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Microloans for Manatee entrepreneurs

BRADENTON -- Tucked away in a colorful, cozy room in east Bradenton, three toddlers practice manners, take time out to color an angel and play on backyard swings. They eventually settle down for a nap under the watchful eye of Valerie Matthews.

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Riding out the storm

While thousands of other residents -- including most of his neighbors -- were frantically evacuating to escape Hurricane Charley in 2004, Dick Bishop was sitting in his home enjoying the peace of mind provided by the “safe room” he had built into his house.
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Big local savings made possible by DealSaver

If you’ve been looking for that rare opportunity to save money and support your local business community at the same time, look no further than the Bradenton Herald’s new DealSaver program.
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Breast thermal imaging the focus of new business

BRADENTON -- An alternative form of screening for abnormal breast tissue is the specialty of Your Body’s Choice Thermal Imaging, a new business offered by Kim Brooker, owner of Kim’s Bradenton Community Acupuncture.
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Local company provides storm protection

@BR Ednote:Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series of stories about local businesses who provide tropical storm protection devices.
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Credit union collecting school supply donations

BRADENTON -- Manatee Community Federal Credit Union is collecting donations of school supplies, or of cash to purchase school supplies. “The goal is to have supplies so that when the kids come back from Christmas vacation, their parents don’t have to restock for the New Year,”...
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SRQ Airport traffic has slight dip for 1st half of 2011

MANATEE -- Passenger traffic at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is down just more than 1 percent for the first six months of 2011.
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Local inventor takes on pool safety

CORTEZ -- Steve Beckham has invented machines to help major corporations like Frito-Lay, Anheuser-Busch and Cargill.
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Fresh Start program aims to improve credit ratings

BRADENTON -- In a swirl of events that included a broken neck from a work accident, two major surgeries, and serious lingering health conditions, Rick Bouknight had seen his credit score dip down to the low 400s.
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Manatee banking on the run

Convenience, for banking customers, used to mean being able to make a phone call for your balance. About 15 years ago, it evolved to mean the ability to check your accounts on your home computer, 24 hours a day.
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New pool pump law raises concern by contractors

Its purpose is to reduce the energy consumed by swimming pools, but a new law slated to take effect at the end of this year has some pool contractors concerned it will cause a tide of “underground activity” by people not qualified to repair or install swimming pools.