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Bradenton's Mermaid Manor mobile home park sells for $2.1 million

A company led by Wisconsin attorney Michael Hickmann and a separate company led by Cindy McFerrin, a Realtor with Future Home Realty, purchased the 80-lot Mermaid Manor mobile home park for $2.1 million.

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Health care providers have been notably absent from the conversation about the medical marijuana amendment on the ballot Nov. 4.

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Watchdog seeks to slow down

The Argus Foundation, one of the leading pro-business groups on the Gulf Coast, is searching for a new director after the recently announced pending retirement of longtime head Kerry Kirschner.

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Rays might say au revoir to Tampa

The surprise departure of Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon could be a worst-case scenario for area business and economic development leaders.

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Hardware store bleeds tech

Michael Wynn may be the president of Sunshine Ace Hardware in Naples, but he's also a self-proclaimed tech geek.

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Healthcare Trust of America buys Trilogy Center II medical building

Healthcare Trust of America Inc. purchased the two-story Trilogy Center II medical office and ambulatory surgical center for $17.3 million.

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Attorney dives into the muddy spill battle

Tampa attorney Tom Young believes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has sold out some smaller chambers in a dispute over the multibillion-dollar BP oil spill settlement.

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Miami firm buys four local apartments

Tzadik Management pays $23.22 million for the Gulf Coast properties as part of a $81 million portfolio.

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Lee builders group hires executive

The Lee Building Industry Association named longtime construction association executive Brenda Talbert-Thomas as executive vice president.

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Former Sarasota Jackson Hewitt exec counts new gig

Danamichele Brennen oversaw a Jackson Hewitt call center from 2007 to 2011.

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New COO named for USF Health

The University of South Florida has hired Dr. Edmund Funai, the interim dean of The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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Former CFO sentenced to prison

A federal judge sentenced the former chief financial officer of a Naples concrete company to five years in prison for mail fraud and tax evasion.

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Sarasota firm calls on former Verizon lobbyist

Shirley Bloomfield joins the advisory board of xG Technology.

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Rauschenberg Foundation to hand out $250,000

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation plans to give $250,000 to nonprofit organizations in Southwest Florida.

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Two Clearwater law firms merge

The Law Offices of Carey & Leisure and Walker Law Group join to create the Carey, Leisure, Neal & Walker Litigation Group.

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