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- Huizenga building Blockbuster's media presence. JC // Broadcasting & Cable;10/4/93, Vol. 123 Issue 40, p14
Reports on Blockbuster's investment in Viacom. Status of Blockbuster in the home video store business; Management by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer H. Wayne Huizenga; Entertainment acquisitions; Expansion strategy; Deals in the music industry.
- Huizenga, retail rebel, tells his tale. Wernle, Bradford // Automotive News;1/19/1998, Vol. 71 Issue 5749, p26
Focuses on the speech given by H. Wayne Huizenga, chairman and co-chief executive officer of Republic Industries Inc., at the January 1998 Automotive News World Congress. His characterization of himself; The two businesses he has built into global powerhouses, Waste Management Inc. and...
- THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS. Loeb, Marshall; Miller, Robert A. // Fortune;8/8/1994, Vol. 130 Issue 3, p111
Discusses the entrepreneurial successes enjoyed by Wayne Huizenga. His firm Waste Management Corp. (lately renamed WMX Technologies); Sales figures for Blockbuster Entertainment; Other possible ventures for Huizenga.
- Welcome to Wayne's world. Gerlat, Allan // Waste News;11/03/97, Vol. 3 Issue 25, p8
Opinion. Presents information on H. Wayne Huizenga, who built a video empire with Blockbuster. Information on some of the business deals Huizenga was involved with; Author's opinion on Huizenga's fast move from one company to the next; Reference to Joe Carollo, mayor of Miami.
- Golf to Baseball. // Yachting;Oct2005, Vol. 198 Issue 4, p38
Reports on the completion of an extensive refit of the 228-foot Oceanfast megayacht Floridian as part of a change in ownership from golfer Greg Norman to Wayne Huizenga, owner of the Marlins baseball team.
- The sky is the limit. McGraw, Dan // U.S. News & World Report;9/9/96, Vol. 121 Issue 10, p40
Focuses on entrepreneur Wayne Huizenga and his business enterprises. The diverse enterprises he owns; Where he started his entrepreneurial career; His biggest challenge coming when he opens his first AutoNation USA superstore; Details of AutoNation USA; Huizenga's problem of acquiring large...
- Huizenga wants sales tax rebate. // ENR: Engineering News-Record;03/31/97, Vol. 238 Issue 13, p15
Reports that sports mogul and millionaire H. Wayne Huizenga wants a $60M sales tax break from Florida to renovate his Miami stadium for his Florida Marlins baseball team. Florida lawmakers' refusal of Huizenga's request on grounds that he has already used the same tax break for his Miami...
- New kid on the block, buster. Katel, Peter; Andelman, Bob // Newsweek;1/11/1993, Vol. 121 Issue 2, p48
Offers a look at the visions of H. Wayne Huizenga, the tough-talking Ft. Lauderdale chairman of Blockbuster Entertainment. How he plans to tie in his video, music and sports empire; Huizenga's background; Formed a partnership with Virgin Retail; Megastores that offer everything; Latest...
- Playing field gets crowded. Ostrowski, Jeff // Variety;6/10/96 Supplement Miami, Vol. 363 Issue 6, p46
Focuses on H. Wayne Huizenga's contributions to the growth of the sports business in Florida. Creation of the baseball team Florida Marlins and hockey team Florida Panthers in 1993; Huizenga's belief in the region as a sports entertainment capital.
