Article: The South Florida 500: the region's top public and private companies, and the largest employers.

* Consider it a snapshot in time: a picture of South Florida's economy at the end of 2002. The South Florida 500 looks at the area's largest locally based public companies and private companies, as well as our largest employers, many of whom are based elsewhere. While South Florida's business world is in constant flux--several companies on our list this year have moved out of state or merged in 2003--in many ways it remains consistent from year to year. On each of our three lists, last year's top companies held their spots: AutoNation, No. 1 on our Top Public Companies list; JM Family Enterprises, No. 1 on our Top Private Companies list; and Publix Super Markets, No. 1 on ...

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