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Two Cultures
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Robert Banker is leading a group of trial attorneys away from the Fowler White law firm because of a difference in corporate cultures.
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A Taxing Business
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Partners Joe Cox and James Nici have built a
boutique law firm in Naples specializing in estate planning.
Business is brisk thanks to Congress’ twisted laws.
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Adjudicated: Success
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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A court set up for small-scale business cases gets clogged with so much work that it has to call a timeout.
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Calendar of Events
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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View events from around the Gulf Coast for free.
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Deliverance
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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A Gulf Coast-based shipping company nearly doubled its
revenues this year, from $15 million to a projected $28 million.
Saudi princesses with nearly $500,000 worth of accounts helps.
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Paving the State
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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TriCircle Pavers’ business is down, but that doesn’t mean it’s out. Its owners are plotting
to pave the rest of the state.
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Riding the Storm Out
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Raymond James took a more
conservative path years ago when times were better and that has paid off.
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Saving the Jewels
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Henricks Jewelers filed for bankruptcy reorganization in November.
Despite intense pressures to liquidate the firm, its owners refused to walk away and emerged with a new plan this summer. It’s a lesson in self-preservation.
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Sweet or unsweet?
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Just as it was putting its house in order, Alico was hit with news that the state plans to buy U.S. Sugar, its biggest customer. It’s just one of the challenges Dan Gunter faces as Alico’s new chief executive.
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Tumblers and Jewelry
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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Two Gulf Coast businesses are surviving the downturn in their narrowly focused markets.
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Walsh: Review and Comment
| Issue: Oct. 3-Oct. 9, 2008 |
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 The bailout: Proof again that socialism doesn’t work
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