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Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2008
Just a note from SMGN to say we are looking forward to a 
prosperous new earth year and trust you will enjoy big green as you live and think responsibly in the coming age of environmental awareness.
On a personal note, we had hoped to meet a programming deadline and make something big of today by coming out with a new very interactive format, which will include forums, blogs, and journalist and advertiser interfaces. We will also be going from a weekly to a daily format.
Unfortunately, we were bogged down with technical questions as we worked on development. Expect this grand announcement to come very soon!
IT'S A "WINN-WINN": WINN-DIXIE IMPROVES QUALITY, PROFITABILITY
April 21 , 2008
If you live and work in the Southeastern United States, specifically Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana, you have no doubt heard on your local television network a commercial featuring a rather "catchy" country tune with the lyrics, "Getting better all the time."
Originating in Idaho from humble beginnings in 1913 and relocating to Florida in 1925 under the operating savvy of brothers Carl Davis and William Milton, and exploding on the retail grocery scene during the WWII years through the work of Bill Lovett, head of Winn and Lovett, Winn-Dixie has certainly had plenty of time to get better and better.
Indeed...a tribute to sheer staying power, Winn-Dixie survived its infamous Chapter 11 reorgnization of 2005 under its tenacious current President and CEO, Peter L. Lynch. The company re-emerged with a new Board of Directors, aggressive new stock trading on the NASDAQ exchange (under the ticker symbol WINN), expansion to the Bahamas, net income of of $4.1 million reported for 2nd quarter of 2008 and an auspicious position of #305 on the Fortune 500 list.
Furthermore, not to be outdone by its supermarket competitors, Winn-Dixie has taken steps toward sustainability; that is, "Going Green." Besides listing "Health and Wellness" and "Food Safety" sections with relevant questions such as "How do I know if a product is natural or organic?" and corresponding answers, the chain also now proudly displays Winn and Lovett premium brand organic food items alongside its long-trusted Thrifty Maid brand and more conventional items.
Dismally chapter 11 just a few short years ago, it is clear that the Southeast's Winn-Dixie Corporation is "back in the game." SMGN predicts a "Winn-Winn."
By Lisa Carvin, Freelance Reporter