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West Palm Beach: shifting into high gear: amid a range of challenges, West Palm Beach forges ahead as it attempts to reinvent itself as a center of "new urbanism.".

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| November 01, 2005 | Westlund, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2005 CEO Publishing Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Todd Kolich launched West Palm Beach-based KO-MAR Productions back in 1980 when he was a 22-year-old entrepreneur fresh out of college. He slowly built a full-service film and video production company with clients around the world.

"In the last five years, we've tripled our size and moved into a new studio with high-definition TV facilities, satellite uplinks and more resources," says Kolich, president of the West Palm Beach company.

Like KO-MAR Productions, Palm Beach County's largest city has enjoyed a remarkable upturn since 2000, including a flood of new public and private investment. Last year, Inc. magazine ranked West Palm--with its fast-growing ...

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