Peter SchorschOctober 1, 2020
6min551
The air is cleaner than in nearby West Palm Beach.
Tag: U.S. Sugar Corporation
Peter SchorschOctober 1, 2020
A.G. GancarskiAugust 9, 2020
4min496
Veteran Congressman flexes fundraising muscle down the stretch.
A.G. GancarskiJuly 5, 2018
2min297
Senate Democratic Leader-designate Audrey Gibson avoided a primary challenge when her fellow Democrat, Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown, was indicted on a federal scheme to defraud in June. However, Gibson was not assured of Brown’s decision not to run until three weeks into the month, and the Senator raised money from the kind of deep pocketed interests who […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 3, 2016
2min203
The Clewiston-based U.S. Sugar Corp. has unveiled a new website, highlighting the work it does to protect the environment in the South Florida lands it plies to satisfy the nation’s sweet tooth. The new site, found at www.USSugar.com, outlines the company’s sugarcane and citrus operations and tells the story of its ongoing efforts to combine innovation […]
Ryan RayNovember 19, 2015
5min329
An environmental activist group has filed a complaint with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeking a challenge to an air emissions permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to the U.S. Sugar Corp. Attorneys for Earthjustice filed the complaint Thursday, which seeks to include cane burning as part of DEP’s purview when issuing air […]
Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2015
9min265
Even though classic costumes such as witches, vampires and Frankenstein’s monster may have gone out of style and been replaced by superheroes and Star Wars characters, the Halloween spirit is alive and well. The Florida Department of Health said this week that the average American will eat 3.4 pounds of candy this weekend, and many kids will eat more than […]
Ryan RayAugust 4, 2015
3min440
With just a two-person shop — prominent Republican strategist Rich Heffley and Kelly Horton, the firm’s VP of governmental affairs — Heffley & Associates is making the most of the “keep it small, keep it all” approach to the influence business. Its reported legislative earnings in the second quarter of 2015 reached an estimated total of $320,000 […]
Peter SchorschApril 3, 2015
3min185
As news surfaces about the character of some protesting the state’s deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. to buy 46,800 acres of ecologically sensitive land — 50 or more of the outraged demonstrators are paid actors — the mood turns more and more away from serious discussion about a vital issue to more of a farce […]
Guest AuthorOctober 7, 20145min238
The Tampa Bay Times is recommending a “no” vote for a constitutional amendment before voters in November. The proposal put forward by conservationists would allocate one-third of the documentary stamp tax required of real estate transactions to be applied to acquisition of conservation lands. In 2016, the newspaper notes, more than $600 million could be allocated to this important […]