Gardell to entertain at Concours d’Elegance
The 14th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation on Feb. 7-9 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, announced comedian Billy Gardell as the headline gala entertainer. Auto enthusiasts also will celebrate the Marque of the Year, Duesenberg, on its 100th anniversary.

Gardell to entertain at Concours d’Elegance
The 14th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance, presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation on Feb. 7-9 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, announced comedian Billy Gardell (above) as the headline gala entertainer. Auto enthusiasts also will celebrate the Marque of the Year, Duesenberg, on its 100th anniversary.

$48 million CMBS deal cut
Meridian Capital Group managing director Noam Kaminetzky arranged a $48 million, 10-year commercial mortgage-backed security loan with a rate of 3.91 percent to refinance a client’s five hotels in Florida and Georgia and to purchase a sixth property in Connecticut.

HGreg.com dealership opens
HGreg.com has opened a 9.7-acre automotive dealership at 551 S. Military Trail, West Palm Beach.

Falcone wins Horatio Alger Award
Arthur J. Falcone, CEO and chairman of the Falcone Group, and co-founder and managing principal of Encore Capital Management, has been selected as one of 14 recipients of the Horatio Alger Award, which honor the achievements of successful Americans who overcame adversity.

Serena & Lily opens
Serena & Lily has opened its 12th retail location, the Palm Beach Design Shop, at 101 N. County Road, Palm Beach.

Project starts in Lake Worth Beach
Affiliated Development has broken ground on the Mid, a 230-unit apartment project on North Dixie Highway, between 16th and 17th avenues in Lake Worth Beach.

A new hemp tincture
PurWell’s has launched its 2,000 milligram Full Spectrum Hemp Oil Tincture, which sells for $189.99.

A restaurant with a twist
Rex Baron Survivors Kitchen/VRex Lounge, which offers an interactive, multisensory experiential destination, has opened at Town Center at Boca Raton.

Home price increases slow nationally
Property appreciation is slowing in housing markets across the country as upward pressure on the demand for homeownership declines, according to the latest national index produced by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University faculty. “Unraveling our model, we see that property price appreciation is decelerating in most of our measured 23 markets,” says Eli Beracha, a real estate professor in the Hollo School of Real Estate at FIU and one of the creators of the Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent Index.

Shutts partner named association director
Eric C. Christu, a partner at Shutts & Bowen, was selected to be a director for the Palm Beach Civic Association.

A new media tool GaleForce Digital Technologies has added a MediaInsights tool that links a client’s Google Analytics account with its media plan in MediaForce to show which TV and radio spots are driving web traffic.