DEO loan program case heads back to court

A fight over a legislatively created loan program to help companies rebound from the recession will be back in court next month. On July 6, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is set to hear a request from the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) to award it more money in a case over the program. Lewis sits in Tallahassee. The department wants its final judgment against the Black Business Investment Fund of Central Florida (BBIF) changed to add prejudgment interest of almost $202,000 and boost the total monetary award to $1.26 million. The request…