A union that represents some nursing home employees asked a judge on Friday to block the takeover of Florida homes by a private-equity firm. ...more

December 23, 2007

Regulators should consult the public, particularly nursing home residents, about a private investment firm's proposed takeover of a major homes chain, sale opponents told Florida lawmakers Wednesday. ...more

December 13, 2007

When a buyout shop chooses to pay $100 million just to walk away from a committed deal, that tells you how deep today's financial crisis is running. ...more

November 24, 2007

Look no farther than Pasco County to see the future of Toys R Us. ...more

November 14, 2007

Some Florida lawmakers and a union are questioning a private equity firm's pending purchase of the nation's largest nursing home chain, demanding answers about how it will affect the 3,000-plus residents in the chain's 29 homes in this state. ...more

November 9, 2007

Chrysler LLC began laying off thousands of salaried workers Wednesday as part of an effort to slash costs in the company's new era of private ownership, a spokesman said. ...more

November 1, 2007

In a move to reduce debt and raise capital, TECO Energy said Monday that it will sell its shipping business, TECO Transport Corp., to a Miami-based investment group for $405 million by the end of the year. ...more

October 30, 2007

TAMPA - TECO Energy said Monday it has agreed to sell TECO Transport Corp., its ship and barge subsidiary, to an investment group led by an affiliate of Greenstreet Equity Partners LP, a Miami-based private equity firm, for $405 million cash. ...more

October 29, 2007

The United Auto Workers union reached a tentative four-year contract with Chrysler on Wednesday, hours after going on strike and the same day General Motors workers ratified a separate four-year pact. ...more

October 11, 2007

Chrysler LLC, the third-largest U.S. automaker, may cut 1,500 salaried and contract jobs because of falling U.S. auto sales, people familiar with the strategy said. ...more

October 9, 2007