High-tech inches up: The Tampa Bay area's technology sector grew by 8% between 2003 and 2005, according to the Tampa Bay Partnership.Downtown showdown: The Tiger Bay Club of Tampa took a break from politics at its Nov. 18 luncheon. Or did it?When is a loan lost?: Pinellas Park banking analyst Richard X. Bove is out with another of his so-called banking manifestos.Everybody and their uncle facing suits: The second annual Litigation Trends Survey, produced by the international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, doesn't paint a pretty picture of U.S. corporations and, in particular, real estate businesses.Another reason for litigation: A Washington, D.C., investment bank that has engineered the sale of several Florida banks this year says low interest rates and easy credit terms aren't the only factors driving up housing prices.
