BOWLING GREEN (CBSMiami/AP) — It may not be the location you would expect, but it is creating a lot of buzz near central Florida. Mosaic, one of the world’s largest phosphate companies, decided to build two award-winning golf courses. And a spa. And an edgy, modern hotel. In the middle of central Florida, far from any theme park […]
Bo Davis, Mosaic Senior Vice President of Operations and board member of The Mosaic Company Foundation presented Diana Baker, President and CEO of United Way Suncoast (UWSC), third from right, a matching gift from The Mosaic Company Foundation for $327,000 to support education, income and health related programs throughout its service area, which includes DeSoto County. Representing […]
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PLYMOUTH, Minn., Oct. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the phosphate business of CF Industries, Inc. (NYSE: CF) for $1.2 billion in cash plus $200 million to fund CF Industries’ asset retirement obligation escrow. Under the terms of the agreement, Mosaic would acquire the 22,000-acre South Pasture phosphate mine […]
As emcee Keith Cate, WFLA News Channel 8 Anchor, took the stage at Mosaic’s Hunger Relief Forum, over 100 attendees enjoyed a light brunch. Cate began informing the audience that one in six people in Florida do not have enough food to eat. Furthermore, each day over 870 million people worldwide do not know where […]
The DeSoto County Education Foundation took advantage of the most recent partnership to highlight the many projects of which they are involved. Hosting the Chamber of Commerce’s Noontime Networking luncheon on Sept.18, the foundation announced the latest collaborative project — addressing hunger of DeSoto County’s children through the BackPack program. September is recognized as Hunger […]
Trevor van Knotsenburg (813.301.6826, tvknotsenburg@tampabaytimesforum.com) HOCKEY SEASON STARTS WITH HOPE FOR HUNGRY FAMILIES Tampa Bay Lightning, The Mosaic Company Team Up to Check Hunger with Feeding America Tampa Bay and Other Local Food Bank Partners TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 26, 2013 – In Central Florida alone, there are 700,000 people struggling with hunger, and 250,000 are children. In a collective […]
According to a report by WUSF Public Media, “the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued its Food Security in the United States report for 2012 and it revealed almost 15 percent of U.S. households are what it calls “food insecure.” That means at some point during the year, members of those households did not have consistent access to […]
Arcadia — touted as the “Best Small Town in Florida” — is synonymous with antiquing, for obvious reasons. The main street of the nationally designated historic downtown district, West Oak Street, is lined with antique shops, staking claim to 20-plus boutiques and dealers. In truth, the seat of DeSoto County is a destination with a […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nicole Hawker (813) 228-0652 nhawker@tuckerhall.com WUSF Public Media Shares Short Nature Videos from Elam Stoltzfus TAMPA, Fla. (August 21, 2013) – WUSF Public Media is currently sharing a series of 90-second short stories on Florida’s environmental beauty both on television and through online content. Entitled Florida Beauty in Nature, the interstitials […]