City officials celebrate Marauders championship
City Council members and Mayor Gene Brown attended a
celebration of the Bradenton Marauders’ achievement of their
Southeast League Championship.
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Port Manatee career fair set for Oct. 14 at Bradenton Area Convention Center
Port Manatee and many of its industry partners are looking to fill more than 100 well-paying positions through a free, hands-on career fair to be held Thursday, Oct. 14, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto.
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Manatee County Redevelopment and Economic Opportunity receives Excellence in Economic Development Award
“The winners of IEDC’s Excellence in Economic Development awards represent the best of economic development and exemplify the leadership that our profession strives for every day,” said 2021 IEDC Board Chair and Invest Buffalo Niagara, President, and CEO Tom Kucharski.
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The left attacks as its hypocrisy comes home to Manatee County
Mark starts the week off in his op ed addressing some recent reader comments and shares the things he is for. Want to know what those things are?
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It’s time for conservatives to take a hard look in the mirror
It is time to face some harsh realities and take the necessary steps to fix what we have partially created. Mark identifies things conservatives can do better. Do you agree with him?
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Council Corner: Ward One, Jayne Kocher, October 2021
“I had an opportunity to attend the Manatee Chamber’s Leadership Retreat and am happy to report that they are forecasting moderate-to-strong growth for our local economy in the next year.” Read more about what Councilwoman Kocher has to share.
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Democrats to the rescue? It’s happening
Democrats coming to the rescue doesn’t happen often, so when it does, let’s give credit where credit is due. Read more to see where Mark gives them credit.
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Noise does not equate to truth for local taxes
There’s been a lot of noise made since Mark publicly opposed the Manatee County School District’s Nov. 2 special election to extend their extra one mill tax in his column. He’s stays on that topic with this column to clarify a few misconceptions.
Council Corner: Ward Five, Pam Coachman
As the 2020-21 fiscal year is about to end, Bradenton City Councilwoman, Pam Coachman looks back and sees so many things to celebrate. Here is what she had to say.