The Unity Awards

2016: Boom or bust? Economists weigh in. 2016: Boom or bust? Economists weigh in. Plus, meet this year's Unity Award winners.

In this issue:

Best of Sarasota

Champions of Diversity

Meet the 2016 Unity Award Winners

Meet our 2016 champions of diversity.

01/11/2016 By Susan Burns and Anu Varma

Eat & Drink

Think Drinks

Sarasota's Vic Motto Advises Winery Owners on Biz Strategies

Vic Motto reinvented his life as a global wine consultant.

01/11/2016 By Ilene Denton

Biz Bites

Downtown Sarasota's Utamaro Offers Sushi and Other Japanese Favorites

Enjoy sushi and other Japanese favorites at Utamaro.

01/11/2016 By Hannah Wallace

Home & Real Estate

Space Race

Corporate Meetings Bring Big Business to Sarasota-Manatee

Corporate meetings are big business.

01/11/2016 By Cooper Levey-Baker

News & City Life

Legislature

Proposed Bill Bans LGBT Discrimination in Florida

State Rep. Holly Raschein (R-Key Largo) is watching to see if her bill banning LGBT discrimination gets out of committee, onto the agenda and becomes law.

01/11/2016 By Susan Burns

Innovators

Dr. Monica and Torsten Bolbjerg Create Qure4U Online Health Platform

Dr. Monica Bolbjerg and her husband, Torsten, have created the Qure4U online platform to help users be more engaged with their health.

01/11/2016 By Lori Johnston

Inspiration

Stephen Knopik, CEO of Bealls, Shares What Inspires Him

Stephen Knopik, CEO of Bealls, shares five things that inspire him.

01/11/2016 By Susan Burns

Good Advice

Sarasota CEOs Share the Best Business Advice They Ever Received

Three Sarasota CEOs share the best business advice they ever got.

01/11/2016 By Chelsey Lucas

The CEO

Rapid Pathogen Screening CEO Robert Sambursky Shares His Path to Success

This ophthalmologist marries medicine and business to lead a Sarasota biotech firm.

01/11/2016 By David Ball

What I've Learned

Comfort Keepers Founder Kristina Butler on What She's Learned From Her Business

Kristina Butler,co-founder of the multibillion-dollar Comfort Keepers, on confidence, money and moving on.

01/11/2016 By Megan McDonald

Off the Clock

Attorney David Silberstein Teaches High School Golf

Attorney David Silberstein took his love for golf and dedication to helping young people and turned it into a volunteer role as high school golf coach.

01/11/2016 By Ilene Denton

How's Biz?

Experts Forecast the Year Ahead for Sarasota-Manatee

Experts forecast the year ahead.

01/11/2016 By Lori Johnston

New Year's Resolutions

Local Business Leaders Share Their Goals for 2016

It’s the New Year, time for resolutions and self-improvement in business and life.

01/11/2016 By Susan Burns

Corporate Culture

How to Create a Great Place to Work

Larry Face gets to the heart of what motivates your workers.

01/11/2016 By Lori Johnston