Children: John Ellis “Jeb” Jr., 1983; Noelle Lucilla, 1977; George Prescott, 1976
Education: University of Texas, B.A. in Latin American Studies, 1974
Religion: Catholic (converted – was Episcopalian)
Other Facts
Second-oldest son of former President George H.W. Bush and younger brother of former President George W. Bush.
Speaks fluent Spanish.
Known for his Florida education reform: introducing a school voucher program, supporting charter schools, implementing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), and banning using race as a factor in university admissions.
Timeline
1987-1988 – Florida Commerce Secretary.
1989-1993 – Father George H.W. Bush serves as the 41st president.
1994 – Loses the gubernatorial race to Governor Lawton Chiles (D-FL).
Jeb Bush Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Midland, Texas
Father: George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States
Children: John Ellis “Jeb” Jr., 1983; Noelle Lucilla, 1977; George Prescott, 1976
Education: University of Texas, B.A. in Latin American Studies, 1974
Religion: Catholic (converted – was Episcopalian)
Other Facts
Second-oldest son of former President George H.W. Bush and younger brother of former President George W. Bush.
Speaks fluent Spanish.
Known for his Florida education reform: introducing a school voucher program, supporting charter schools, implementing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), and banning using race as a factor in university admissions.
Timeline
1987-1988 – Florida Commerce Secretary.
Rayonier Inc. Q4 adjusted earnings Beat Estimates
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Rayonier Inc. (RYN) announced a profit for fourth quarter that dropped from last year.
The company s earnings totaled $10.3M, or $0.07 per share. This compares with $16.0M, or $0.12 per share, in last year s fourth quarter.
Excluding items, Rayonier Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $11.0 million or $0.08 per share for the period.
Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.05 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts estimates typically exclude special items.
The company s revenue for the quarter rose 14.9% to $205.5M from $178.8M last year.
Rayonier Inc. earnings at a glance:
Another blank check company formed by Fidelity National Financial Inc. Chairman Bill Foley announced a multibillion-dollar deal this week.
Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp., a company formed to seek an acquisition, is merging with Alight Solutions, a provider of digital human capital and business solutions.
The merged company known as Alight Inc. is valued at $7.3 billion.
This follows the December deal of a different blank check company, Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. II, to acquire payment processing company Paysafe Group Holdings Ltd. in a deal valued at $9 billion.
Both deals include investments from subsidiaries of Fidelity and from Cannae Holdings Inc., an investment company spun off from Fidelity.
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Rayonier Announces the Election of Meridee A. Moore and Matthew J. Rivers to its Board of Directors
Rayonier Announces the Election of Meridee A. Moore and Matthew J. Rivers to its Board of Directors Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) announced today that Meridee A. Moore and Matthew J. Rivers have been elected to its Board of Directors. Senator Blanche L. Lincoln asked to retire from the board due to time constraints with family responsibilities and has resigned contemporaneously with these appointments. Ms. Moore is Founder, Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer of alternative asset manager Watershed Asset Management, LLC. Prior to founding Watershed Asset Management in 2002, Ms. Moore served as a Partner and Portfolio Manager for Farallon Capital Management, LLC from 1992 to 2002. She has been a member of the board of directors of Nextgen Climate America, a California-based climate policy non-profit, since 2014, and BlackRock C