Tampa business' niche: dealmaking
[Times photo: Fraser Hale]
Communications Equity Associates has brokered hundreds of fee-generating transactions in the buying and selling of media properties, from cable TV systems to dot-com start-ups.
Robert Trigaux
In riskier world, personal security trumps personal privacy
Within the next few weeks, a doctor will inject a computer chip through a syringe into the left arm of 14-year-old Derek Jacobs of Boca Raton.
Helen Huntley
On money
Settlement raises unsettling questions about taxes
Ready for takeoff
Though Delta carried more passengers than any other airline last year, it still was hit hard with a record loss. But Frederick Reid, company president and chief operating officer, says business is starting to come back.
Loose change
BANKRUPTCY BOOM: Bankruptcy filings by American consumers and businesses hit a record high last year as the economy slid into recession. Filings were up 19 percent to 1.49-million, compared with 1.25-million in 2000. The previous record was 1.44-million in 1998, according to new data.
Ten tips
Protect your travel dollars in times of uncertainty
Southwest still flying high
Southwest Airlines has always taken pride in zigging when the rest of the airline industry zags. The strategy paid off after Sept. 11: Southwest maintained its full schedule, didn't lay off an employee and still earned a profit for the final two quarters and the year.
