December 20, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Michael J. de la Merced appeared on the New York Times website on December 19.) NEW YORK — An activist hedge fund that has feuded with the railroad operator CSX over its strategy proposed a slate of five alternate directors on Wednesday,...
December 20, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following appeared at CNN.com on December 19.) SAN FRANCISCO — CSX Corp. responded Wednesday to an investor group’s plans nominate a minority slate of directors to stand for election at the 2008 annual meeting, saying it has confidence in the current board....
December 20, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story by Dane Hamilton on December 19.) NEW YORK — The Children’s Investment Fund stepped up its shareholder activist campaign at CSX Corp
December 20, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Travis Reed on December 19.) ORLANDO — An activist London asset manager intensified pressure Wednesday on CSX Corp. to change leadership by partnering with a private firm and nominating a new minority slate for...
December 19, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story appeared on The Ledger website on December 19.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A federal judge has refused the city of Winter Haven’s request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 10 families seeking to block CSX plans to build a rail-transfer facility next to...
December 18, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the News-Herald website on December 17.) WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — Thousands were inconvenienced by a train derailment Oct. 10 in Painesville. Among those least inconvenienced were motorists who found alternate ways to get around closed...
December 17, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Rick Rousos appeared on The Lakeland Ledger website on December 15.) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — To anyone from Polk County hoping for one of 200 CSX jobs when the company finishes the initial section of its Winter Haven rail hub: Don’t hold...
December 17, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following column appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on December 16.) TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist, the self-proclaimed “people’s governor,” says he believes in open government. Yet he’s not talking about a $491 million deal the...
December 17, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Palmer appeared on the Lakeland Ledger website on December 14.) LAKELAND, Fla. — State Attorney Jerry Hill has turned down a request by Karl Pansler, a lawyer with an office in downtown Lakeland, to investigate the alleged secrecy...
December 14, 2007 | CSX, Headlines
(The following story by Lindsay Peterson appeared on The Tampa Tribune website on December 13.) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers said Thursday that the state’s $491 million agreement with CSX Transportation is not a done deal and that lawmakers will debate...