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Special Report

Despite exceptions, we've got work to do
For all the largely positive and hopeful remarks, the Tampa Bay business world is no front-runner in embracing corporate diversity.
A diversity conundrum
Companies talk up diversity in the workplace, stressing its importance in recruitment and succeeding in the market. Just don't try to put a number on it.
How they rank
Here are the top 25 corporations named by DiversityInc in its 2006 annual ranking.
Best practices at three firms
A look at TECO Energy, Verizon and HCA
Seeking out diversity
The stats on Progress Energy Florida's shiny new headquarters are impressive.
Attuned to delivering 110%
A Q&A with DeAnna Ragan
Jeb Bush on One Florida
Former Gov. Jeb Bush looks back on his controversial One Florida policy and sees success.
Charlie Crist on diversity
Crist points to his civil rights record and pledges to remain vigilant on diversity.
Changed landscape
Q&A with an expert litigator of civil matters
A corporate role model
Clarence Otis Jr., CEO
Adept at global sensitivity
Confidence and competence are the watchwords for success, says a finance executive.
Profile: Shirley Wilcher
Interim executive director of the American Association for Affirmative Action.
Timeline of change
Key dates on the road to diversity
Major corporations make major efforts
National retailers and financial services firms are in businesses where how a company looks is very important.
Females see diversity's value
From their perspective, it's just good business.
'Right thing to do' is paying off
Supplier diversity, unlike some affirmative action programs, is growing.
Strides made, but many more steps ahead
A corporate executive recalls the early days of the civil rights movement. But he knows the struggle isn't over.

[Times photo/illustration: Rossie Newson]

Graphics

Interactive map: Our melting pot
Demographics of the five local counties.
Humor
Cartoons

Audio Interviews