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More About Florida's Top Private Companies

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