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| 8/20/2014

› Port Tampa Bay to get two new cranes to handle container cargo
The Tampa Port Authority on Tuesday approved spending $21.5 million to build two new gantry cranes that officials hope will expand the port's cargo container business.

› Kroger seeks to compete in the online grocery market
Kroger completed the purchase of all shares of Vitacost.com for $280 million, or $8 a share. With the purchase, the Cincinnati-based retailer takes another step into online grocery retail, where it has the potential to grow in South Florida.

› Flippers, landlords find new home-loan money
Crowdfunding is just one new financing option that has emerged in the Orlando metro area where 56 percent of all home sales were paid for with cash in May, according to RealtyTrac.

› State and feds in a showdown over when to test students still learning English
Federal education officials have decided Florida does not know best when it comes to school accountability and English-language learners.

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