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Nonprofits

Goodwill Breaks Ground on New Venice Center

Goodwill Manasota recently broke ground on its newest attended donation center in Venice.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

Education

State College of Florida President Named Head of College Activities Association

Carol Probstfeld—president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota—was recently named the president of the Florida College System Activities Association’s Executive Committee.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Neal Home Sales Up in July

Sales for the Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities increased steadily in the month of July, with 104 sales reported across the company’s divisions.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Neuropathy Clinic Opens

Drs. Brent Rubin and Steven Weinshel opened the second Neurogenx Nerve Center on the Gulf Coast in Sarasota in mid-June.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

New Hires

Sarasota Opera Hires Two

Two new employees recently joined Sarasota Opera: Steven Grair, the new director of production, and Stephen Fancher, the opera's newest development officer.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Forum Dedicated to Mental Health Issues

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System and the National Alliance on Mental Illness are partnering to host a free community forum on mental illness on Sept. 23.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

Research

North Port Ranked Highly for Job Growth

Forbes recently ranked North Port as the country's 10th best city for job growth.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

Retail

Lawsuit Against New Whole Foods Dismissed

The lawsuit was filed by an environmental nonprofit that charged that the decision to rezone the property to make way for the Whole Foods violated Sarasota County's comprehensive plan.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

Education

Ringling Film Program Moves Up in Nationwide Ranking

The Hollywood Reporter recently ranked Ringling College of Art and Design as the nation's 16th best film school.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

Data

Statewide Unemployment Rate Unchanged, But Local Rate Ticks Up

The unemployment rate in both Sarasota and Manatee County increased slightly in July.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

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Deals

Downtown Office Sells for $700,000

Sarasota's BL Properties SRQ, LLC recently purchased an 11,000-square-foot office property for $700,000.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Nonprofits

Sarasota, Manatee Women's Resource Centers Merging

The boards of both the Women’s Resource Center of Manatee and the Women’s Resource Center of Sarasota County recently voted unanimously to move forward with negotiations for a merger.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Design

New Architect Joins Sarasota Firm

Architect Nate Meyer recently joined the Sarasota firm Halflants + Pichette.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Hospital Celebrates 'Topping Out' for New Rehab Pavilion

Sarasota Memorial Hospital leaders and members of its construction team celebrated a milestone on Friday: the official 'topping out' of its new five-story Rehabilitation Pavilion.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Data

Sarasota Ranked 15th Best Place to Start a Business

CNBC recently ranked Sarasota as the 15th best American city in which to start a business.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Baseball basics, scholarships and more in this week's roundup of local businesses giving back.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

New Adventure Rental Center Coming to Cortez

On Thursday, Sept. 15, Adventure Away will launch AMI Adventure and Rentals Center in the historic Cortez fishing village.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Assisted-Living Facility Hosts Grand Opening

Local officials, community leaders and executives will celebrate the grand opening of The Sheridan at Lakewood Ranch, a new Lakewood Ranch assisted-living and memory care facility, on Thursday afternoon.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Transportation

Port Manatee, Del Monte Sign Extension Agreement

Port Manatee recently signed an extension agreement with Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. to keep Del Monte produce entering the port for as many as 20 more years.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Honors

Local PR Professionals Win Statewide Awards

The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association recently won three awards at the organization's annual statewide conference.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

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