Barnett Banks, with $27.1 billion in assets at the end of March, is the largest banking organization in Florida.

In size, the branches eventually numbered 185, second only to Barnett Bank.

Earnings rose nearly 37 percent at Barnett Banks, largely because of lower losses from bad loans.

He is most known for his acquisition of corporate names associated with Barnett Bank, which was once the largest commercial bank in Florida.

In 1970s, Jaquinta sold the site of his open-air fruit market to Barnett Bank.

Back at Barnett Bank, when they had to wait their turn for the mainframe computer, it sometimes took days to get reports.

When he lost the entire amount, he never again speculated, and applied that same principle at Barnett Bank.

Two months later, it bought Barnett Banks' mortgage operation.

Barnett Banks, Florida's No. 1 banking concern and one of the great success stories in the industry, felt it.

Barnett Banks of Florida also is a likely candidate, although it has shunned interstate mergers.

Barnett Banks, with $27.1 billion in assets at the end of March, is the largest banking organization in Florida.

In size, the branches eventually numbered 185, second only to Barnett Bank.

Earnings rose nearly 37 percent at Barnett Banks, largely because of lower losses from bad loans.

He is most known for his acquisition of corporate names associated with Barnett Bank, which was once the largest commercial bank in Florida.

In 1970s, Jaquinta sold the site of his open-air fruit market to Barnett Bank.

Back at Barnett Bank, when they had to wait their turn for the mainframe computer, it sometimes took days to get reports.

When he lost the entire amount, he never again speculated, and applied that same principle at Barnett Bank.

Two months later, it bought Barnett Banks' mortgage operation.

Barnett Banks, Florida's No. 1 banking concern and one of the great success stories in the industry, felt it.

Barnett Banks of Florida also is a likely candidate, although it has shunned interstate mergers.