Marie Selby Botanical Gardens recently received the Certified Autism Center designation from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. To earn the credential, Selby Gardens staff completed autism-specific training to help equip them with understanding of the best practices and resources to welcome and accommodate autistic and sensory-sensitive individuals. 

Brett Kemker has been named USF Sarasota-Manatee's interim regional chancellor.

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's president and CEO, Heather Kasten, recently completed the ACCE-IEDC Certificate in Workforce Development Fundamentals program. 

Achieva Credit Union announced that it has earned the Juntos Avanzamos (Together We Advance) designation, a national recognition of its commitment to serving Hispanic and immigrant communities. 

Sarasota Opera has announced the of six new members to its board of trustees: David Bialosky, Joseph Mallof, Sue Neumann, Alastair Hunter Henderson, Tamara Jacobs and Thomas Garden.

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota has named Tommy Gregory its seventh president.

John Horne, owner of the chain of Anna Maria Oyster Bar and Café L’Europe, will serve as immediate past president on the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association's 2025 board of directors executive committee.

The Trust for Public Land and the Florida Greenways & Trails Summit has awarded Rep. Vern Buchanan and Gulf Coast Community Foundation senior vice president of community leadership Jon Thaxton with Florida’s Community Catalyst award.