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Assortment of tax breaks breezes through House committee
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelAn influential state House committee on Wednesday unveiled plans for more than $125 million a year worth of new tax cuts, ranging from broad business tax cuts sought by Republican Gov. Rick Scott to narrower breaks for everyone from manufacturers,... -
House to take up tax breaks that could help Jacksonville financial firm, phosphate miners and telecom companies
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelA Jacksonville financial-services firm, phosphate miners and the telecom industry are among the big winners on the Florida House floor today. All three interests could benefit from different tax breaks that are among the dozens of bills the House is... -
Agribusiness company Cargill quietly continues to grow
Everything's big at Cargill. Including its profits. The agribusiness giant earned a record $4.2 billion in fiscal 2011, a whopping 63 percent jump from the previous year, when profits from its fertilizer company spinoff Mosaic are included. And...Tags: 3M Co., Chemical Industry, Fertilizer, Companies and Corporations, Plymouth
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Cargill CEO: Government is to blame for food price hike
CHICAGO (AP) - Cargill Inc. Chief Executive Officer Greg Page, who runs the largest agricultural company in the United States, has a good idea whom to blame for the global surge in food prices at the end of 2010: governments. Page urged delegates and...Tags: Minneapolis, Chemical Industry, Food Industry, Fertilizer, Companies and Corporations
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State Board of Education member Mark Kaplan resigns
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelMark Kaplan, a member of the Florida Board of Education, on Tuesday announced he would resign next Wednesday “to pursue new opportunities for him and his family.” A statement by Chair Kathleen Shanahan said his “unwavering commitment... -
Not too late to optimize potassium for top yields in 2011
PLYMOUTH, Minn. - With crop prices continuing to rise, growers will want to do all they can to maximize 2011 production. Fortunately, there is still time to plan for 2011 in order to take advantage of this income opportunity. Providing crops with adequate...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Plant Openings, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Fertilizer maker shows return-on-investment chart
PLYMOUTH, Minn. - As growers plan for 2011, they must balance the choice between minimizing input investment to protect liquid cash and maximizing profit through higher yields, according to The Mosaic Company, maker of concentrated phosphate and potash...Tags: Chemical Industry, Colleges and Universities, Education, Fertilizer, Potassium (dietary supplement)
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National unions, state workers, and teachers betting big on Sink
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelPERRY â With hundreds of thousands of ballots already cast in the governorâs race, Alex Sink is scrounging for votes in small North Florida communities with a style reminiscent of Democratic candidates of decades past â appealing to their... -
Ad war has Sink leaning on unions, Scott on his own wallet
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelPERRY â With hundreds of thousands of ballots already cast in the governor's race, Alex Sink was scrounging for votes in small North Florida communities Friday with a style reminiscent of Democratic candidates of decades past â appealing to fisca... -
For Maxwell, $10K cake re-ignites call to axe elected ag post
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMany people are talking about The Mosaic Co.'s ham-fisted effort to give Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam's 9-year-old daughter $10,000 for a chocolate cake. But Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell is thinking much bigger. He makes the case that the... -
Will it be another bumper year for Midwestern farmers?
With planting just around the corner, Minnesota farmers are feeling particularly optimistic. They're coming off bumper crops in 2010, and the federal government is predicting record farm income for the agricultural marketing year that ends Aug. 31....Tags: Chemical Industry, Politics, Fertilizer, Plymouth
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Yum Brands Inc. Tuesday: -- Federal Reserve meeting minutes -- Earnings: Alcoa Inc.; Mosaic Co.; Oxford Industries Inc. Wednesday: -- August wholesale inventories -- Earnings: Audiovox Corp.; Costco Wholesale Corp.; Helen of Troy...Tags: Costco Wholesale Corporation, Chicago Tribune, Inventories, Helen of Troy Limited, Alcoa Incorporated
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