Justice department initially blows off whistle-blower
When Jim Alderson told government lawyers two large hospital companies were cheating Medicare out of millions of dollars and filed a whistle-blower lawsuit about it, the Department of Justice nearly blew him off.
At banquet, Crandall serves up vitriol
Robert Crandall's fiery, take-no-prisoners style during his rein at American Airlines earned him some of the harshest nicknames in the business: Darth Vader. Bob the Butcher. Fang.
The story of 'Florida's bank,' without the scandalous bits
As a 20-year employee of the former Barnett Banks, David J. Ginzl assembled plenty of scandalous tidbits he could have including in his upcoming book, Barnett: The Story of "Florida's Bank."
New rules for unruly Danka shareholders
At least on this side of the Atlantic, London is better known for hooligans at its soccer games than at its shareholder meetings. But like a growing number of British companies, Danka Business Systems PLC may be bringing some tough new crowd-control measures to its annual sessions.
Grill joins rotisserie at Boston Markets
McDonald's fingerprints are all over the remodeling of 21 Tampa Bay area Boston Market restaurants, with the rest soon to be refashioned. But don't go looking for any Big Macs or fries there yet.
Company notes
ARCHITECTURE: Fine Homes By Design Inc., 3802 Gunn Highway, Suite D, Tampa, received the grand award at the 2002 Awards of Excellence for projects 5,000 to 10,000 square feet. The award is sponsored by the National Commercial Builders Council of the National Association of Home Builders. Fine Homes By Design won for its design of Baytowers office building at Bayshore Boulevard and Bay to Bay in south Tampa.
Profile: Lisa Marie Faller
NEW POSITION: President, FKQ Advertising & Marketing, Clearwater.
Business calendar
"Business Counseling" sessions, by the Service Corps of Retired Executives, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at the St. Petersburg Business Development Center, 1045 16th St. S; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Clearwater Airport Business Center, 4707 140th Ave. N, Suite 311; 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Tarpon Springs Public Library, 138 E Lemon St.; and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Largo Public Library, 351 East Bay Drive. For an appointment or information, call the Business Development Center, (727) 893-9686; the Clearwater Airport Business Center, (727) 532-6800; the Tarpon Springs Public Library, (727) 943-4922; or the Largo Public Library, (727) 587-6715.
Climbing the ladder
ACCOUNTING: Grant Thornton LLP, Tampa, announced the following appointments: Andrew Norstrud, assurance manager; and Virginia "Ginny" Vickers, senior tax associate. Norstrud was corporate controller at Aerosonic Corp., Clearwater; Vickers was a senior tax associate with Andersen.
