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Deals

13-Floor Downtown Office Building Sold

North Carolina's TDC Blackbird SCC, LLC recently purchased Sarasota City Center for $36.5 million.

04/13/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Memorial Hospital Gets an 'A' for Patient Safety

Sarasota Memorial Hospital on Wednesday received an 'A' for patient safety from the nonprofit Leapfrog, which ranked the hospital as one of the safest in America.

04/12/2017 By staff

Appointments

Community Foundation Adds Three to Board

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Board of Directors recently elected Anne Essner, Tracy Knight and Susan Sofia as members of the board.

04/12/2017 By staff

Construction

Builder Hires New Vice President, Project Manager

Sarasota's Atlas Building Company recently hired Charlie Woehle as vice president and project manager.

04/12/2017 By staff

Retail

7-Eleven Looking for New Franchise Owners

7-Eleven Inc., which has 23 stores in Sarasota, is hosting a free seminar for those interested in opening franchises.

04/12/2017 By staff

Get Smart

Five Wi-Fi Devices for a Better Workplace

Here are a few tools you can incorporate today that will set you on the path to innovation.

04/12/2017 By Kevin Allen

Food

Restaurant Chain Opening New Location

University Park's First Watch, the breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant, will open its newest restaurant in Riverview, Florida, on Monday, April 17.

04/11/2017 By staff

Environment

Sea Turtle Patrols Begin Again This Week

A group of scientists, interns and volunteers will soon begin monitoring 35 miles of beaches from Longboat Key to Venice.

04/11/2017 By staff

Marketing

North Port Picks Marketing Firm to Help with Economic Development

Sarasota's Grapevine Communications, an advertising, marketing and public relations agency, was recently chosen to provide marketing services for the City of North Port.

04/11/2017 By staff

Health care

Hospital Chief Medical Officer Named to Top 100 List

Dr. Thomas Trinchetto, the chief medical officer at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota, was recently named by Becker's Hospital Review as one of the "100 hospital and health system CMOs to know."

04/11/2017 By staff

Appointments

Goodwill Picks New Board Leaders, Members

Goodwill Manasota recently picked its 2017-2018 Board of Directors. Peter Crowley is the chairman of the board, with immediate past chair Rob Morris holding the title of chair emeritus and Drayton Saunders serving as secretary and treasurer.

04/11/2017 By staff

Crisis Management

Airlines Shoot Themselves in the Foot

Former British Airways communications executive says United, Delta showed power failures.

04/11/2017 By David Hackett

Marketing

Communications Company Hires Two, Promotes Two More

The Sarasota-based communications agency Next-Mark recently hired two new staffers and promoted two more.

04/10/2017 By staff

Politics

Homebuilder Given 'Defender of Faith and Freedom Award'

Pat Neal, the CEO and chairman of the board at Neal Communities, was recently recognized by the Florida Faith & Freedom Coalition with its 2017 Defender of Faith and Freedom Award.

04/10/2017 By staff