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Real estate

New Palmetto Community Announced

Pulte Homes recently announced plans for Trevesta, a community that will open next spring in Palmetto with 90 homesites featuring single-family homes.

06/20/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Apartment Complex Sells for $33 Million

A Virginia company recently purchased the Cypress Winds apartment complex located at 6904 W. Manatee Ave., Bradenton.

06/20/2016 Research by staff

Appointments

Women's Networking Group Picks New VP

Shelly Steiner of Steiner Law Offices, PLLC, was recently selected as the new vice president of the Lakewood Ranch chapter of S.W.A.T. Networking.

06/20/2016 Research by staff

Education

USF Vice Chancellor to Retire

Dennis Stover, the regional vice chancellor for university advancement at USF Sarasota-Manatee, announced last week that he will retire on Sept 3.

06/20/2016 Research by staff

Deals

1.4 Acre Bradenton Property Sells for $930,000

Creekwood Corporation recently purchased 1.4 acres of land located at 2903 and 2920 W. Ninth St., Bradenton, for $930,000.

06/20/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Anderson Joins Jewish Housing Council Foundation

Scott Anderson will join the Jewish Housing Council Foundation as its vice president of philanthropy.

06/17/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Team Behind Risdon on 5th Celebrates Groundbreaking

The development team behind Risdon on 5th, the new mixed-use condominium development in Sarasota’s Rosemary District, recently celebrated a groundbreaking for the project.

06/17/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Pool, Spa Company Hires Two

Waterscapes Pools & Spas, a residential pool builder and a subsidiary company of Neal Communities, recently hired Rob LaGasse and Kari Osnes as pool designers.

06/17/2016 Research by staff

Appointments

Forty Carrots Announces New Board Members, Officers

Forty Carrots Family Center, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening families in Sarasota and Manatee counties, recently announced the new members and officers of its 2016-2017 board of trustees.

06/17/2016 Research by staff

Food

Panera to Do Away with Artificial Ingredients

Panera Bread recently announced that it will do away with all remaining artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, artificial preservatives and colors from artificial sources in its Panera at Home products.

06/17/2016 Research by staff

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Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Funding for Wi-Fi spots at Greek refugee camps and financial literacy programs, plus hundreds of scholarships.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

Sports

Tickets Now Available for BMX World Cup

Tickets for the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, scheduled for Oct. 8-9, are now on sale at the event's new website. Prices range from $15 to $135.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Sarasota County Names New Assistant Administrator

Jonathan Evans recently accepted a conditional offer to become an assistant county administrator with Sarasota County.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

Food

St. Armands Circle Restaurant Changes Hands

Café L’Europe will change owners after 43 years.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Sarasota Ballet Picks New Director of Education

The Sarasota Ballet announced Thursday that it has appointed Christopher Hird as its new director of education and as the principal of the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

Data

Sarasota Ranked as Best Florida City 'for Finding a Job'

Analysts compared 130 Florida cities using 16 relevant metrics to evaluate each city's job market and socioeconomic environment.

06/16/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Construction Company Completes Two Commercial Remodels

Sarasota's Gerdes Construction, Inc. recently completed two major remodels in the Sarasota area.

06/15/2016 Research by staff

Environment

Conservation Foundation Wins Healthy Watersheds Grant

The Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast was recently awarded a three-year grant of $156,000 for its Myakka Island Conservation Corridor project.

06/15/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Management Firm Awarded Federal Government Purchase Agreement

DAI Solutions has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide support services to the General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service.

06/15/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Halfacre Construction Prequalified for Collier County Schools Work

Sarasota's Halfacre Construction Company was recently prequalified as a potential construction management firm for future Collier County Public Schools projects.

06/15/2016 Research by staff

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