Business

Accreditation

Child Protection Center Earns Accreditation from National Children’s Alliance

The National Children’s Alliance awards accredited membership based on compliance with 10 national standards.

08/09/2021 By Staff

Deals

Venice Restaurant Group Takes Over Siesta Beach Concessions

Venice Pier Group owns Sharky's on the Pier, Fins at Sharky's and Snook Haven.

08/06/2021 By Staff

Data

Economy Adds 943,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.4 Percent

The number of unemployed Americans has declined, but the figure remains higher than it was before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

08/06/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Williams Parker Elects Three to Partnership

Christa L. Folkers, Tommy E. Gregory and Susan Barrett Hecker have been elected partners, effective immediately.

08/05/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota County EDC Names New CEO

Lisa Krouse, who has been serving in the role in an interim basis since July, has been named to the position.

08/05/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota EDC Names Erin Silk VP of Business Development Services

Silk was promoted to the position after serving as the EDC’s director of business development services for more than two years.

08/04/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast Hires Four

The foundation also announced several internal promotions.

08/03/2021 By Staff

Jobs

CareerEdge Fast-Track Trainings Add Ready-to-Work Employees to Local Industries

Ninety-five percent of trainees received job offers at graduation or received a wage increase if they were already employed.

07/30/2021 By Staff

Grants

WBTT Receives Grant for Communications System

The $45,745 in funding comes from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation.

07/29/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Visible Men Academy Adds Three New Board Members

Betsy Noel Friedman, Dr. Janet Taylor and Roberto Villaneuva have joined the Bradenton school's board of directors.

07/29/2021 By Staff

Awards

Ross Johnston Named 2021 Young Professional of the Year

Johnston is the YPG's membership chair and the manager of visitor engagement at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

07/28/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Goodwill Manasota Names New President

Goodwill VP of operations Donn Githens will succeed retiring CEO Bob Rosinsky in June 2022.

07/28/2021 By Staff

Jobs

SRQ Airport to Host Job Fair This Morning

The airport is hiring full-time and part-time transportation security officers.

07/26/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Halfacre Construction Company Names New Marketing, Proposals, Communications Manager

Lindsay Roth will manage business development opportunities, marketing initiatives, events, external communications and more.

07/26/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Hermitage Artist Retreat Names New Program Manager

James R. Monaghan will coordinate and manage the Hermitage’s artist and community engagement programs.

07/26/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus Promotes Two

Marrie Neumer has been named associate vice-president of advancement and Clara Reynardus de Villanueva director of development.

07/26/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Healthy Teens Coalition Names New Executive Director

Jonathan Evans moved to Sarasota from London and has experience working as a civil service.

07/23/2021 By Staff

Shipping

Port Manatee Acquires 25.5-Acre Facility

As a result, the port is anticipating a jump in steel exports.

07/23/2021 By Staff

Mental Health

Academy at Glengary Launches 'Gateway to the Future' Initiative

The program is made possible through funding from the William G. & Marie Selby Foundation and the Florida legislature.

07/23/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

ArtisTree Promotes Two

Michael Casper has been named vice-president of business development and Joe Mantkowski vice-president of the company's design division.

07/22/2021 By Staff