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Data

Retail Imports Up More Than Expected

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports saw an unexpected increase during the holiday season.

01/16/2017 By staff

New hires

Husband-and-Wife Agents Join Real Estate Firm

Blake and Corinne Gillett recently joined the sales team at RoseBay International, Inc.

01/16/2017 By staff

Real Estate

Real Estate Agents to Represent Two New Downtown Buildings

Gwen Kruse and Dyrk Dahl of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate are partnering with the developer Vandyk to represent Orange Club Boutique Condos & Townhomes and the One 88 Residences.

01/16/2017 By staff

Entertainment

Ringling Bros. Circus Shutting Down

The 146-year-old Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will hold its final performances in May.

01/16/2017 By staff

Events

PR Mixer Scheduled for Jan. 27

The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association is hosting a mixer for public relations professionals interested in earning accreditation.

01/16/2017 By staff

Manufacturing

Chemical Company Receives Manatee County Tax Exemption

The Manatee County Commission on Tuesday approved a tax exemption worth $1.2 million over eight years for Allied New Technologies 2, Inc.

01/13/2017 By staff

Deals

Miami Gardens Company Buys Vacant North 301 Property

The Miami Gardens company Cocchiola, L.L.C., recently purchased just over 1 acre of vacant land on the west side of N. Washington Boulevard.

01/13/2017 By staff

Construction

Venice Company to Build New Animal Medical Center Facility

The Venice commercial construction company J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. was recently picked to build a new facility for the Animal Medical Center of Lehigh Acres.

01/13/2017 By staff

Tourism

Selby Gardens Picks Landscape Design Firm to Develop Master Site Plan

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens recently selected the landscape design studio Olin to develop a master site plan and establish different uses for the gardens' 15-acre property for the next 25 to 30 years.

01/13/2017 By staff

Tourism

Visit Sarasota to Unveil New Ad Campaign

Visit Sarasota County, the county's tourism promotion agency, will unveil its new advertising campaign, shaped by new market research.

01/13/2017 By staff

Deals

Architect Sells Downtown Office Building

Guy and Cynthia Peterson recently sold the downtown Sarasota office building that houses the Guy Peterson Office for Architecture for $1 million.

01/12/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Month-long celebrations, generous grants and active students in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

01/12/2017 By staff

Education

Life Skills Course Intended to Help Women Grow Professionally

More than 3,000 women have graduated from the Women’s Resource Center's six-day Challenge program.

01/12/2017 By staff

Manufacturing

Car Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Emissions Test Violations

Volkswagen this week agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts and pay $2.8 billion in fines and penalties for cheating on diesel emissions tests.

01/12/2017 By staff