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Monday, February 23, 2004
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Latest from the markets
 Our annual report rates the 10 most successful public companies in the Tampa Bay area. Special report
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Today’s headlinesRobert Trigaux: What's the solution to all of this lying, cheating and stealing?
"Today's events should send a message to anyone who believes that lying, cheating and stealing are effective means towards personal success." - Linda Thomsen, SEC deputy director of enforcement, at a news conference Jan. 14 announcing that Enron ex-CFO Andrew Fastow had pleaded guilty to participating in a massive conspiracy.
3br, 2ba, no snow
Housing prices have increased, but job headhunters and others say the variety and quality of life in the bay area can make up the difference.
Three questions
Bill Stover: Co-founder and chief executive, DataGlyphics Inc., St. Petersburg
Business briefcase
This week
TODAY: Fraud trial starts for Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his two sons; Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary John Snow speak to the Credit Union National Association.
Bankruptcies
CHAPTER 7 LIQUIDATION
Calendar
"Business Resource Center" sessions, featuring personal computers that have Internet access and business software, graphic workstations, CD-ROM technology, interactive videos and an extensive business reference library for research and planning, are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday at the St. Petersburg Business Development Center, 1045 16th St. S. For information, call (727) 893-7146.
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Heads up
Healthy Sykes earnings send mixed message
Last year was a frenzied one for customer-support companies like Sykes Enterprises of Tampa.
Profile
William E. 'Bill' Carlson Jr.
New position: President, Tucker/Hall, Tampa. Previous position: Chief operating officer, Tucker/Hall, Tampa
Talk of the bay
Coming in 2000... no, 2001... make that 2004
Developers of Tampa Bay 1 predicted a spring 2000 groundbreaking back in 1999, when they announced plans for the $240-million project that would include offices, a hotel, stores and pricey condominiums at the junction of Tampa's N Dale Mabry Highway and Interstate 275.
Drug rep's dinner triggers mild case of heartburn
When an AstraZeneca salesman invited doctors to a Clearwater restaurant recently to learn about gastroesophageal reflux disease - and, presumably, the role his company's Nexium can play in alleviating heartburn caused by GERD - a competitor cried foul.
Outback Pro-Am and a parrothead performance
There's nothing like having a connection when you need tunes for that special event.
Recapturing a vintage era at today's prices
The owners of Hurricane Pass Outfitters, a Clearwater retailer of men's sportswear, are kicking it up a notch. They're opening a new store called Metropolitan Outfitters that's keyed to a resurgence of the old Nat Nast bowling shirt.
Single federal insurance regulator? Doubtful
With a dose of competitive bravado, some execs at USAA like to point out that Allstate is not in all states and Nationwide is not nationwide.
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