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Inside Corner
Second-lining at Ruth’s place. See and tell. Kiss and sell.
Who knew
that when Ruth Fertel borrowed $18,000 to buy Chris Steak House
in New Orleans she'd be opening her 71st restaurant in Sarasota
35 years later. Not her, she said as she marched around "second
lining" in a new "Ruth's christening." What's a Maddux Report
managing editor do when he's not writing business stories? Writes
a travel book, of course, with his wife, after hours and on
weekends. The staff at Tampa's Tricycle Studios pedal hard to
stay on the leading edge of interactive media marketing front.
Leads
& Deals
A digest of bay area business news. Jay Garner has been named
president of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. In Zephyrhills,
Jim Berg has been chosen new market sales manager for SunTrust
Bank. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, has named Cary Stiff director
of major gifts. And BCI Engineers & Scientists Inc., Lakeland,
has named Wendy A. Lee controller and Vicki Bucy marketing
manager.
Growth
Strategies for Small Business
A monthly feature that allows our readers to take lessons
from the best.Dave and Glenn Colangelo thought it was about time the NFL
had a good watch about the time Tampa hosted Super Bowl XXV.
A decade later, Clearwater's Sun Time Enterprises Inc. is
the sports logo watch leader, and Super Bowl XXXV is just
around the corner.
Company
Profile
Unknown during Super Bowl XXV, Sun Time Enterprises Inc. is
now a major sports logo player as Super Bowl XXXV approaches.
by Melissa Wells
Resource
Center
Ask
the Experts
Telecommunications
& Technology
Adelphia Business Solutions gears up for a major foray into
the Tampa Bay telecommunications services arena. Adelphia
Business Solutions Inc., a competitive local exchange carrier,
or CLEC, has spent $40 million building a state-of-the-art
fiber optic ring to give it superior voice and data capabilities.
Now it wants to be your phone company.
by David J. Wilson
Banking
& Investments
Security remains a concern, but the Internet has
spawned a revolution in the banking business. Sure, security
and customer education problems are a concern, but the banking
industry revolution is real, and bankers better get with it
if they want to survive, says Southern Commerce Bank president
Thomas L. Wilson.
by Thomas L. Wilson
Cover
Story
Signs
Of Opportunity
Sign makers reap the benefits of all those company mergers,
takeovers, name changes and logo updates. Like friendly pets
waiting for table scraps to fall, bay area sign companies
have been prospering nicely amidst all these buyouts, mergers
and logo alterations over the past few years. Here's a close-up
look at what they're doing and how they're doing it.
by Bridget McCrea
Who
You Gonna Call?
Buyer’s Guide: Computer Sales/Service/Training A Maddux Report
listing of where to find them, who to call.
Corporate
Real Estate
Annual NAIOP Review Let the bull market run.
by David J. Wilson
Retail
Space Guides
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Hillsborough 67 Pinellas 71 Manatee 71 Sarasota 74 Hernando
74 Pasco 74 Polk 77 Analysis
by Laurel S. McQueen
Focus
Map
Tampa Bay’s news and leads on growth & development.
Top
of the Leads & Deals
The following are samples from this month's Focus
Map and Leads listings. For the complete list (new each month),
see the current issue of the Maddux Report. For a sample copy
or subscription, call Nancy Howe at 727/823-4394, Ext. 300,
or E-mail her at the address listed at the bottom of this
section.
On
the cover: Jennifer Steiner, vice president of
marketing at Tampa's Universal Sign Corp., spends her days
in an alphabet soup of letters and logos. Photo: Alex McKnight
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