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40 Under 40 Introduction: Bright Young Things

40 Under 40 Introduction: Bright Young Things

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  • July 20, 2006
Gateway to Sales

The right connections got N.J. Olivieri in the door. Planning and technology then helped him close on $124 million in real estate sales in three states.

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  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 3

LaWaiian Jerrod LongSteven J. MasonAlexandra (Alex) MillerUri MinkoffAjit NairMegan NewmanKay NikookaryLindsey Michelle OwenJustin N. PowellJames C. Ray Jr.

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  • July 20, 2006
40 Under 40 Winners Page 1

Christine AlexanderNeil P. ArchibaldJoe ArmeniaCeci Culpepper BermanJoshua BomsteinLuis A. 'Tony' CabassaBryan ChavisMichael CorleyWilliam Dean CrowleyDaniel DeLisi

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Corporate Report

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

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40 Under 40 Winners Page 4

Jeff ReynoldsAmy L. SchneiderGardner SherrillTracey Sievertson-LockeDan SinclairMark A. StevensBrian StockJeff VerkonRobert WellsDenise L. Wheeler

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  • July 17, 2006
Iron Will

A leg disability has never prevented Deb Shuck from running around the block as a kid or from running businesses. She doesn't flinch from a challenge.

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  • July 17, 2006
MOLD Busters

An entrepreneur and a scientist are turning cynics into believers with the help of technology and chemicals used to fight biological warfare. The results are $3 million-plus in revenue.

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  • July 17, 2006
From the Ground Up

Todd Gates arrived in Naples with just enough money to furnish his rental duplex. Now his Naples-based construction company is aiming for $1 billion in annual revenues.

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  • July 17, 2006
Corporate Report

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Executive Session: Moving Up

Scott Stafford is a regional manager for retail and private banking for RBC Bank. His coverage area runs from State Road 70 in Manatee County south to Port Charlotte. Stafford is in charge of eight offices. With more growth along the Gulf Coast, the bank recently changed its management structure.

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  • July 17, 2006
Against the 'Gran'

What residential slump? A weak market hasn't dampened Sam Rodgers' enthusiasm for his grand project, the 2,000-unit Gran Paradiso.

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  • July 6, 2006
The Banking Issus: Charts

The Review breaks down Gulf Coast banks by assets, net income, return on assets and return on equity.

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  • July 6, 2006
Sarasota Economy: Upward Bound

Sarasota County's economy recovered faster after 9/11 and is generating jobs and boosting wages faster than six other growth markets.

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  • July 6, 2006
No Gorillas

With a strategy of giving each unit an independent board, Bancshares of Florida has grown rapidly. And the directors of those boards share the wealth, so power isn't controlled by one player.

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