A FLORIDA COMPANY IS REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO BUYING THE BANKRUPT APPCO CONVENIENCE STORE CHAIN. FLORDIA SUNSHINE INVESTMENTS ENTERED THE HIGHEST BID OF 6.25 MILLION DOLLARS. THE DEAL WILL INCLUDE THE PURCHASE OF 47 STORES AND WILL SAVE ROUGHLY 350 JOBS. THE TWO SIDES ARE EXPECTED TO FINALIZE EVERYTHING SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.