Business Services Industry
Top private companies: the big get bigger
South Florida CEO, July, 2004 by Rochelle Broder-Singer
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) H.I.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) C.C.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) Linc.Net (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, N.A.
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) H.I.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) C.C.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) Linc.Net (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, N.A.
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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2003 Revenues
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3-Private Cisneros Group $4,000
Broward County's LARGEST COMPANIES
2003 Revenues
Rank-List Company (millions)
1-Public AutoNation $19,381
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Palm Beach County's LARGEST COMPANIES
2003 Revenues
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