June 2010

US Corp of Engineers in battle to keep the Asian Carp out of Great Lakes

Yachting Veteran Barbara Tierney joins Yachtgallery.com

Yachtgallery.com makes its debut as the first company to offer Virtual Assistants to the brokerage community with affordable services from Email marketing to closing complex International deals. Services are priced with the individual broker in mind who might not otherwise have their own personal assistant.

Barbara was recently with Northrop & Johnson as Managing Director, and before that she helped Yachtcouncil develop one the industry's foremost multi-listing service. Yachtgallery.com

* Luke Brown Yachts is happy to announce that Andrew Cilla, was named ‘Broker of the Year Award' by FBYA ~ the Florida Yacht Brokers Association.

* The $18,000 Boat Sales Tax Cap has passed in the state of Florida.  “The Boat Sales Tax Cap has achieved a major milestone,” said Jeff Erdmann, a member of the Florida Yacht Brokers Association (FYBA) Legislative Committee, which spearheaded efforts, in coordination with the Marine Industries of South Florida (MIASF)

* Northrop and Johnson announces the addition of Shawn Laird to the Fort Lauderdale office in the charter division. Shawn previously worked for Fraser, Koch Newton and Bob Saxon Associates.