A major competitor of U.S. Sugar filed a complaint alleging its $1.34 billion dollar deal to sell the state land won't advance Everglades restoration and only lines the pockets of U.S. Sugar, a spokesman for Florida Crystals said Friday. ...more

December 12, 2008

Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board next month, saying Monday that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another multibillion-dollar deal. ...more

July 8, 2008

For the past seven months, Gov. Charlie Crist and his staff have been talking in secret with U.S. Sugar Corp. about buying all its holdings in South Florida. ...more

June 26, 2008

A new catch emerged Wednesday in the state's nearly half-billion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation. ...more

February 9, 2008

In January 2006, the Florida Department of Transportation hit a snag negotiating a nearly half-billion-dollar deal with CSX Transportation, so then-DOT Secretary Denver Stutler turned to a longtime rail industry executive for advice. ...more

January 23, 2008

Florida and CSX Transportation officials have reached an agreement on a nearly half-billion-dollar deal to bring commuter rail to Central Florida and help CSX expand its statewide freight operations. ...more

November 30, 2007