COVER STORY

• Who's Lesley Blackner?
  Meet the woman whose ideas are hated by every business group in Florida.
  • Hometown 'Is Already Here'
    Patrick Slevin, a Tallahassee-based public relations consultant, has a message for builders and developers.

FEATURE STORIES

• Culture of Trust
  Rocked by a $36-million embezzlement scheme, PBS&J finds the same corporate culture that got it into trouble may help it weather the storm.
• Fountain of Wealth
  PBS&J's double-digit growth for the past five years is due in part to opportunities created by the U.S. water market.
• Fear Factor: Medical Malpractice
  Legal reforms have brightened the medical malpractice horizon, but physicians are still wary of lawsuits -- and still angry at high insurance premiums. More than 2,000 now choose to go without insurance.
• The NICA Experiment
  Doctors and lawyers laud the 20-year-old, Legislature-created program, but lawyers cite widespread flaws.
• What Slowdown? Luxury Real Estate
  While most of the state's real estate markets sings the blues, sales of trophy properties are humming along.
• Aftermath of a Drug-Testing Firm
  What happened to SFBC International, a once fast-growing drug-testing firm in Miami?

Executive Lifestyles LIFESTYLE: Gems and Jewels HEALTH: Focusing on a Niche TRAVEL: Pampered in Pompano DINING & SPIRITS: 50 Years of Fun People FLORIDA ICON: Nick Bollettieri TRENDSETTERS: Trendsetters - March 2007 ENTREPRENEUR: Practical Advice Industry REAL ESTATE: Not available this month Government & Law OF COUNSEL: Minority Report TALLAHASSEE TREND: Defending the Castle

Multimedia Reports GO IN-DEPTH with Florida Trend multimedia. Find the reports here, including video and audio, narrated photo galleries, and more. Around the State STATEWIDE: The Japanese Pitch: Daisuke Matsuzaka's Impact? MIAMI-DADE: Where to Grow SOUTHEAST: Pampered in Pompano SOUTHWEST: Accelerating Sales CENTRAL: Big Shoes: Central Fla. Tourism NORTHEAST: Spreading Out NORTHWEST: Refocusing Opinion CORNER OFFICE: Leadership Florida: Building Community for 25 Years EDITOR'S PAGE: Experts LETTERS to the EDITOR: Readers - March 2007