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Black businesses make mark
By TIMES WIRES
Published June 5, 2007
Eleven of the top 100 black-owned businesses in the nation are based in Florida, according to the annual tally in the June issue of Black Enterprise magazine. Michigan boasted the largest number (21) of businesses in the top 100 while Florida - dominated by auto dealerships - ranked ninth. Company | Location | CEO | '06 sales (millions) | | The Peebles Group (real estate) | Coral Gables | Donahue Peebles | $403 | | Boyland Auto Group (dealership) | Orlando | Dorian Boyland | $392 | | S. Woods Enterprises (auto dealer) | Tampa | Sanford Woods | $390 | | ZeroChaos (staffing services) | Orlando | Harold Mills | $367 | | Panhandle Automotive (dealership) | Crestview | Leon Daggs | $160 | | Armstrong Holdings (dealership) | Homestead | William Armstrong | $138 | | Matthews Automotive (dealership) | Daytona Beach | Irv Matthews | $102 | | Sun State International (truck dealer) | Tampa | Oscar Horton | $100 | | Tropical Ford Inc. (dealership) | Orlando | Hamilton Massey | $81 | | Raven Transport (trucking) | Jacksonville | Randolph Lee | $62 | | Paradise Ford (dealership) | Cocoa | Wayne Martin | $47 | Eleven of the top 100 black-owned businesses in the nation are based in Florida, according to the annual tally in the June issue of Black Enterprise magazine. Michigan boasted the largest number (21) of businesses in the top 100 while Florida -dominated by auto dealerships - ranked 9th. Here's a snapshot in Florida: Company Location CEO 2006 Sales S. Woods Enterprises (auto dealer) Tampa Sanford Woods $390-mil Sun State International (truck dealer) Tampa Oscar Horton $100-mil ZeroChaos (staffing services) Orlando Harold Mills $367-mil Boyland Auto Group (dealership) Orlando Dorian Boyland $392-mil Tropical Ford Inc. (dealership) Orlando Hamilton Massey $81-mil Raven Transport (trucking) Jacksonville Randolph Lee $62-mil Panhandle Automotive (dealership) Crestview Leon Daggs $160-mil Armstrong Holdings (dealership) Homestead William Armstrong $138-mil Matthews Automotive (dealership) Daytona Beach Irv Matthews $102-mil Paradise Ford (dealership) Cocoa Wayne Martin $47-mil The Peebles Group (real estate) Coral Gables Donahue Peebles $403-mil
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