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| South Florida CEO: Top private companies: the big get bigger |
South Florida's private companies are growing larger. This year, the smallest of the Top Private Companies had $76 million in revenues for 2003; last year, the smallest company on the list had only $68 million in revenues for 2002. The biggest of the big--No. 1 JM Family Enterprises--handily maintained the top ranking it had last year, even though revenue grew just 1 percent.
One of the largest private companies in the United States, JM is also a well-known name around South Florida. Some other names on this list, such as fast-food chain Burger King Corp. (No. 11), retailer BrandsMart USA (No. 17) and law firm Greenberg Traurig (No. 22) are also recognizable. The same cannot be said of most of the companies you'll see here. Few outside their industries have heard of Purity Wholesale Grocers (No. 6), Associated Grocers of Florida (No. 18), Cheney Brothers, Inc. (No. 37) or Terrace Food Group, Inc. (No. 200). Those wholesale grocery and food distributors play a key, behind-the-scenes role in our daily lives.
Private companies are notoriously circumspect about their revenues. Therefore, much of the data is compiled from public and private sources and staff research. It is a snapshot of 2003 and the local businesses that make up South Florida's economy.
Burger King Corp.
* Is it Ugoff? The fictional handbag designer is part of Burger
King's new fire-grilled salads campaign. Or is it the grilled
shrimp going on the salads? Burger King's hamburgers have not
changed in recent years, yet in May the Miami-based fast-food
chain's sales hit their highest mark in more than four years.
Franchisee same-store sales were up 7.2 percent in May. That comes
on the heels of an estimated $1.1 billion in revenues in 2003,
enough to snag the No. 11 spot on this list.
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For the first time in years, consumers are actually talking
about the company's advertising. That was BK's hope when, in January
2004, it chose Coconut Grove-based Crispin Porter + Bogusky as
its new lead creative advertising agency. BK continues to fight
the "burger wars" at more than 11,220 restaurants in
60 countries.--Giannina Smith
#11
Spirit Airlines
* During the past 13 years, this upstart airline has taken off.
In 2003, revenue reached $450 million--more than double what it
was just five years ago. Spirit, the largest privately held air
carrier in the US, is No. 27 on the Top Private Companies list.
Although Spirit only serves 16 cities, the airline added its first
international destinations in 2003, with service to San Juan,
Puerto Rico and Cancun, Mexico. The Fort Lauderdale-based company
continues to add employees at both its head-quarters and its hub
at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. This year,
Spirit is No. 111 on the Top Employers list, with 1,040 South
Florida employees in 2003, up from 900 in 2002. CEO Jacob Schorr
has his sights set on further expansion. A group of investors,
led by Los-Angeles-based Oaktree Capital Management LLC, invested
$125 million in Spirit in February. Schoorr used the capital to
finance an order of up to 95 new Airbus aircraft to replace the
company's current MD-80 fleet.--GS
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#27
Aurafin-OroAmerica
* Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but they are nothing
without the gold to set them in. By acquiring OroAmerica in 2001,
CEO Michael Gusky turned this Tamarac-based company into the largest
gold jewelry supplier in the US. Aurafin is set at No. 43 on the
Top Private Companies list, with approximately $325 million in
2003 sales. It makes more than 5,000 styles of jewelry. And there
are diamonds too: the company's gemstone division, Auragem, produces
precious and semi-precious gemstone jewelry. Aurafin recently
became online jewelry retailer Jewelry.com's exclusive vendor
of gold jewelry.--GS
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#43
Sweet Paper Sales Corp.
* Sweet Paper, which recently opened its 11th location (in Boston)
works with more than just paper. It is one of the largest wholesalers
in the US, distributing hotel, restaurant, janitorial, office
and food supplies throughout the Southeastern, Southwestern, and
Western US, as well as the Caribbean, Central America and South
America. The opening of the Boston distribution center brings
the company's total warehouse space to 1.1 million square feet;
an e-commerce site makes it "clicks and bricks."
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This $254 million company, No. 57 on the list, started in 1956,
when Samuel Scheck opened a small warehouse in Miami and began
distributing locally. President Michael Scheck is the third generation
to run the business. Scheck is determined to expand. In March
2004, he purchased the assets of Ginsburg Brothers, Inc., a Massachusetts
redistributor for the supermarket and party supply industries.--GS
#57
Bio Med Plus, Inc.
* It may seem like a messy job, but somebody has to do it: Bio
Med Plus buys fractionated plasma and blood products (from the
Red Cross and similar entities) and sells them to hospitals around
the US. Founded by husband and wife team Martin and Maria Bradley
in 1996, it is now the largest non-contract blood-products provider
in the US. Revenue of $184 million landed it at No. 81 on the
Top Private Companies list. Time is of the essence in this field,
and Miami-based Bio Med offers same-day or next-day delivery,
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To do so, the company has offices
on the east and west coasts, and in January 2004, opened a new
distribution center in Houston.--GS
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#81
Carls Furniture
* South Florida's residential building boom has been good to
its furniture retailers. Carls Furniture, at No. 119 with $123
million in revenues for 2003, is one of four on the Top Private
Companies list. City Furniture came in at No. 54, Baer's Furniture
at No. 141 and El Dorado Furniture at No. 113. Coconut Creek-based
Carls snagged a retailing brand coup in May 2003, when its flagship
Miami store hosted the debut of Martha Stewart's furniture collection.
Stewart kicked off a national tour at Carls, amidst a media frenzy
over insider trading charges against her. Carls is the only major
South Florida furniture retailer to carry the Martha Stewart furniture
line.--Jaclyn Alcantara
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#119
Pet Supermarket, Inc.
* Your pet may be glad to see that its favorite company has
landed on the No. 129 spot of the Top Private Companies list.
Sunrise-based Pet Supermarket, Inc., sold $128 million of pet
toys, beds and food in 2003. The company began in 1986 as a small
family-owned store in Hollywood, and grew into the nation's largest
independently owned pet supplies retailer. It has 70 stores in
Florida (29 of them in South Florida), and another 29 stores in
North Carolina, Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala. and Louisville, Ky.
Growth has been measured. Pet Supermarket had 35 stores a decade
ago, and is now planning its 100th store. An online store will
be launched soon, and a new logo and branding campaign are ramping
up.
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The pet supplies industry is a competitive one, with national
retailers such as Petco and Petsmart offering gigantic stores
and low prices. Pet Supermarket president Diane Holtz says she
competes by keeping each of her locations to 6,800 square feet,
which allows for the right mix of products without leaving extra
space.--GS
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#129
Alienware
* Don't let the name of this company--or its alien logo (above)--scare
you. The computers Alienware produces are actually made for human
use. Long famous among gamers for its high-performance computer
desktop systems, the company has branched out into business computing,
laptops, and, in May, a home entertainment center. Childhood friends,
CEO Nelson Gonzalez and president Alex Aguila started Miami-based
Alienware in a garage in 1996. Today, the company's products are
everywhere from BrandsMart USA to Best Buy. Revenues nearly doubled
in 2003, reaching $92 million for the year, and vaulting Alienware
to No. 160 on the Top Private Companies list.--GS
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#160
The Heat Group
* Okay, so they lost their coach last season when Pat Riley
bowed out and assistant Stan Van Gundy took over. And the Heat's
42-40 record did not always draw fans to the American Airlines
Arena. But that does not mean that The Heat Group, which owns
the basketball team and the arena, is not bringing in revenues.
With an estimated $91 million in revenues for 2003, the group
bounced to No. 163 on the Top Private Companies list. The group
is led by CEO Micky Arison--who is also CEO of No. 5 public company
Carnival Corp.--and former coach Riley, who remains Heat Group
president.--GS
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Revenues
Company Name / Top Executive (Millions)
Rank Type of Business / County 2003 2002
1) JM Family Enterprises Colin Brown $7,700 $7,600
Automotive distributor, dealer and financier
/ Broward
2) H.I.G. Capital Sami Mnaymneh / Anthony
Tamer $5,200 $4,700
Investment holding company / Miami-Dade
3) Cisneros Group of Companies Gustavo A.
Cisneros $4,000 e $4,000 e
Media and technology conglomerate /
Miami-Dade
4) C.C.A. Grantor Trust Allan H. Applestein $3,218 $2,745
Private investment trust / Miami-Dade
5) Southern Wine and Spirits of America Harvey
R. Chaplin $1,896 e $448 e
Distributor of alcoholic beverages /
Miami-Dade
6) Purity Wholesale Grocers Salvadore Ricciardi $1,750 e $1,600 e
Health, beauty, pharmaceuticals distributor
/ Palm Beach
7) Planet Automotive Group Alan Potamkin /
Robert Potamkin $1,470 e $1,600 e
Automotive dealerships / Miami-Dade
8) Vanguard Rental (1) William Lobeck $1,304 e WND
Vehicle rental (National and Alamo car
rental) / Broward
9) Brightstar corporation R. Marcelo Claure $1,206 $850
Wireless products distributor / Miami-Dade
10) Trivest Partners LLP Earl W. Powell $1,157 $1,345
Private equity firm / Miami-Dade
11) Burger King Corp. Bradley D. Blum $1,120 e $1,721 e
Quick service restaurant chain / Miami-Dade
12) The Related Group of Florida Jorge M. Perez $1,082 $683
Real estate developer / Miami-Dade
13) Vista Healthplan of South Florida Ronald J.
Berding $1,000 e $412 e
Managed care organization / Broward
14) Alliance Entertainment Corp. Alan Tuchman $870 $808
Entertainment products distributor / Broward
15) Neighborhood Health Partnership Inc. Joseph
R. Papa $790 $674
Managed care organization / Miami-Dade
16) Ed Morse Operations Group Edward J. Morse,
Jr. $607 $626
Automobile dealerships / Broward
17) Brandsmart USA Michael Perlman $604 $574
Electronics and appliances retailer /
Broward
18) Associated Grocers of Florida Calvin J.
Miller $600 $387
Wholesale food distributor / Miami-Dade
- Interim HealthCare Inc. Allan C. Sorensen $600 $550
Health care staffing / Broward
20) Pharmed Group Corp. Carlos de Cespedes /
Jorge de Cespedes $589 $563
Pharmaceutical and medical supplies
distributor / Miami-Dade
21) BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust Anthony
Baratta $578 $481
Real estate development, international
finance / Palm Beach
22) Greenberg Traurig Cesar L. Alvarez $573 $465
Law firm / Miami-Dade
23) Codina Group, Inc. Armando Codina $500 e $513 e
Commercial real estate and construction
services / Miami-Dade
24) NationsRent (2) Jeff Putman $487 e $462 e
Equipment rental / Broward
25) AmeriPath (3) Joseph A. Sonnier $485 e $479 e
Health care/laboratory services / Palm Beach
26) Flo-Sun Alfonso Fanjul $470 e WND
Sugar producer / Palm Beach
27) Spirit Airlines Jacob Schorr $450 $403
Airline / Broward
28) United Trust Fund Sidney Domb $444 $385
Corporate real estate / Miami-Dade
29) Oxbow Corp. William I. Koch $429 e $103 e
Energy holdings / Palm Beach
30) VITAS Healthcare Corp. (4) Hugh A. Westbrook $420 $359
Hospice care provider / Miami-Dade
31) American Media, Inc. David Pecker $400 $368
Magazine publisher / Palm Beach
- TraveLeaders (5) Keith St. Clair $400 e $460 e
Travel Management services / Miami-Dade
33) Care Plus Health Plans, Inc. Michael B.
Fernandez $396 $572
Managed health care / Miami-Dade
- Hopper Radio of Florida, Inc. Barry Smith $396 $329
Consumer electronics / Broward
- Sedano's Supermarket Manuel A. Herran $396 e $396 e
Supermarket chain / Miami-Dade
36) PBS & J Richard A. Wickett / John B. Zumwalt $389 $344
Engineering consultants / Miami-Dade
37) Cheney Brothers, Inc. Byron Russell / Mark
Jayne $380 $305
Wholesale grocery distributor / Palm Beach
- Southeast Frozen Foods John Robinson $380 $490
Frozen food distributor / Miami-Dade
39) Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Charles W.
Stiefel $355 $291
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer / Miami-Dade
40) Bristol West Holdings, Inc. (6) James R.
Fisher $353 e $298 e
Insurance services / Broward
41) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors Art
Friedman $351 $342
Beverage distributor / Broward
42) Brown Jordan International, Inc. Bruce R.
Albertson $346 $355
Contract and casual furniture maker /
Broward
43) Aurafin Michael Gusky $325 e $325 e
Gold jewelry supplier / Broward
44) generalRoofing Richard M. Nugent $312 $277
Commercial roofing and construction /
Broward
45) GL Homes of Florida, Inc. Itzhak Ezratti $300 e $300 e
Residential real estate construction /
Broward
- Seminole Tribe of Florida Mitchell Cypress $300 e $798 e
Agriculture, gaming and tourism / Broward
47) Quirch Food Co. Guillermo Quirch Jr. $297 $225
Meat importer/exporter / Miami-Dade
48) Intcomex/Software Brokers of America Anthony
Shalom $291 $244
IT distributor / Miami-Dade
49) Starboard Holdings Rob Norris $290 e $290 e
Duty-free retail / Miami-Dade
50) Steel Resources, Inc. (7) Carlos R. Charur $288 $276
Steel trader / Miami-Dade
51) Ocean Bank Jose Concepcion $275 $283
Financial services / Miami-Dade
52) The Parker Company Douglas Parker $268 $242
Hospitality / Miami-Dade
53) Coverall Cleaning Concepts Ted Elliott $266 $263
Commercial cleaning franchise company /
Broward
54) City Furniture Keith Koenig $264 $221
Retail Home furnishings / Broward
55) Landstar Development Corp. Rodolfo Stern $260 $165
Homebuilder / Miami-Dade
- South Motors Group Charles Dascal $260 e $102 e
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
57) Sweet Paper Sales Corp. Michael Scheck $254 $242
Food service and janitorial supplies
wholesaler / Miami-Dade
58) The Answer Group, Inc. Bruce Quinn $248 e $248 e
Customer relationship management services /
Broward
59) Dezer Development Gil Dezer $240 $175
Real estate developer / Miami-Dade
- Grand Expeditions Hans Birkholz $240 e $240 e
Charter boat and tour operators / Palm Beach
61) Cornerstone Group Stuart I. Meyers $239 $189
Multifamily real estate developer /
Miami-Dade
62) Warren Henry Automobiles Warren H. Zinn $238 $214
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
63) North American Company Ltd. Charles L.
Palmer $235 e $241 e
Real estate holding company / Broward
64) Bill Ussery Motors, Inc. Robert W. Brockway $232 $224
Automobile dealer / Miami-Dade
- Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Mitchell Eisenberg $232 $202
Hospital outsourcing / Broward
66) Autohaus Holdings, Inc. Robert Kirland $230 e $208 e
Automobile dealerships / Broward
- Hollander Home Fashions Corp. Jeff Hollander
/ Leo Hollander $230 $210
Bedding designer / Palm Beach
68) Catalfumo Construction and Development
Daniel S. Catalfumo $223 $194
Construction, development, management / Palm
Beach
69) Sunbeam Television Corporation Edmund N.
Ansin $215 e $215 e
TV stations / commercial property /
Miami-Dade
70) Amcomp Incorporated Fred R. Lowe $205 e $103 e
Insurance carrier holding company / Palm
Beach
- Home Quality Management Paul M. Walczak $205 $143
Health care / Broward
- Renwill Seafoods, Inc. Gene Willner $205 $182
Seafood importer/exporter / Miami-Dade
73) Century Homebuilders Sergio Pino $203 $185
Residential homebuilder / Miami-Dade
74) Americatel Corporation Jorge Asecio $201 $266
Telecommunications services / Miami-Dade
75) Navarro Discount Pharmacies Jose F. Navarro $200 $183
Retail drugstore chain / Miami-Dade
- Sefico Emilio A. Zabaleta $200 e $200 e
Infrastructure project developers / Palm
Beach
77) Perez Trading Co., Inc. John Perez $197 e $166 e
Paper and printing supplies distributor /
Miami-Dade
78) Bella Automotive Group Ltd. Jeronimo Esteve
III $195 $153
Automobile dealership / Miami-Dade
79) Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc. Leon
Silverstein $190 $172
Architectural glass and aluminum
manufacturer / Broward
- Arrow Air, Inc. Frank Visconti $190 $167
Cargo airline / Miami-Dade
81) Bio Med Plus, Inc. Martin J. Bradley, III $184 $173
Plasma derivative distributor / Miami-Dade
82) Kellstrom Industries Zivi R. Nedivi $182 e $354 e
Aircraft parts and components / Broward
83) Transeastern Properties, Inc. Arthur J.
Falcone $180 e $180 e
Residential real estate developer / Broward
84) Dade Paper & Bag Co. Irving Genet / Leonard
Genet $178 $161
Paper and plastic products distributor /
Miami-Dade
85) Linc.Net (8) Chad George $175 e $310 e
Network infrastructure services / Miami-Dade
- Palm Bay Imports, Inc. David Taub $175 $140
Wine and spirits importer / Palm Beach
87) The Tower Group Anthony J. Burke $169 $142
General contractor / Broward
88) Coastal Construction Group Thomas P. Murphy,
Jr. $167 $100
General contractor / Miami-Dade
89) Interfoods of America, Inc. Robert S. Berg $160 $155
Popeyes franchisee / Miami-Dade
- Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Marc Leder $160 e WND
Private investment firm / Palm Beach
91) Blackstone Calling Cards Luis Arias $154 $176
Prepaid calling card services / Miami-Dade
- Neoris Martin Hecker $154 e $125 e
Professional services / Miami-Dade
- Northwestern Meat Elpidio Nunez $154 e $137 e
Meat wholesaler / Miami-Dade
94) Avante Group, Inc. Sisel Klurman $153 e $180 e
Health care / Broward
95) Bill Seidle's Automotive Group William
Seidle $150 e $150 e
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
- Ryan Incorporated Eastern William J. Ryan $150 e $150 e
Construction / Broward
97) Coex Coffee International Ernesto Romero /
Ernesto Alvarez $148 $116
Green coffee importer / Miami-Dade
98) First Fleet Corp. (9) John J. Flynn $147 $141
Asset management / Broward
99) Akerman Senterfitt J. Thomas Cardwell $145 $142
Law firm / Miami-Dade
100) Miller & Solomon General Contractors Donald
Kipnis / Lawrence Kibler $142 $160
General contractor / Miami-Dade
101) Aero Toy Store Mayer Shirazipour $140 e $135 e
Aircraft dealer / Broward
- Flagler System, Inc. James G. Kenan $140 e $80 e
Real Estate and hospitality developer (The
Breakers) / Palm Beach
- King Motor Co. Clay King $140 e $96 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
104) Commercebank J. Guillermo Villar $138 $134
Bank / Miami-Dade
- Community Asphalt Corp. Jose L. Fernandez $138 $115
Asphalt producer, paver / Miami-Dade
106) Estrella Group Holdings Nicolas Estrella $135 e $38 e
Insurance / Miami-Dade
107) Gunther Mazda Joseph Gunther $132 e $192 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
108) Stiles Corporation Terry W. Stiles $131 $120
Real estate developer / Broward
109) Muvico Entertainment LLC Hamid Hashemi $130 $120
Movie theater chain / Broward
110) Hooley Family Management, Inc. Michael
Hooley $128 e $128 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
111) Centerline Homes, Inc. Craig Perry $127 $104
Single-family housing construction / Broward
112) City National Bank of Florida Leonard L.
Abess $127 $135
Commercial bank / Miami-Dade
- EI Dorado Furniture Group Manuel Capo $127 $126
Home furnishings retailer / Miami-Dade
114) Champion Motors Dave Maraj $125 e $132 e
Automobile dealerships / Broward
- Ocean Club Development Co. John A. Hinson $125 e $190 e
Real estate developer / Miami-Dade
- Turnberry International Donald Soffer $125 e $125 e
Developer / Miami-Dade
117) Ale House Management, Inc. John W. Miller $124 e $124 e
Restaurant chain / Broward
- Global Communication Systems Robert L. Oddo $124 WND
Telecommunications services / Broward
119) Carls Furniture, Inc. Myron Baker $123 $112
Furniture retailer / Palm Beach
120) James B. Pirtle Construction Co. James B.
Pirtle $122 $129
General contractor / Broward
121) All American Containers Remedios Diaz-Oliver $121 e $111 e
Container and closure suppliers / Miami-Dade
- Alliance Construction LLC Frank W. White III $121 $116
General contractor / Miami-Dade
- Axian Communications, Inc. Randy Zimmerman /
Adam S. Herman $121 e $88 e
Telecommunications infrastructure services /
Broward
124) Gulfstream Motors, Inc. Richard E. Bastin $120 e $120 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
- Quantum Homes LLC Oscar Barbara $120 $87
Homebuilder / Miami-Dade
- Superior Design International Carmen
Castillo $120 e WND
Information technology and staffing provider
/ Broward
127) Roger Dean Chevrolet Patty Dean $117 e $117 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
128) Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of Florida George
H. Wedgworth $116 e $144 e
Agricultural products processor / Palm Beach
129) Pet Supermarket, Inc. Charles E. West, Jr. $113 $106
Retail pet stores / Broward
- Trends Clothing Corp. Thomas Cabrerizo $113 $122
Sportswear manufacturer / Miami-Dade
131) Apollo Ship Chandlers Rafael A. Odonez $112 e WND
Cruise ship catering / Miami-Dade
132) Costa Nursery Farms, Inc. Jose I. Smith $110 $89
Plant nursery / Miami-Dade
- Delray Lincoln Mercury, Inc. Edwin W. Young $110 $96
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
- Rupari Food Services, Inc. Robert Mintz $110 $84
Meat wholesaler / Broward
135) King of Fans, Inc. Shih-Tza Wu $109 e WND
Appliance wholesaler/servicer / Broward
136) First Equity Mortgage Bankers, Inc. Daniel
Rodriguez $106 $205
Mortgage lender / Miami-Dade
137) Hull & Company Richard F. Hull $105 $78
Insurance wholesaler / Miami-Dade
- Overseas Service Corporation Francis J.
Hogan $105 e $105 e
Grocery and soft goods distributor / Palm
Beach
139) Braman Enterprises Norman Braman $104 e $130 e
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
- Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance Christine
E. Lynn $104 e $109 e
Insurance / Palm Beach
141) Baers Furniture Co., Inc. Alan Baer $102 e $102 e
Furniture retailer / Broward
142) Amedex Insurance Group Michael A.
Carricarte, Sr. $100 WND
Health insurance / Miami-Dade
- Caribe Homes Corp. Emilio Martinez $100 $80
Residential homebuilder / Miami-Dade
- Industrias Desafio, Inc. Shahen Gheblikian $100 e $100 e
Apparel manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Quick Test Opinion Center Morgan Van
Lefferdick $100 e $100 e
Marketing research data collection / Palm
Beach
- Schumacher Automotive, Inc. Chuck Schumacher $100 e $100 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
- Stuart Weitzman, Inc. Stuart Weitzman $100 e $100 e
Women's shoes and handbags manufacturer,
designer / Broward
- Trust USA Mortgage Corp. Ron Davidson $100 e $100 e
Mortgage banker / Miami-Dade
149) Palm Beach Motor Cars Robert W. Simpson $99 e $99 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
150) Don Greene Poultry, Inc. Stephen M. Greene $98 e $98 e
Food distributor / Miami-Dade
151) American Woolen Co. Richard S. Marcus $97 $91
Blanket manufacturer / Miami-Dade
152) BMI Companies Antonio M. Sierra $96 e WND
Insurance services / Miami-Dade
- Sam International Group, Inc. Sami Slim $96 e $96 e
Flour wholesaler / Broward
- Turbana Corp. Juan D. Alarcon $96 e $96 e
Banana, plantain importer / Miami-Dade
155) abc Distributing Co. Mike Nunez $94 e $410 e
Mail order company / Miami-Dade
156) Larkin Community Hospital, Inc Jack J.
Michel $93 $67
Hospital / Miami-Dade
- Miccosukee Indian Gaming Billy Cypress $93 e $93 e
Gaming, tourism / Miami-Dade
- Oxford Holdings, Inc. Steven Watkins $93 e $93 e
Commercial real estate contractor / Broward
- Wayne Akers Ford, Inc. Donald Cook $93 e $90 e
Automobile dealerships / Palm Beach
160) Alienware Nelson Gonzale $92 $48
Computer manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Coral Springs Honda Kenneth Page $92 e $92 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
- United Mortgage Lending Luis F. Molina $92 e $92 e
Mortgage brokerage / Miami-Dade
163) Current Builders Charles P. Reid $91 $72
General contractor / Broward
- The Heat Group Pat Riley $91 e WND
Basketball team and arena owner / Miami-Dade
- Jeffrey Hart Group, Inc. Jeffrey S. Obligen $91 e WND
Acquisition search and private equity
investors / Palm Beach
- Raltron Electronics Corp. Alexander Wolloch $91 e $91 e
Electronics manufacturer / Miami-Dade
167) Champion Solutions Group Chris Pyle $90 e $88 e
Technology infrastructure / Palm Beach
- Pacific Coral Seafood Co. Jeffrey Azari $90 e WND
Seafood importer / Miami-Dade
169) New Auto Toy Store, Inc. Ray G. Anthony $89 e $89 e
High-end auto dealership / Broward
170) Associated Industries Insurance Services Jon
L. Shebel $88 e $74 e
Insurance / Palm Beach
171) Basic Food International, Inc. John P. Bauer $88 e $87 e
Food importer-exporter / Broward
172) Gus Machado Ford Gus Machado $87 $79
Automobile dealership / Miami-Dade
- Ivory International Robert J. Lodge $87 e $66 e
Clothing manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Toyota of Hollywood Craig Zinn $87 e $87 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
175) Compson Development Corp. Anthony Comparato $85 e $85 e
Real estate developer / Palm Beach
- Refricenter of Miami Jose C. Hernandez $85 e $50 e
Refrigeration parts wholesaler / Miami-Dade
177) SunCruz Casinos Robert Weisberg $84 $84
Casino boats operator / Miami-Dade
178) Gaddis Capital Corporation Jesse Gaddis $83 e $83 e
Financial services / Broward
179) Fortun Insurance and Financial Services
Group Hector D. Fortun $82 e $81 e
Financial services / Miami-Dade
- Peebles Atlantic Development Corp. R.
Donohue Peebles $82 $61
Real estate development / Miami-Dade
- RC Aluminum Raul Casares $82 $68
Door and window manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Seawood Builders, Inc. (10) Edward V. Masi $82 e $82 e
General contractor / Broward
- Sheehan Family of Dealerships Sherwood H.
Sheehan $82 e $107 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
184) Nafex Zakay Sasson $81 e WND
Appliance wholesaler / Miami-Dade
- Sunlight Foods Arthur Green $81 $78
Food processor / Miami-Dade
186) Alpine Marketing Corp. Jose B. Sanchez $80 e WND
Produce importer / Miami-Dade
- Eastern Metal supply, Inc. Susan Walsh $80 e $80 e
Aluminum wholesaler / Palm Beach
- Excel Administrative Solutions Michael
Speizman $80 $80
Professional employer organization / Palm
Beach
- Lehman Dealership Enterprises William Lehman $80 $80
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
- The Seaway Group Gene Prescott $80 e $85 e
Hotel management and development /
Miami-Dade
191) The International Bank of Miami, N.A.
Alberto Valdes $79 $80
Bank / Miami-Dade
192) Labor Finders Richard B. Vondrak $79 e $79 e
Staffing service / Palm Beach
193) Avborne, Inc. James R. Malone $78 e $100 e
Aviation maintenance / Miami-Dade
- Flexsol Holding Corp. Brian Stevenson $78 e $78 e
Holding company / Broward
195) The Graham Companies William E. Graham $77 $76
Real estate developer/agriculture /
Miami-Dade
- Seta Corp. of Boca Don Seta $77 e $100 e
Jewelry catalogue company / Palm Beach
- WRT World Enterprises, Inc. Ronald Wright $77 e WND
Exporters / Miami-Dade
- Wholesale Exchange, Inc. Miriam Gonzales $77 e WND
Shipping agents / Broward
199) Boston Proper (11) Michael W. Tiernan $76 $102
Apparel retailer / Broward
200) Terrace Food Group, Inc. John Lasko $76 $68
Food distributor and custom packager /
Broward
Percent Local
Company Name / Top Executive Change Employees
Rank Type of Business / County From 2002 2003
1) JM Family Enterprises Colin Brown 1% 1,500
Automotive distributor, dealer and financier
/ Broward
2) H.I.G. Capital Sami Mnaymneh / Anthony
Tamer 11% 60
Investment holding company / Miami-Dade
3) Cisneros Group of Companies Gustavo A.
Cisneros 0% 400
Media and technology conglomerate /
Miami-Dade
4) C.C.A. Grantor Trust Allan H. Applestein 17% WND
Private investment trust / Miami-Dade
5) Southern Wine and Spirits of America Harvey
R. Chaplin 324% 600 e
Distributor of alcoholic beverages /
Miami-Dade
6) Purity Wholesale Grocers Salvadore Ricciardi 9% 180 e
Health, beauty, pharmaceuticals distributor
/ Palm Beach
7) Planet Automotive Group Alan Potamkin /
Robert Potamkin -8% WND
Automotive dealerships / Miami-Dade
8) Vanguard Rental (1) William Lobeck N/A 1,500 e
Vehicle rental (National and Alamo car
rental) / Broward
9) Brightstar corporation R. Marcelo Claurey 42% 166
Wireless products distributor / Miami-Dade
10) Trivest Partners LLP Earl W. Powell -14% 1,090
Private equity firm / Miami-Dade
11) Burger King Corp. Bradley D. Blum -35% 2,800 e
Quick service restaurant chain / Miami-Dade
12) The Related Group of Florida Jorge M. Perez 58% 350
Real estate developer / Miami-Dade
13) Vista Healthplan of South Florida Ronald J.
Berding 143% 1,000 e
Managed care organization / Broward
14) Alliance Entertainment Corp. Alan Tuchman 8% 1,400
Entertainment products distributor / Broward
15) Neighborhood Health Partnership Inc. Joseph
R. Papa 17% 470
Managed care organization / Miami-Dade
16) Ed Morse Operations Group Edward J. Morse,
Jr. -3% 910
Automobile dealerships / Broward
17) Brandsmart USA Michael Perlman 5% 2,120
Electronics and appliances retailer /
Broward
18) Associated Grocers of Florida Calvin J.
Miller 55% 390
Wholesale food distributor / Miami-Dade
- Interim HealthCare Inc. Allan C. Sorensen 9% 180
Health care staffing / Broward
20) Pharmed Group Corp. Carlos de Cespedes /
Jorge de Cespedes 5% 280
Pharmaceutical and medical supplies
distributor / Miami-Dade
21) BARI Holdings Irrevocable Trust Anthony
Baratta 20% 70
Real estate development, international
finance / Palm Beach
22) Greenberg Traurig Cesar L. Alvarez 23% 700
Law firm / Miami-Dade
23) Codina Group, Inc. Armando Codina -2% 120
Commercial real estate and construction
services / Miami-Dade
24) NationsRent (2) Jeff Putman 5% 100 e
Equipment rental / Broward
25) AmeriPath (3) Joseph A. Sonnier 1% 410 e
Health care/laboratory services / Palm Beach
26) Flo-Sun Alfonso Fanjul N/A 2,500 e
Sugar producer / Palm Beach
27) Spirit Airlines Jacob Schorr 12% 1,040
Airline / Broward
28) United Trust Fund Sidney Domb 15% 20
Corporate real estate / Miami-Dade
29) Oxbow Corp. William I. Koch 317% 20 e
Energy holdings / Palm Beach
30) VITAS Healthcare Corp. (4) Hugh A. Westbrook 17% 290
Hospice care provider / Miami-Dade
31) American Media, Inc. David Pecker 9% 290
Magazine publisher / Palm Beach
- TraveLeaders (5) Keith St. Clair -13% 100 e
Travel Management services / Miami-Dade
33) Care Plus Health Plans, Inc. Michael B.
Fernandez -31% 1,680
Managed health care / Miami-Dade
- Hopper Radio of Florida, Inc. Barry Smith 20% 190
Consumer electronics / Broward
- Sedano's Supermarket Manuel A. Herran 0% 2,900 e
Supermarket chain / Miami-Dade
36) PBS & J Richard A. Wickett / John B. Zumwalt 13% 350
Engineering consultants / Miami-Dade
37) Cheney Brothers, Inc. Byron Russell / Mark
Jayne 25% 700
Wholesale grocery distributor / Palm Beach
- Southeast Frozen Foods John Robinson -22% 360
Frozen food distributor / Miami-Dade
39) Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. Charles W.
Stiefel 22% 60
Pharmaceuticals manufacturer / Miami-Dade
40) Bristol West Holdings, Inc. (6) James R.
Fisher 18% 400 e
Insurance services / Broward
41) Gold Coast Beverage Distributors Art
Friedman 3% 690
Beverage distributor / Broward
42) Brown Jordan International, Inc. Bruce R.
Albertson -2% 320
Contract and casual furniture maker /
Broward
43) Aurafin Michael Gusky 0% 250 e
Gold jewelry supplier / Broward
44) generalRoofing Richard M. Nugent 13% 100
Commercial roofing and construction /
Broward
45) GL Homes of Florida, Inc. Itzhak Ezratti 0% 200 e
Residential real estate construction /
Broward
- Seminole Tribe of Florida Mitchell Cypress -62% 650 e
Agriculture, gaming and tourism / Broward
47) Quirch Food Co. Guillermo Quirch Jr. 32% 240
Meat importer/exporter / Miami-Dade
48) Intcomex/Software Brokers of America Anthony
Shalom 19% 140
IT distributor / Miami-Dade
49) Starboard Holdings Rob Norris 0% 750 e
Duty-free retail / Miami-Dade
50) Steel Resources, Inc. (7) Carlos R. Charur 4% 40
Steel trader / Miami-Dade
51) Ocean Bank Jose Concepcion -3% 940
Financial services / Miami-Dade
52) The Parker Company Douglas Parker 11% 40
Hospitality / Miami-Dade
53) Coverall Cleaning Concepts Ted Elliott 1% 110
Commercial cleaning franchise company /
Broward
54) City Furniture Keith Koenig 20% 1,110
Retail Home furnishings / Broward
55) Landstar Development Corp. Rodolfo Stern 58% 10
Homebuilder / Miami-Dade
- South Motors Group Charles Dascal 155% 440 e
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
57) Sweet Paper Sales Corp. Michael Scheck 5% 110
Food service and janitorial supplies
wholesaler / Miami-Dade
58) The Answer Group, Inc. Bruce Quinn 0% 3,200 e
Customer relationship management services /
Broward
59) Dezer Development Gil Dezer 37% 280
Real estate developer / Miami-Dade
- Grand Expeditions Hans Birkholz 0% 20 e
Charter boat and tour operators / Palm Beach
61) Cornerstone Group Stuart I. Meyers 26% 370
Multifamily real estate developer /
Miami-Dade
62) Warren Henry Automobiles Warren H. Zinn 11% 270
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
63) North American Company Ltd. Charles L.
Palmer -2% WND
Real estate holding company / Broward
64) Bill Ussery Motors, Inc. Robert W. Brockway 4% 240
Automobile dealer / Miami-Dade
- Sheridan Healthcare, Inc. Mitchell Eisenberg 15% 1,300
Hospital outsourcing / Broward
66) Autohaus Holdings, Inc. Robert Kirland 11% 290 e
Automobile dealerships / Broward
- Hollander Home Fashions Corp. Jeff Hollander
/ Leo Hollander 10% 60
Bedding designer / Palm Beach
68) Catalfumo Construction and Development
Daniel S. Catalfumo 15% 280
Construction, development, management / Palm
Beach
69) Sunbeam Television Corporation Edmund N.
Ansin 0% 140 e
TV stations / commercial property /
Miami-Dade
70) Amcomp Incorporated Fred R. Lowe 100% 20 e
Insurance carrier holding company / Palm
Beach
- Home Quality Management Paul M. Walczak 43% 120
Health care / Broward
- Renwill Seafoods, Inc. Gene Willner 13% 10
Seafood importer/exporter / Miami-Dade
73) Century Homebuilders Sergio Pino 10% 120
Residential homebuilder / Miami-Dade
74) Americatel Corporation Jorge Asecio -24% 140
Telecommunications services / Miami-Dade
75) Navarro Discount Pharmacies Jose F. Navarro 9% 1,300
Retail drugstore chain / Miami-Dade
- Sefico Emilio A. Zabaleta 0% WND
Infrastructure project developers / Palm
Beach
77) Perez Trading Co., Inc. John Perez 19% 120 e
Paper and printing supplies distributor /
Miami-Dade
78) Bella Automotive Group Ltd. Jeronimo Esteve
III 27% 230 e
Automobile dealership / Miami-Dade
79) Arch Aluminum & Glass Co., Inc. Leon
Silverstein 10% 270
Architectural glass and aluminum
manufacturer / Broward
- Arrow Air, Inc. Frank Visconti 14% 750
Cargo airline / Miami-Dade
81) Bio Med Plus, Inc. Martin J. Bradley, III 6% 70
Plasma derivative distributor / Miami-Dade
82) Kellstrom Industries Zivi R. Nedivi -49% 260 e
Aircraft parts and components / Broward
83) Transeastern Properties, Inc. Arthur J.
Falcone 0% 50 e
Residential real estate developer / Broward
84) Dade Paper & Bag Co. Irving Genet / Leonard
Genet 11% 350
Paper and plastic products distributor /
Miami-Dade
85) Linc.Net (8) Chad George -44% 20 e
Network infrastructure services / Miami-Dade
- Palm Bay Imports, Inc. David Taub 25% 10
Wine and spirits importer / Palm Beach
87) The Tower Group Anthony J. Burke 19% 100
General contractor / Broward
88) Coastal Construction Group Thomas P. Murphy,
Jr. 67% 140
General contractor / Miami-Dade
89) Interfoods of America, Inc. Robert S. Berg 3% 450
Popeyes franchisee / Miami-Dade
- Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Marc Leder N/A 40 e
Private investment firm / Palm Beach
91) Blackstone Calling Cards Luis Arias -13% 210
Prepaid calling card services / Miami-Dade
- Neoris Martin Hecker 23% 60 e
Professional services / Miami-Dade
- Northwestern Meat Elpidio Nunez 13% 280 e
Meat wholesaler / Miami-Dade
94) Avante Group, Inc. Sisel Klurman -15% 20 e
Health care / Broward
95) Bill Seidle's Automotive Group William
Seidle 0% 300 e
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
- Ryan Incorporated Eastern William J. Ryan 0% 450 e
Construction / Broward
97) Coex Coffee International Ernesto Romero /
Ernesto Alvarez 28% 30
Green coffee importer / Miami-Dade
98) First Fleet Corp. (9) John J. Flynn 4% 50
Asset management / Broward
99) Akerman Senterfitt J. Thomas Cardwell 2% 430
Law firm / Miami-Dade
100) Miller & Solomon General Contractors Donald
Kipnis / Lawrence Kibler -11% 140
General contractor / Miami-Dade
101) Aero Toy Store Mayer Shirazipour 4% 80 e
Aircraft dealer / Broward
- Flagler System, Inc. James G. Kenan 75% 2,000 e
Real Estate and hospitality developer (The
Breakers) / Palm Beach
- King Motor Co. Clay King 45% 440 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
104) Commercebank J. Guillermo Villar 3% 600
Bank / Miami-Dade
- Community Asphalt Corp. Jose L. Fernandez 20% 530
Asphalt producer, paver / Miami-Dade
106) Estrella Group Holdings Nicolas Estrella 251% 270 e
Insurance / Miami-Dade
107) Gunther Mazda Joseph Gunther -31% 330 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
108) Stiles Corporation Terry W. Stiles 9% 450
Real estate developer / Broward
109) Muvico Entertainment LLC Hamid Hashemi 8% 1,600
Movie theater chain / Broward
110) Hooley Family Management, Inc. Michael
Hooley 0% 170 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
111) Centerline Homes, Inc. Craig Perry 23% 130
Single-family housing construction / Broward
112) City National Bank of Florida Leonard L.
Abess -6% 390
Commercial bank / Miami-Dade
- EI Dorado Furniture Group Manuel Capo 1% 700
Home furnishings retailer / Miami-Dade
114) Champion Motors Dave Maraj -5% 120 e
Automobile dealerships / Broward
- Ocean Club Development Co. John A. Hinson -34% 40 e
Real estate developer / Miami-Dade
- Turnberry International Donald Soffer 0% 400 e
Developer / Miami-Dade
117) Ale House Management, Inc. John W. Miller 0% 315 e
Restaurant chain / Broward
- Global Communication Systems Robert L. Oddo N/A WND
Telecommunications services / Broward
119) Carls Furniture, Inc. Myron Baker 10% 600
Furniture retailer / Palm Beach
120) James B. Pirtle Construction Co. James B.
Pirtle -5% 150
General contractor / Broward
121) All American Containers Remedios Diaz-Oliver 9% 140 e
Container and closure suppliers / Miami-Dade
- Alliance Construction LLC Frank W. White III 4% 60
General contractor / Miami-Dade
- Axian Communications, Inc. Randy Zimmerman /
Adam S. Herman 38% WND
Telecommunications infrastructure services /
Broward
124) Gulfstream Motors, Inc. Richard E. Bastin 0% 150 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
- Quantum Homes LLC Oscar Barbara 38% 60
Homebuilder / Miami-Dade
- Superior Design International Carmen
Castillo N/A 80 e
Information technology and staffing provider
/ Broward
127) Roger Dean Chevrolet Patty Dean 0% 150 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
128) Sugar Cane Growers Co-op of Florida George
H. Wedgworth -20% 500 e
Agricultural products processor / Palm Beach
129) Pet Supermarket, Inc. Charles E. West, Jr. 7% 390
Retail pet stores / Broward
- Trends Clothing Corp. Thomas Cabrerizo -7% 250
Sportswear manufacturer / Miami-Dade
131) Apollo Ship Chandlers Rafael A. Odonez N/A 150 e
Cruise ship catering / Miami-Dade
132) Costa Nursery Farms, Inc. Jose I. Smith 24% 840
Plant nursery / Miami-Dade
- Delray Lincoln Mercury, Inc. Edwin W. Young 14% 190
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
- Rupari Food Services, Inc. Robert Mintz 31% 20
Meat wholesaler / Broward
135) King of Fans, Inc. Shih-Tza Wu N/A 30 e
Appliance wholesaler/servicer / Broward
136) First Equity Mortgage Bankers, Inc. Daniel
Rodriguez -48% 20
Mortgage lender / Miami-Dade
137) Hull & Company Richard F. Hull 35% 170
Insurance wholesaler / Miami-Dade
- Overseas Service Corporation Francis J.
Hogan 0% 50 e
Grocery and soft goods distributor / Palm
Beach
139) Braman Enterprises Norman Braman -20% 10 e
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
- Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance Christine
E. Lynn -4% 250 e
Insurance / Palm Beach
141) Baers Furniture Co., Inc. Alan Baer 0% 80 e
Furniture retailer / Broward
142) Amedex Insurance Group Michael A.
Carricarte, Sr. N/A 250
Health insurance / Miami-Dade
- Caribe Homes Corp. Emilio Martinez 25% 70
Residential homebuilder / Miami-Dade
- Industrias Desafio, Inc. Shahen Gheblikian 0% WND
Apparel manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Quick Test Opinion Center Morgan Van
Lefferdick 0% 30 e
Marketing research data collection / Palm
Beach
- Schumacher Automotive, Inc. Chuck Schumacher 0% 150 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
- Stuart Weitzman, Inc. Stuart Weitzman 0% 30 e
Women's shoes and handbags manufacturer,
designer / Broward
- Trust USA Mortgage Corp. Ron Davidson 0% 20 e
Mortgage banker / Miami-Dade
149) Palm Beach Motor Cars Robert W. Simpson 0% 130 e
Automobile dealership / Palm Beach
150) Don Greene Poultry, Inc. Stephen M. Greene 0% 120 e
Food distributor / Miami-Dade
151) American Woolen Co. Richard S. Marcus 7% 500
Blanket manufacturer / Miami-Dade
152) BMI Companies Antonio M. Sierra N/A 100 e
Insurance services / Miami-Dade
- Sam International Group, Inc. Sami Slim 0% 20 e
Flour wholesaler / Broward
- Turbana Corp. Juan D. Alarcon 0% 20 e
Banana, plantain importer / Miami-Dade
155) abc Distributing Co. Mike Nunez -77% 2,200 e
Mail order company / Miami-Dade
156) Larkin Community Hospital, Inc Jack J.
Michel 39% 340
Hospital / Miami-Dade
- Miccosukee Indian Gaming Billy Cypress 0% 1,000 e
Gaming, tourism / Miami-Dade
- Oxford Holdings, Inc. Steven Watkins 0% 30 e
Commercial real estate contractor / Broward
- Wayne Akers Ford, Inc. Donald Cook 3% 150 e
Automobile dealerships / Palm Beach
160) Alienware Nelson Gonzale 94% 240
Computer manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Coral Springs Honda Kenneth Page 0% 280 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
- United Mortgage Lending Luis F. Molina 0% 10 e
Mortgage brokerage / Miami-Dade
163) Current Builders Charles P. Reid 26% 250
General contractor / Broward
- The Heat Group Pat Riley N/A WND
Basketball team and arena owner / Miami-Dade
- Jeffrey Hart Group, Inc. Jeffrey S. Obligen N/A 10 e
Acquisition search and private equity
investors / Palm Beach
- Raltron Electronics Corp. Alexander Wolloch 0% 350 e
Electronics manufacturer / Miami-Dade
167) Champion Solutions Group Chris Pyle 2% 100 e
Technology infrastructure / Palm Beach
- Pacific Coral Seafood Co. Jeffrey Azari N/A 10 e
Seafood importer / Miami-Dade
169) New Auto Toy Store, Inc. Ray G. Anthony 0% 40 e
High-end auto dealership / Broward
170) Associated Industries Insurance Services Jon
L. Shebel 19% 170 e
Insurance / Palm Beach
171) Basic Food International, Inc. John P. Bauer 1% 30 e
Food importer-exporter / Broward
172) Gus Machado Ford Gus Machado 10% 160 e
Automobile dealership / Miami-Dade
- Ivory International Robert J. Lodge 31% 120 e
Clothing manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Toyota of Hollywood Craig Zinn 0% 200 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
175) Compson Development Corp. Anthony Comparato 0% 10 e
Real estate developer / Palm Beach
- Refricenter of Miami Jose C. Hernandez 71% 120 e
Refrigeration parts wholesaler / Miami-Dade
177) SunCruz Casinos Robert Weisberg 0% 200
Casino boats operator / Miami-Dade
178) Gaddis Capital Corporation Jesse Gaddis 0% 30 e
Financial services / Broward
179) Fortun Insurance and Financial Services
Group Hector D. Fortun 1% 50 e
Financial services / Miami-Dade
- Peebles Atlantic Development Corp. R.
Donohue Peebles 33% 210
Real estate development / Miami-Dade
- RC Aluminum Raul Casares 21% 780
Door and window manufacturer / Miami-Dade
- Seawood Builders, Inc. (10) Edward V. Masi 0% 90 e
General contractor / Broward
- Sheehan Family of Dealerships Sherwood H.
Sheehan -24% 120 e
Automobile dealership / Broward
184) Nafex Zakay Sasson N/A 30 e
Appliance wholesaler / Miami-Dade
- Sunlight Foods Arthur Green 4% 150
Food processor / Miami-Dade
186) Alpine Marketing Corp. Jose B. Sanchez N/A 60 e
Produce importer / Miami-Dade
- Eastern Metal supply, Inc. Susan Walsh 0% 110 e
Aluminum wholesaler / Palm Beach
- Excel Administrative Solutions Michael
Speizman 0% 3,500
Professional employer organization / Palm
Beach
- Lehman Dealership Enterprises William Lehman 0% 300
Automobile dealerships / Miami-Dade
- The Seaway Group Gene Prescott -6% 750 e
Hotel management and development /
Miami-Dade
191) The International Bank of Miami, N.A.
Alberto Valdes -1% 200
Bank / Miami-Dade
192) Labor Finders Richard B. Vondrak 0% WND
Staffing service / Palm Beach
193) Avborne, Inc. James R. Malone -22% 650 e
Aviation maintenance / Miami-Dade
- Flexsol Holding Corp. Brian Stevenson 0% 400 e
Holding company / Broward
195) The Graham Companies William E. Graham 1% 610
Real estate developer/agriculture /
Miami-Dade
- Seta Corp. of Boca Don Seta -23% WND
Jewelry catalogue company / Palm Beach
- WRT World Enterprises, Inc. Ronald Wright N/A 30 e
Exporters / Miami-Dade
- Wholesale Exchange, Inc. Miriam Gonzales N/A 10 e
Shipping agents / Broward
199) Boston Proper (11) Michael W. Tiernan -25% 200
Apparel retailer / Broward
200) Terrace Food Group, Inc. John Lasko 12% 200
Food distributor and custom packager /
Broward
FOOTNOTES: (1) Purchased the assets of ANC Rental. (2) Formerly public,
emerged from Ch. 11 bankruptcy in 2003 as a private company.
(3) Formerly public, went private in March 2003. (4) Purchased by
Cincinatti-based Chemed Corporation in March 2004. (5) Acquired in 2004
by publicly-held American Leisure Holdings, Inc., based in Miami.
(6) Went public in February 2004. (7) Merged with Latin American Export
& Import in 2003, and took the Steel Resources name. (8) In bankruptcy
reorganization. (9) Purchased by a division of Cendant in 2004.
(10) Purchased by Catalfumo Construction and Development, Inc., based in
Palm Beach Gardens, in April 2004. (11) Formerly The Mark Group.
--Tie. e = estimated. WND = would not disclose. N/A = not applicable.
Employees data rounded to nearest ten.
Miami-Dade County's LARGEST COMPANIES
2003 Revenues
Rank-List Company (millions)
4-Public Lennar Corp. $8,908
5-Public Carnival Corp. $6,700
2-Private H.I.G. Capital $5,200
6-Public Ryder Systerm $4,802
3-Private Cisneros Group $4,000
Broward County's LARGEST COMPANIES
2003 Revenues
Rank-List Company (millions)
1-Public AutoNation $19,381
1-Public JM Family Enterprises $7,700
9-Public Republic Services $2,518
11-Public Spherion $2,070
12-Public Technical Olympic USA $1,643
Palm Beach County's LARGEST COMPANIES
2003 Revenues
Rank-List Company (millions)
2-Public Office Depot $12,359
3-Public FPL Group $9,600
6-Public Purity Wholesale Grocers $1,750e
15-Public Jacuzzi Brands $1,193
20-Public Cross Country Healthcare $687
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