Chico's picks headquarters builder: One of the Gulf Coast's construction prizes - Chico FAS Inc.'s new corporate campus in Fort Myers – was quietly awarded last month to Owen-Ames-Kimball Company, a Lee County builder.Persistent growth at Persystent: Ray Weadock, founder and chief executive officer of Tampa's Persystent Technology Corp., is bullish on 2006 when it comes to the technology sector.CEOs take on another role: Dean Akers, CEO of Tampa-based laser hair removal chain Ideal Image Inc., recently became chairman of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay Inc.A fork in the curve: Pinellas Park-based bank analyst Richard X. Bove celebrated the arrival of 2006 by questioning conventional wisdom.Amending the amendment?: Physicians and insurance companies pushed an amendment to the Florida Constitution limiting contingency fees for attorneys in medical malpractice cases as a way to reduce new cases and drive down legal costs.What's up with the economy?: George Bernstein, a senior portfolio manager with Bernstein Research and Management, will discuss Florida's economy, with an emphasis on the Tampa Bay area, at a Jan. 18 event at the Hyatt Regency Tampa.
