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TopRank Florida 2011
More About Florida's Top Private Companies
On the top private company list, who has moved up or down the most in ranking? Who's off the list this year? Also - play Guess the Industry.
Under the Radar (Play - "Guess the Industry"):
Do you know what these firms do for a living?
A) Intcomex/ Miami : Private No. 20,$1 billion revenue
B) Automated Petroleum/ Brandon: Private No. 20, $1 billion revenue
C) Westgate Resorts/ Orlando: Private No. 32, $804.7 million revenue
D) AVI-SPL/ Tampa: Private No. 49, $501 million revenue
E) Saveology.com/ Fort Lauderdale: Private No. 108, $190 million revenue
Answers: A) Intcomex distributes IT products, including computer equipment, components, peripherals, software and accessories, to Latin America and the Caribbean. It boasts more than 50,000 customers in more thanS 45 countries. B) Automated Petroleum, founded in 1981, owns and operates gas stations in Florida. C) Westgate and its parent company, Central Florida Investments, claim to be the largest privately held timeshare company in the world, employing more than 6,500 nationwide. D) AVI-SPL's initialed name comes from the 2008 merger between Audio Visual Innovations and Signal Perfection Ltd. The company manages conferencing services for video conferencing, designs and installs AV systems and sells, rents and repairs AV equipment. E) Saveology offers consumers a comparison-shopping platform for services such as cable, internet and telephone service. |
Big Movers on the Top Private list:
UP
Saveology.com/ Fort Lauderdale: Up 76 to No. 108
First Equity Mortgage Bankers/ Miami: Up 60 to No. 106
Hiller Group/ Tampa: Up 56 spots to No. 99
Massey Services/ Orlando: Up 38 to No. 145
Centerline Homes/ Coral Springs: Up 37 to No. 148
Sedano's Supermarket/ Miami: Up 32 positions to No. 52
DOWN
Welbro Group/ Maitland: Down 50 to No. 153
Astar Air Cargo/ Miami: Down 45 to No. 121
Ajax Building/ Midway: Down 47 to No. 175
Manhattan Kraft Construction/ Naples: Down 40 to No. 127
Stiles Corp./ Fort Lauderdale: Down 38 to No. 180
Hawkins Construction/ Tarpon Springs: Down 36 to No. 165
W.G. Mills/Sarasota: Down 36 to No. 121
Tri-City Electrical Contractors/ Altamonte Springs: Down 32 to No. 170
DooleyMack Constructors/ Sarasota: Down 31 to No. 167
Lydian/ Palm Beach: Down 29 to No. 140
Arthur Rutenberg Homes/ Clearwater: Down 29 to No. 187
Coastal Construction Group/ Miami: Down 28 to No. 101
IC Intracom/ Oldsmar: Down 28 to No. 189
Off the list this year:
(2010 rank - Company)
26 — PBSJ/ Tampa: Bought by Atkins Global
40 — Signature Healthcare/ Palm Beach Gardens: Moved to Kentucky
81 — Coleman Technologies/ Orlando: Merged with Presidio Inc.
88 — Arrow Cargo/ Miami: Filed for bankruptcy
96 — Boran Craig Barber Engel Construction/ Naples: Revenue not high enough
163 — B&B Corporate Holdings/ Tampa: Revenue not high enough
174 — CoAdvantage/ Orlando: Sold off a division
188 — Adorno & Yoss/ Miami: Closed
189 — Summit Contractors Group/ Jacksonville: Revenue not high enough
189 — Kellogg & Kimsey/ Sarasota: Revenue not high enough
191 — Highland Holding/ Lakeland: Revenue not high enough
194 — Watson Realty/ Jacksonville: Revenue not high enough
195 — Holiday Builders/ Melbourne: Revenue not high enough
196 — Proctor Construction/ Vero Beach: Revenue not high enough
197 — Cain & Bultman/ Jacksonville: Revenue not high enough
198 — Robbins Manufacturing/ Tampa: Revenue not high enough
199 — KIRA/ Miramar: Revenue not high enough
200 — Basic Food International/ Fort Lauderdale: Revenue not high enough
