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Strategies

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  • March 18, 2010
Gulf Coast Stocks at a Glance

Last week's biggest Gulf Coast gainers were Sun Hydraulics at $2.08 (7.98%), Roper Industries Inc. at $1.65 (2.93%) and HSN Inc. at $1.63 (5.84%). The biggest decliners were Walter Energy Inc. at $-1.05 (-1.18%), Cinnabar Ventures at $-0.53 (-19.41%) and Sykes Enterprises at $-0.43 (-1.77%).

  • Strategies
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  • Alex Walsh
  • March 11, 2010
Recording Growth

Ren Scott Productions is a young Tampa-based video production company that's growing financially and geographically. Owner Ren Scott says his beginning-to-end approach to building a campaign helps him produce successful material.

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  • Mark Gordon
  • March 11, 2010
Small package, big success

Business leaders who seek to put an end to the dearth of high-flying technology companies on the Gulf Coast have a new model to emulate: Think Jerusalem.

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  • March 11, 2010
2009 Financial Statements

Technology Research quarter net income up

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    By
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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • 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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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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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.

  • Strategies
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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.

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  • 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%).

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  • 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.

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