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This edition's lead is a People story: Jeff Greene's offer for county land and a private-jet terminal at North County Airport, which Palm Beach County has opened to competing bids. ADT's agreement to go private, with Apollo's funds backing the buyer, is in the Pulse. Every People story is on the People desk page.
6 stories · Edition XIV · Mon Nov 2
People stories
- People · Palm Beach CountyJeff Greene sought county airport land and a jet terminal. Now he must competeThe billionaire investor and 2018 candidate for governor offered $30 million for land beside Palm Beach County's North County airport, tied to a 50-year jet terminal lease. Commissioners voted 7-0 on Oct. 20 to open both to rival bids, and as of Nov. 1 nothing had been sold or leased.Old Florida Money desk · Mon Nov 2, 2026
- People · Boca RatonBoca Raton's ADT agrees to go private, with Apollo's funds backing the buyerThe Boca Raton home-alarm company agreed to sell itself for $10 a share in cash to Thrive Holdings, a holding company with more than 75 businesses. Funds run by Apollo affiliates have committed to lend the buyer money and invest in its parent; Apollo's funds sold their last ADT shares in May.Old Florida Money desk · Mon Nov 2, 2026
- People · Sunny Isles BeachEndeavor sues Carl Icahn, saying he illegally acquired the shares behind his buyout fightEndeavor, the company behind UFC and WWE, wants billionaire Carl Icahn's Sunny Isles Beach company to give up any profit from its bets against Endeavor's buyout. Endeavor says the company broke rules for big shareholders; no court has ruled.Old Florida Money desk · Fri Oct 30, 2026
- People · Palm BeachNelson Peltz offers to take Wendy's private, valuing the chain at about $1.4 billionThe Palm Beach investor, who chaired Wendy's for 17 years, and his partners would pay cash for shares they do not own, taking the chain off the stock market. Blackwells Capital, a Wendy's shareholder, says the price dramatically undervalues the company.Old Florida Money desk · Fri Oct 30, 2026
- People · MiamiKen Griffin’s Miami fortnight: the Wynwood land under his Carnegie Mellon campus, $25 million more for Baptist Health and a helipad fightKen Griffin paid Moishe Mana a reported $1.1 billion for about 30 Wynwood acres with no outside debt or partners, closed Sept. 29 (Fox Business; Commercial Observer), and that land counts toward the $2 billion of his $3 billion Carnegie Mellon gift that will build a Wynwood campus (AP; Refresh Miami). On Oct. 7 he gave Baptist Health $25 million more, $75 million in all (Baptist Health South Florida). His Miami Beach helipad goes to the Planning Board Nov. 3 (Miami Herald).Old Florida Money desk · Mon Oct 12, 2026
- People · StatewideBezos is still Florida’s richest, and Blue Origin wants 50 Cape launches a year and new Space Coast padsForbes still ranks Jeff Bezos Florida’s No. 1, at about $370B on its Oct. 18 real-time mark. Blue Origin has asked the FAA to raise New Glenn launches at Cape Canaveral from 12 to 50 a year (public meeting Oct. 22, comments by Oct. 30), and on Oct. 16 it said it will add Space Coast launch pads and spend $330M on a production expansion (FAA; Reuters; Spaceflight Now). Behind him: Ellison, Peterffy, Griffin, Ross and Jaguars owner Shad Khan; Griffin has given Byron Donalds’ PAC $10M and Peterffy $1.2M (Division of Elections).Old Florida Money desk · Mon Oct 19, 2026