Strategies

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Adam Hughes
December 30, 2005

30-Year Plan

Ricardo Espino was all set to be his own boss. Then he got an offer he couldn't refuse. In a year and a half, Universal Insurance's premiums have topped $130 million a year.

Entrepreneurs

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Adam Hughes
December 30, 2005

Executive Session: Heidi Colgate-Tamblyn

The GCBR sat down with the president of SunTrust Bank of Lee County

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Adam Hughes
December 30, 2005

How homebuilder Daniel Dodrill learned to delegate. 'I'm not going to Africa. I've got a business to run,' Dodrill told a Rwandan missionary. 'If I'm not around, it doesn't get done right.' But Dodrill went. And, guess what?Here's how Dodrill juggles his business, charity and family.

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Adam Hughes
December 30, 2005

Five Stars from 2005

Two Fort Myers companies' stock prices showed the biggest gains among the Gulf Coast's public companies.

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Adam Hughes
December 27, 2005

Fur-flying Fun

With Fun Friends' manufacturing done in China, entrepreneur Julian Parry has parlayed furry cell-phone coversinto a fashion accessory for teenaged girls.

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Adam Hughes
December 27, 2005

EO-Tampa: Packed Pipeline

Downtown Tampa and Clearwater will be catching up with downtown St. Petersburg in 2006 with the development of residential projects. But the labor shortage will continue to put constraints on companies' growth.

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Adam Hughes
December 27, 2005

EO-Sara/Mana: A 'Mild' Correction

Home builders say the four-year period of hyper growth was unsustainable. For 2006, the pace of growth will be slower but still strong.

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Adam Hughes
December 27, 2005

Events

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Adam Hughes
December 27, 2005

Economic Outlook: Help Wanted!

Gulf Coast businesses are boosting pay to get and keep employees, but higher wages aren't all that will be required to fill persistent vacancies.

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Adam Hughes
December 27, 2005

EO-Lee/Collier: Creative Hiring

High housing costs and low unemployment may temper growth in Lee and Collier counties in 2006.

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Adam Hughes
December 16, 2005

Retire? Too Many Opportunities

Peninsula Bank CEO Simon Portnoy keeps a low profile on the Gulf Coast. But this experienced Gold Coast banker knows what he's doing. Keep your eye on Peninsula.

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Adam Hughes
December 16, 2005

How to Raise Capital

Three Florida CEOs, who collectively raised $24 million in venture capital within the past year, provide an insider's view on financing growth.

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Adam Hughes
December 16, 2005

Provisional Situation

Gulf Coast banks lowered their loss reserves during the real estate boom. Watch this bookkeeping entry going forward. It will say a lot about the economy - and quality of a bank's loans.

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Adam Hughes
December 16, 2005

Fifth Third Regroups

The Cincinnati-based bank recently split Florida into three regions so top executives can better focus on smaller territories. Former Citibank veteran Thomas Quinn Jr. takes over the South Florida region.

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Adam Hughes
December 16, 2005

Laying Down the Law

Veteran attorney Albert M. Salem switched careers to invigorate First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay. Not all of the employees liked it.

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30-Year Plan

Executive Session: Heidi Colgate-Tamblyn

Missionary CEO

Five Stars from 2005

Fur-flying Fun

EO-Tampa: Packed Pipeline

EO-Sara/Mana: A 'Mild' Correction

Events

Economic Outlook: Help Wanted!

EO-Lee/Collier: Creative Hiring

Retire? Too Many Opportunities

How to Raise Capital

Provisional Situation

Fifth Third Regroups

Laying Down the Law

$50M east Manatee renewable gas plant breaks ground

University of Tampa president to step down

Sarasota County sees spike in $10M-plus home sales

Baltimore firm buys Sprouts-anchored Pinellas shopping center

Pinellas County TV studio on the market

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