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| 6/14/2016

› Mednax making $400 million acquisition to expand medical billing business
Sunrise-based national physicians' network Mednax is expanding its medical billing operation through a $400 million acquisition, the company said Monday. The acquisition of Cardon Outreach of The Woodlands, Texas, will be made through Mednax subsidiary MedData, which Mednax acquired in 2014.

› Florida laws give big tax breaks for Embraer project
Both Embraer and government officials were satisfied all sides were getting a good deal when the Brazilian jet maker opened a 63,500-square-foot Embraer Engineering and Technology Center USA at Orlando Melbourne International Airport two years ago.

› Abandoned Florida dome home could become new reef
An abandoned coastal home whose land has been claimed by the sea may find new life as an artificial reef. The dome home, built by Bob and Margaret Lee starting in 1980, is a local landmark and an otherworldly tourist attraction to those who can get near it, generally by boat.

› A Tampa employment law attorney explains changes coming to overtime regulations
Change is coming for an estimated 330,000 Florida workers who earn between $23,660 and $47,476 a year. New Department of Labor regulations announced last month double the pay threshold for overtime protection, effective Dec. 1.

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