Bronson Cushing Skinner (1889–1981) developed a process to make concentrated orange juice and constructed a manufacturing plant in

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. He operated Skinner Machinery Corp and his plant was built in the 1940s and burned in 1945. He rebuilt and soon after sold operations to Snow Corp and the business eventually became part of

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. Skinner also built Skinner's Skyport in Dunedin. He was the son of orange grove owner L.B. Skinner. He is listed as a Great Floridian.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Bronson Cushing 1889 births 1981 deaths People from Dunedin, Florida 20th-century American businesspeople