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Economic Development

Florida Economist Bullish

He tells an Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County luncheon that better times are coming.

05/05/2017 By David Hackett

Real estate

Real Estate Firm's Sales Up in Quarter One

RoseBay International, Inc. recently reported a 40 percent sales increase between the first quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.

05/05/2017 By staff

Technology

New Website Created to Connect Florida Entrepreneurs

The Florida High Tech Corridor Council recently created a new website where entrepreneurs can learn about and connect with fellow entrepreneurs for advice on starting, growing or expanding a business.

05/05/2017 By staff

Data

Mother's Day Spending Expected to Top $23 Billion

Mother’s Day shoppers are expected to spend an average of $186.39 for the holiday, up from last year’s $172.22.

05/05/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

New trees, awards for musicians, boat trips and more in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

05/04/2017 By staff

New hires

College Picks New Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

New College of Florida recently named Joy Hamm as its next dean of admissions and financial aid.

05/04/2017 By staff

Education

University Opens New Research Office

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee recently opened a new Office of Research and appointed full-time research administrator Sandy Justice.

05/04/2017 By staff

Retail

Mall Hosts Pre-Mother's Day Event

The Mall at University Town Center is holding its first All About Mom event from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 6.

05/04/2017 By staff

Honors

Business Mentoring Group Recognized as 'Chapter of the Year'

SCORE, a national nonprofit that encourages business mentoring, recently selected Manasota SCORE as its Chapter of the Year in the Mid-Sized Market category, and No. 2 Chapter of the Year overall.

05/04/2017 By staff

Education

New College Recognized for Outside-the-Classroom Experiences and Connections

New College of Florida was recently ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the country’s top 50 colleges for offering students outside-the-classroom experiences and connections.

05/03/2017 By staff

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Appointments

Community AIDS Network Adds Board Member

Elliott Mitchell recently joined the board of directors of the Community AIDS Network. Mitchell is a real estate developer of commercial and multi-family housing in Florida.

05/03/2017 By staff

Education

Dental School Picks New Dean

Mathew Bateman was recently named dean of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s School of Dental Medicine in Bradenton.

05/03/2017 By staff

Health care

Family Physician Joins North Port Office

Dr. George Toth recently joined the North Port office of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's First Physicians Group.

05/03/2017 By staff

Retail

Sarasota Company Launches New Fitness Supplement Line

Sarasota's Innov8 Nutraceuticals recently debuted a new brand of fitness supplements, created to boost energy, support the immune system and aid in muscle recovery and pain management.

05/03/2017 By staff

Data

Florida Consumer Confidence Declines

Consumer sentiment among Floridians dropped in April after a record-high reading in March.

05/02/2017 By staff

Media

Local TV Station Sold

Alabama's Raycom Media purchased Sarasota's WWSB ABC 7 on Monday, in addition to an ABC affiliate in Tallahassee.

05/02/2017 By staff

Retail

New Global Home Decor Shop Opens Next Week

Ethnic Origin Company is opening a new home decor shop in the Rosemary District next week, featuring artifacts sourced from around the globe.

05/02/2017 By staff

Deals

Restaurant Partners Buy Additional Space for Osprey Eatery

John Connaughton, Giovanni Migliorini of Café Epicure and Carlo Piras, the former owner of Café Americano, recently purchased suite 102 of 3976 Destination Drive, Osprey, for $125,000.

05/02/2017 By staff

Ghosts of the Circus

All Over Our Region, Haunting Relics of the Greatest Show on Earth Remain

After a long goodbye, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is going out of business.

05/01/2017 By Robert Plunket

Talks

New 'Women Empowered' Speaker Series Starts

Goodwill Manasota is launching a new speaker series, Women Empowered, featuring influential, inspirational and innovative local women.

05/01/2017 By staff

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