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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 percent in May. That comes on the heels of an estimated $ 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 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

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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 's exclusive vendor of gold

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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 million square feet; an e-commerce site makes it "clicks and bricks."

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#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

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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 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

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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

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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 former coach Riley, who remains Heat Group

#163

 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) .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) .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) (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, .
 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) .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) .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) (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, .
 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.

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