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Strategies

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  • September 28, 2006
A plan to expand

Tribridge's founders plan to grow the company by at least 20% annually over the next five years. It'll hit $50 million to $100 million in five years, depending on how many more acquisitions it makes.

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Prepare for Soft Landing

Florida's single-family housing sector is nearing the bottom of a slowdown, but commercial construction opportunities abound in Tampa Bay.

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Corporate Report

Global Imaging buys CopyCo Office SolutionsCarrabba's Italian Grill takes Consumers' Choice top spotHSN, home improvement icon partner to create Bob Vila Tools Roskamp Institute starts 18-month Alzheimer's studySarasota EDC awards Hall of Fame companiesDNAPrint Genomics patents genetic feature process

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Cape Growth

Cape Coral is the fifth-fastest growing city in the nation. Developers have taken note.

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Young Gun

Andrew Greenwell started brokering commercial real estate deals while a full-time college student. Only 23, Greenwell now runs a firm projecting $200 million in deals by 2010.

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Master Planner

Naples-based engineering firm WilsonMiller rode the wave of master-planned communities in Florida and now has more than 600 employees around the state. CEO Alan Reynolds uses careful planning to grow.

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Bruising Broker

The competitive field of commercial real estate in Greater Sarasota can now count a true fighter among its ranks: Former national boxing writer - and long-ago retired amateur boxer - Joe Bruno.

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  • September 22, 2006
Mass Mergers

Community banks continue to capitalize on missteps made by banks going through regional and national consolidations. A good marketing strategy, backed up by being the anti-big bank, helps.

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  • September 22, 2006
Immokalee Money

Diversifying and expanding to the Gulf Coast fuels Florida Community Bank's growth.

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  • September 22, 2006
'All About the People'

Last year was a banner year for new community banks in Florida, with 25 de novo applications filed with state regulators. This year might come close.

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  • September 22, 2006
New regulations could hurt banks

Gulf Coast community bankers protest federal regulators' proposal to limit commercial real estate loans.

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  • September 22, 2006
Corporate Report

Gevity downgrades outlook through rest of yearTourist council adds Lakewood Ranch to area's tourism enterpriseOswald Tripp buys BMC Insurance in DenverSarasota 1450 news station becomes 'The Dove'Tampa's ICAT benefiting from State's P&C underwriting programTenby Pharma buys Sirion Therapeutics, adds capitalRemember this: Drink more coffee

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  • September 22, 2006
Coaster Ride

With a dozen new branch openings in the last two years - but three CEOs over six years - Coast Bank executives hope their story becomes one of successful growth, not management turmoil.

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  • September 22, 2006
A Buyers' Market

Jim Gillespie, Coldwell Banker's president and CEO, says there are plenty of homebuyers shopping for a home. They'll start buying again when sellers realize the market has changed.

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Rooms to Grow

Room rates at Gulf Coast hotel rooms have been steadily rising, spurring construction of new hotels from Tampa to Naples. But high land and materials costs could undercut the boom.

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