How China and a Chicago business owner changed Florida’s laws on owning real estate

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How China and a Chicago business owner changed Florida’s laws on owning real estate

by WorldTribune Staff, August 18, 2023 Earlier this year, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed legislation that would have prohibited citizens of seven nations, including China and Venezuela, from buying property anywhere in South Florida, even if they had work permits. At the time, the owner of Chicago-based Citadel, a hedge fund and financial services […]

‘Like Afghanistan’: Chicago’s richest man takes his $22 billion business to Florida

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‘Like Afghanistan’: Chicago’s richest man takes his $22 billion business to Florida

by WorldTribune Staff, June 24, 2022 Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin, who is Chicago’s richest man, is leaving the violence-ridden city for Florida. Griffin, who last year said “Chicago is like Afghanistan, on a good day,” is also relocating his Citadel Securities, valued at about $22 billion, from the Windy City to new headquarters […]