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In 1980 the original owner, Ward Proescher, sold the business to Terry MacRae and P. Michael Watson. Proescher later went on to start a competing charter yacht company in the Bay Area, Commodore Cruises. By acquiring existing charter yacht companies, Hornblower was able to expand into San Diego in 1984, followed by Newport Beach in 1987.
In 1997, Edmund Gann partnered with Tri-Marine International, Inc. of Singapore and Thai Union International of Bangkok to create Tri-Union Seafoods LLC which acquired the San Diego, California based canned tuna processing and packing company, Chicken of the Sea. In 2000, Gann sold his twenty-five percent stake in Chicken of the Sea to Thai ...
Washington also owns a private estate on Stuart Island, British Columbia, including a fishing lodge and golf course. The Washington–Grizzly Stadium for football at the University of Montana is named for him. [7] His private yacht Attessa IV has been featured in Forbes magazine. [8] He has a Boeing Business Jet, 737-700 registration N162WC. [9]
After selling the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper, Manchester bought a 49% interest in 101 Ash St. in July 2015 which was to become San Diego’s new City Hall. [ 37 ] Manchester was an early supporter of Donald Trump 's presidential campaign , donating $50,000 to a Trump-aligned super PAC in 2015, [ 38 ] and was a Trump delegate to the 2016 ...
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The Westport mega-yacht was built in 2007 and is the largest of several yachts Bozzuto owns. More: Cannonsport Marina sells for $58.5 million in big deal for tiny Palm Beach Shores
In 1887, Spreckels visited San Diego on his yacht Lurline to stock up on supplies. Impressed by the real estate boom then taking place, he invested in the construction of a wharf and coal bunkers at the foot of Broadway (then called "D" Street). That boom ended soon but Spreckels' interest in San Diego would last for the rest of his life.
Phillip Gene Ruffin (born March 14, 1935) is an American businessman. He owns the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in addition to a number of other enterprises including hotels, casinos, greyhound racing tracks, oil production, convenience stores, real estate, and the world's largest manufacturer of hand trucks.