U.S. Sugar Corp.

Florida and U.S. Sugar announce land deal

People who read this also read ... TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The State of Florida and U.S. Sugar Corp. have agreed to a $1.34 billion deal that will set aside 180,000 acres for Everglades restoration, the state said....

Big Sugar buyout leaves curiously bitter aftertaste

sugar-farm buyout, hailed as one of the monumental environmental achievements in history, is looking more like a Big Sugar bailout. I should have seen this coming. But I too was mesmerized by the idea of turning 283 square...

Everglades Deal Faces Challenge

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U.S. Sugar Corp. Statement Regarding The Lawrence Group (PR Newswire)

Thursday November 20, 5:29 pm ET CLEWISTON, Fla., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a news story about interest expressed by The Lawrence Group in acquiring U.S. Sugar Corp., Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Robert...

U.S. Sugar explores ethanol option

People who read this also read ... TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Florida's proposed buyout of U.S. Sugar Corp. to restore the Everglades has changed as the corporation said it was considering building an ethanol plant....

Yahoo co-founder to step down as CEO

Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang is stepping down as chief executive, ending a rocky 17-month reign marked by his refusal to sell the Internet company to Microsoft Corp. for $47.5 billion -- more than triple Yahoo's current...

Drop expected in durum wheat in southwestern US

A steep drop in durum wheat acres in U.S. desert country likely won't hurt the American pasta industry or boost prices for farmers, industry officials say. The reason: There's plenty of durum still around.Acres of "Desert...

Everglades Plant Could Turn 'Cane Into Ethanol

The price of gasoline may be in free-fall, but there still a lot of interest in turning plant material into ethanol for use in auto fuel. Now, a major sugar producer may bring ethanol production to the edge of the Everglades.

Sugar field pollution adds cost to Everglades plan

By Curtis Morgan | The Miami Herald More than half the land Florida is poised to acquire from sugar growers has levels of pollution that could harm wildlife and cost tens of millions of dollars to clean up. The results from an...

Crist plane makes emergency landing

Gov. Charlie Crist had to make an emergency landing en route to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas House in Miami today, where he had planned to announce a revision to the state's $1.75 billion Everglades restoration deal with U.S....

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