When it comes to protecting his business interests at Miami International Airport, local entrepreneur Pedro Pelaez counters threats with the ferocity of a Lennox Lewis left hook. In 2001 Pelaez lost a bout with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department when his now-defunct company, Quick Packing, Inc., failed to gain a lucrative multimillion-dollar airport contract to wrap luggage in theft-deterrent cellophane, though he'd offered the county more money than the winning bidder, Secure Wrap of Miami. Before conceding defeat Pelaez relentlessly pummeled aviation department bureaucrats and Secure Wrap's principals with allegations of impropriety and unfair play. As a result of his tenacity, Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas and county commissioners allowed Pelaez to go a full twelve rounds even though the county's bid process had technically knocked him... More >>>