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Education

New College Again Named a 'Best Buy'

New College of Florida was recently named a 'Best Buy' in the 2018 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.

07/17/2017 By staff

Awards

Small Business of the Year Finalists Announced

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced the finalists for its 2017 Small Business of the Year Awards.

07/17/2017 By staff

Politics

Tervis President Participates in White House Showcase

Rogan Donelly, president of the North Venice manufacturer Tervis, participated in the White House's Made in America Product Showcase on Monday.

07/17/2017 By staff

Design

Inside GravityFree CEO Scott Heaps’ Office

'We tend to have a bunch of space stuff.'

07/17/2017 By Hannah Wallace

Law

Nine Attorneys at One Firm Honored By Super Lawyers

Nine attorneys from the Sarasota firm Icard Merrill were recently honored by the Super Lawyers rating service.

07/14/2017 By staff

Politics

Sarasota County Administrator to Become Longboat Key Town Manager

Sarasota County administrator Tom Harmer announced this week that he has accepted an offer to become the next Longboat Key town manager.

07/14/2017 By staff

Philanthropy

Information Sessions for Nonprofits Begin July 18

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is hosting a series of information sessions that detail local resources for nonprofits, grant opportunities and partnership possibilities.

07/14/2017 By staff

New hires

Marketing Company Promotes Three

Sarasota's Grapevine Communications—an advertising, marketing and public relations agency—recently promoted Britney Guertin, Heidi Cook and Tammy Dumer.

07/14/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Grants for job training, new clinic flooring and more in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

07/13/2017 By staff

Deals

Three-Story Office Building Sold for $23.5 Million

Sarasota's Sarasota Commerce Center 2, LLC recently purchased a three-story office building on almost 11 acres.

07/13/2017 By staff

Deals

Sarasota Specialty Food Company Joining New York-Based Firm

McClain’s Old Florida Gourmet, a Sarasota-based distributor of specialty food and candy, recently signed an agreement to combine its business with Nassau Candy South.

07/12/2017 By staff

At the Car Wash

It's All in the Details: Johnny's Car Wash Celebrates 60th Anniversary

Johnny's Car Wash focuses on maintaining a car's value and staying environmentally friendly. Find out what you can learn from the 60-year-old business.

07/12/2017 By Rick Morgan

Real estate

Real Estate Team at No. 1 Halfway Through 2017

The Ackerman Group finished the first half of 2017 ranked as the No. 1 team across all companies by sales volume for Sarasota County and Longboat Key.

07/12/2017 By staff

Food

Produce Delivery Service Expands to North Port, Englewood

White Picket Produce offers two different-sized boxes of organic produce and weekly, bi-weekly or monthly home delivery options.

07/12/2017 By staff

Property Watch

Tavistock Development Signs on to Lakewood Ranch’s Biotech Campus

Lakewood Ranch Commercial announced plans to develop a biotech business campus on 265 acres at the northeast corner of State Road 70 and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard.

07/12/2017 By Dennis Maley

Family Fun Guide

The Best Things to Do With Kids in Sarasota-Manatee

Your ultimate family fun guide.

07/11/2017 Edited by Ilene Denton

Honors

Hospital Recognized for Use of Technology

Sarasota Memorial Hospital was recently ranked among America’s 'Most Wired' hospitals by the American Hospital Association.

07/11/2017 By staff

Law

Sarasota Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers Lists

Four attorneys at the Sarasota law firm Syprett, Meshad, Resnick, Lieb, Dumbaugh, Jones, Krotec & Westheimer, P.A., were recently honored by Super Lawyers.

07/11/2017 By staff

Media

New Studio Helps Businesses with Facebook Live Streams

The video production company Mars Vision Productions recently built SRQ Live Studio.

07/11/2017 By staff

Health care

Construction Completed on New $1.7 Million Dental Company Facility

The commercial construction company Halfacre Construction Company recently completed construction on a 12,000-square-foot Lakewood Ranch building for Dental Care Alliance.

07/11/2017 By staff