Defunct tomato grower seeks OK to restart farming

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 4:12 p.m. July 29, 2013
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TAMPA — The owners of East Coast Brokers & Packers, once one of Florida's largest tomato producers, are asking the bankruptcy court to allow them to restart farming operations as the company's multimillion-dollar assets are scheduled for auction.

 

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