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Article: Celebrating Industry in Sarasota County.
- Article from:
- Sarasota Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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The year 2000 proved to be outstanding for Sarasota County industries. Local companies continued to expand at unprecedented rates, creating hundreds of high-skill, high-wage jobs. Take LexJet Corporation, a virtual unknown in Sarasota County until last year, when the company earned the no. 1 spot on the Tampa Bay Technology Fast 50 list. LexJet manufactures technology for the wide-format printing industry. Founded in 1995 by Ron Simpkins and Art Lambert, it is a true success story, experiencing a 9,768 percent increase in revenue from 1995 to 1999.
Also included on the Tampa Bay Technology Fast 50 list were Indigo Investment Systems and Speedcom Wireless ...