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February 24, 2003
Today’s headlinesUp against the Wall
[Times photo: Fraser Hale]
A Tampa woman carves out a successful career as a stockbroker -- then blazes a new path fighting rampant gender discrimination in the biggest brokerages.
Q&A: Asking the tough questions for employers
Steven Millwee has made a business out of nosing into job applicants' business.
Will chef's hat trick draw more business?
Like many dreamers who quit a job to start their own business, personal chef Robert Smith of St. Petersburg was having a hard time finding clients.
Dancing around the fine print
It's hard to turn on the TV or surf the Internet without seeing the dancing Ben Franklin commercials for SunTrust, the ones where the Founding Father (whose visage graces the $100 bill) croons "Don't you want me, baby?" to illustrate SunTrust's lure of $100 to new customers.
A 22-pound, all-weather ashtray
Maria Gerelus, who puffs on a cigarette once in a while, sees profits in the new ban on smoking in restaurants that state voters approved in November.
Cryo-Cell and offshoot: Redirecting the directors
Cryo-Cell International Inc. in Clearwater is trying to untangle its close ties to a subsidiary, Stem Cell Preservation Technologies Inc., as the offshoot prepares to go public.
Three Questions with Robert Sipes
Vice president, distribution operations and support, Progress Energy Florida, St. Petersburg.
Pop some corn and turn on the annual report
In this time of austerity, a lot of public companies prefer bare-bones annual reports. Some are forgoing the glossy updates altogether, simply referring shareholders to financial documents filed with regulators.
Profile: Gary Colbert
New position: Chief financial officer, Aerosonic Corp., Clearwater
Climbing the ladder
ACCOUNTING
Company notes
ARCHITECTURE
Latest business news
Monday's Metal Prices
Skilling, Lay optimistic as testimony ends
Wachovia shares fall on Golden West deal
GAO: Sarbanes-Oxley costs high for cos.
London's FTSE-100 index closes down 24.6
Calif. attorney general files fourth suit
Rigas sentencings reset for April
Plaintiffs in insurance fraud lawsuit
Health insurance plans claim vast fraud
TD Ameritrade fiscal 1Q profit up 5 percent
Wells Fargo net rises on deposits, lending growth
Citi misses Street; 4Q profit down 11 percent
Housing bust still haunts the banks
Infosys quarter profit $458M, cuts guidance
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