A freak accident recently claimed the lives of two farming and water rights advocates in Colorado. Fifty-six-year-old Ray Wright, board president of the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, and 53-year-old Doug Shriver, chairman of the Rio Grande Water Users Association, suffocated after snow slid off the roof of a cabin owned by Mr. Wright and buried them.

Of the more than 130 companies listed as creditors in the Dubois & Son bankruptcy filing, the majority will be unlikely to collect on debts owed to them.

Court documents filed by the company's attorney, Robert Furr of Boca Raton, FL, said that after exempt property is excluded and administrative costs are paid, there would be few, if any, remaining funds for distribution to unsecured creditors.

BRONX, NY -- Boosting publicity for the Hunts Point Terminal Market, here, is among the responsibilities of Myra Gordon.

There are a number of noteworthy publicity projects underway, thanks to Ms. Gordon, who is the executive administrative director for the New York Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative.

The former chief executive officer of Customized Brokers, a Miami-based Customs brokerage, announced March 18 that Patricia Compres, its founder and former chief executive officer, has ended her 20-year tenure at the company. The split was effective March 12.

Taylor & Fulton Packing LLC in Palmetto, FL, has added Barry Stein to its company sales team. Mr. Stein, a tomato industry veteran with 33 years of experience, joins Ed Agrisani and Jack Moon at the company.

YORK, PA -- Oprah Winfrey would call it an "aha!" moment for Jason Bross. While on a trip to Australia several years ago, Mr. Bross visited a firm that was offering a line of salads that he termed "innovative."

"I felt there was an opening in the market here," Mr. Bross told The Produce News.