The Great 80

77: American Farms LLC

Collier County

Plant cultivation and distribution

Chief executive: Christine R. Somoza

Gross annual revenue:

2006: $17.3 million

2005: $15 million

Employees: 150

Founded: 1991

www.american-farms.com

Grows and sells annual and perennial bedding plants wholesale.

78: Cement Industries Inc.

Concrete products

Lee County

Chief executive: Gay Rebel Thompson

Gross annual revenue:

2006: $16.7 million

2005: $22 million

Employees: 105

Founded: 1953

www.cementindustries.com

Produces prestressed and precast concrete products for government, institutional, commercial and residential structures. United Way Lee highest per capita giving in construction industry for the past five years.

79: Florida Aluminum and Steel Inc.

Lee County

Steel and aluminum construction

Chief executive: Robert R. Swander

Gross annual revenue:

2006: $16.2 million

2005: $14.9 million

Employees: 147

Founded: 1948

www.flasf.com

Florida Aluminum and Steel Inc. is the largest integrated provider of structural steel and aluminum products in fabrication and erection for government, commercial and residential general contractors throughout Florida. It has earned numerous awards from the National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA) for craftsmanship in aluminum and steel railings and gates. A steel-beam line was added last year for automated processing for major structural steel projects, and another addition in 2006 provides railings and screen enclosures for high-rise residential projects. The company expanded operations to a 23-acre affiliate facility near Lakeland for steel, aluminum and production rail fabrication.

80: Bob Dean Supply Inc.

Lee County

Industrial supply

Chief executive: Robert S. Dean Jr.

Gross annual revenue:

2006: $16 million

2005: $14.8 million

Employees: 75

Founded: 1947

www.bobdeansupply.com

Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, Bob Dean Supply serves agribusiness and heavy industry in Florida with a wide selection of vendors and a focus on knowledgeable sales staff and quality customer service. It provides power transmission, steel, machine shop, pumps and motor rewind products.