For a state still clawing out of a recession and for a bay area still too prominent on "economically troubled" lists, take heart — if not near-term job hope. A look at the latest quarterly performances of more than a dozen of the larger publicly traded corporations based here suggests a groundswell of improvement is under way.
Among 14 corporations reviewed, 12 report stronger earnings in the latest available quarter (mostly ending June 30). Especially robust performances were reported by Clearwater's computer parts distributor Tech Data Corp. (our largest public company by revenue by far) and oxygen supplier Lincare, St. Petersburg's global electronic manufacturer Jabil Circuit and electronic retailer HSN, and Tampa's wireless infrastructure provider Syniverse Holdings.
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