives hope a management overhaul will turn its fortunes around.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2010
SDI acquires Stratus Healthcare

Tampa-based SDI Diagnostic Imaging, a radiologist-owned provider of healthcare-imaging services, acquired Brandon-based Stratus Healthcare, a full-service teleradiology provider, to form SDI Teleradiology Inc., which will provide day-and-night teleradiology services.

  • Strategies
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  • February 25, 2010
2009 Financial Statements

TECO Energy net income jumps 143% in quarter; Walter Energy revenue, net fall for quarter, year.

  • Strategies
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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 25, 2010
Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Walter Energy Inc. at $2.94 (3.83%), Roper Industries Inc. at $2.62 (4.95%) and Sun Hydraulics at $2.20 (9.65%). The biggest decliners were Wellcare Health Plans at $-5.56 (-17.48%), Brown & Brown Insurance at $-0.98 (-5.54%) and Tigrent Inc. at $-0.58 (-57.50%).

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