Gulf Coast 500 ‘11 Gross ‘10 Gross % FT Revenue Revenue Change Staff $177.88 $150.10 18.5 1,200
Founded or Inc. Top Executive 1958 Blake J Casper, chairman, CEO
Line of Business quick-service restaurant chain
$173
$167.90
3
1,311
1989
Ian MacKechnie, president, CEO
financial, tax services
$170
$164.50
3.3
300
1967
Ronald R Petrini, CEO
beer wholesaler
$167
$176
-5.1
1,100
1980
custom windows, door manufacturer
$163
$160
1.9
286
1960
Rodney Hershberger, president, CEO and director Thomas A Pepin, president, CEO
$162.64
$157.04
3.6
604
1901
Gary L Sasso, president, CEO
law firm
$159.30 McNichols Co. 2502 N. Rocky Point Drive, Suite 700,Tampa, 33607 P: (800) 237-3820; mcnichols.com Prince Contracting LLC $159.15 10210 Highland Manor Drive, Suite 110, Tampa, 33610 P: (813) 699-5900; prince-sdc.com $150 Times Publishing Co./ Florida Trend P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, 33731 P: (727) 893-8111; tampabay.com Avantair Inc. (AAIR) $149 4311 General Howard Drive, Clearwater, 33762 P: (727) 539-0071; avantair.com
$104.90
51.9
343
1952
Scott M McNichols, president
steel service centers
$100.95
57.7
455
1983
John D Watson, president
general contractor
$160
-6.3
930
1884
Paul C Tash, chairman, CEO
newspaper, magazine, online publisher
$143.01
4.2
511
2003
Steven F Santo, CEO, president
aircraft time cards, membership in private travel services
$147
$130
13.1
950
1993
Joe Delatorre, CEO
multi-specialty physician group
$146
$145.80
0.1
300
1982
Billy Heller Jr., CEO
fruit/vegetable grower, packer
$143.60
$119
20.7
110
2006
Scott Wallace, president
property and casualty insurance underwriter
No. Company/Address Caspers Co. McDonald’s Restaurants 52 4908 W. Nassau St., Tampa, 33607 P: (813) 287-2231; casperscompany.com Amscot Financial Inc. 600 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 1200, Tampa, 53 33609 P: (813) 637-6100; amscotfinancial.com Great Bay Distributors Inc. 54 2310 Starkey Road, Largo, 33771 P: (727) 584-8626; greatbaybud.com PGT Industries (PGTI) 55 1070 Technology Drive, North Venice, 34274 P: (941) 480-1600; pgtinc.com Pepin Distributing Co. 56 4121 N. 50th St., Tampa, 33610 P: (813) 626-6176; pepindistributing.com Carlton Fields PA 57 4221 W. Boy Scout Blvd., Suite 1000,Tampa, 33607 P: (813) 223-7000; carltonfields.com 58
59
60 61 62 63 64
Companies based in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties, based on revenues.
Florida Medical Clinic PA 38135 Market Square, Zephyrhills, 33542 P: (813) 780-8774; floridamedicalclinic.com Pacific Tomato Growers Ltd. 503 10th St. W., Palmetto, 34221 P: (941) 722-3291; sunripeproduce.com Homeowners Choice Inc. (HCII) 5300 W. Cypress St., Suite 100, Tampa, 33607 P: (888) 210-5235; hcpci.com
beer, beverage distributor
65
HIT Promotional Products Inc. 7150 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, 33777 P: (727) 541-5561; hitpromo.net
$140
$110
27.3
1,061
1981
Arthur W Schmidt III, president
manufacturer of promotional/marketing items
66
Acousti Engineering Co. 3610 Work Drive, Fort Myers, 33916 P: (239) 332-1610; acousti.com
$136.90
N/A
N/A
200
1950
Ray and Jim Verner, chairman, CEO/president, general, chief
acoustical engineer
$124.80
8.3
628
1921
James A Turner III, president
sales, service electrical rotating equipment
$120
12.5
1,300
1991
Dr. Steven Matzkin, president and CEO
management, consulting for dental practices
$88
43.2
315
2005
Greg Murtagh, CEO
digital media sales and production for brands and retailers
$142
-13.8
112
1972
Joseph J Kokolakis, president
general contractor
$104
15.4
171
1977
Kenneth D Smith, CEO
general contractor, construction management
$114.50
-1.1
450
2005
Bill Horne, CEO
minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery
67 68 69 70 71 72
Tampa Armature Works Inc. $135.20 6312 78th St., Riverview, 33578 P: (800) 333-9449; tawinc.com Dental Care Alliance $135 6240 Lake Osprey Drive, Sarasota, 34240 P: (888) 876-4531; dentalcarealliance.com Triad Retail Media $126 1410 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 200, Tampa, 33607 P: (813) 286-6586; triadretail.com J. Kokolakis Contracting Inc. $122.40 202 E. Center St., Tarpon Springs, 34689 P: (727) 942-2211; jkokolakis.com DooleyMack Constructors LLC $120 5800 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Sarasota, 34240 P: (941) 921-4636; dooleymack.com Laser Spine Institute $113.20 3001 N. Rocky Point Drive, Suite 100,Tampa, 33607 P: (813) 289-9613; laserspineinstitute.com
Gulf Coast Business Review
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August 2012