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Courtesy photo Lem Sharp, left, Walter Mills, middle, and Tim Hensey, right, are executives at Sarasota-based construction firm W.G. Mills. The executives made a consensus decision to be aggressive in expanding the firm during the recession.
Courtesy photo Lem Sharp, left, Walter Mills, middle, and Tim Hensey, right, are executives at Sarasota-based construction firm W.G. Mills. The executives made a consensus decision to be aggressive in expanding the firm during the recession.

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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John Kavula, left, and Jerry Lightner, chief executive and operating officers respectively, have grown APG Electric from scratch into a mainstay of Gulf Coast contracting.

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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Rorie Wilson, president of Sunshine Structures, says 90% of the construction company’s jobs are outside Southwest Florida.

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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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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Actor David Garrison, seated, rehearses The Beast of Broadway at Theatre Zone in Naples. Mark Danni, standing, is the theater’s artistic director who hopes the one-man play will reach Broadway.

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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Lou Lasday creates action-oriented strategic marketing initiatives for Gulf Coast emerging companies. He has been a general partner of an Ad Age Top 100 marketing communications firm and regional president of the American Marketing Association.

Who’s in marketing?

“Product marketing” emphasizes branding actual items. “Services marketing” emphasizes branding the enterprise

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Jim Wilson, CEO of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, up to 25 miles per session, but mixes his training with runs and aerobics.

Ride to the iPod thump

CEO FITNESS Who: Jim Wilson Age: 41 Title: Chief Executive Officer Company: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

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