Murdock is also the majority stock holder in the Dole Food Company.

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The hotel was developed by billionaire David Murdock, 84, who owns a big chunk of Hawaii and the Dole Food Co. across the street.

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NovaRx, founded three years earlier, got a big boost in late 2006 from a dream-come-true investor: billionaire David Murdock, the 85-year-old owner of Dole Food.

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He represents Chevron and Dole Food Company in the matters mentioned in this article and also frequently represents news organizations and journalists in First Amendment matters.

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Murdoch, a billionaire and high school dropout, is also the chairman of Dole Food dol (nyse: dol - news - people), which spun off CCS in 1992 to turn Lanai into a resort after its pineapple plantations there shut down.

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Every sector seems to have been hit, from textiles (Burlington Industries), to food (Dole), apparel (Levi's, Tommy Hilfiger), cosmetics (Revlon), cars (Ford), and cinema operators (Carmike and United Artists).

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He lacks ties to local political machines that dole out building materials, food or cash in return for votes.

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The ability to limit purchases by day and food type empowers parents to dole-out treats in celebration of mediocrity.

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Over the past 15 years Dole has painstakingly convinced 400 distributors to cut redundant layers out of the food chain.

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Some of the country's biggest baby food makers are defendants in the case, including Beech-Nut Nutrition, Del Monte Foods, Dole and Gerber.

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