News & City Life

New hires

Air Conditioning Company Makes Three New Staff Appointments

The Naples company Conditioned Air recently made three staff appointments in its northern region, which includes Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

09/01/2017 By staff

Data

American Unemployment Ticks Up Slightly

The American economy added 156,000 new jobs in August, while the unemployment rate increased from 4.3 percent to 4.4 percent.

09/01/2017 By staff

RIP Snooty

Snooty's Death Was a "Preventable Accident," South Florida Museum Says

Museum CEO Brynne Anne Besio apologizes for his death.

08/31/2017 By Megan McDonald

Tourism

Selby Gardens Elects New Board Leaders

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens recently appointed new officers to its governing board of trustees.

08/31/2017 By staff

Mentoring

Monthly Classes Cover How to Grow a Business

Manasota SCORE will be holding a series of workshops at Sarasota County libraries, beginning 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6.

08/31/2017 By staff

Law

Former SeaWorld Attorney Joins Sarasota Law Firm

Attorney Jodi Ruberg recently joined the Sarasota law firm Kirk-Pinkerton, PA, where she’ll focus on commercial litigation.

08/31/2017 By staff

Retail

Online Furniture Business Named to List of Fastest-Growing Companies

Sarasota's JMX Brands was recently named to Internet Retailer magazine’s Mid-Market 500.

08/31/2017 By staff

Construction

Company Breaking Ground on New Mall Restaurant

Sarasota's Firmo Construction is breaking ground on the new Naples Flatbread & Wine Bar restaurant in the Westfield Siesta Key mall.

08/31/2017 By staff

Politics

Legislative Summit Scheduled

The purpose of the summit is to bring together a wide range of community members to discuss and establish the region’s priorities for the 2018 Florida legislative session.

08/31/2017 By staff

Finance

Miami Bank Opening Sarasota Office

City National Bank is expanding into Sarasota with the opening of a residential lending office here.

08/30/2017 By staff

Events

Tickets for Creative All-Day Conference Go on Sale Friday

Tickets for this year's PINC (People, Ideas, Nature and Creativity) conference go on sale at noon on Friday, Sept. 1.

08/30/2017 By staff

Food

Restaurant Meal Delivery Company Expands Into Sarasota, Bradenton

The Minneapolis-based restaurant delivery service Bite Squad is expanding its service area to Sarasota and Bradenton.

08/30/2017 By staff

Data

Florida Sees Record Tourism Numbers

Florida saw a record number of visitors during any six-month period in the state's history during the first half of 2017.

08/30/2017 By staff

Honors

Economic Development Corporation Holds Annual Meeting Next Week

The program will include the presentation of several of the corporation's annual awards.

08/30/2017 By staff

Hurricane Harvey

Of Houston and Harvey

Here in Florida, we understand the power of hurricanes all too well.

08/29/2017 By Pam Daniel

Real estate

Real Estate Firm Inks Relocation Services Deal

The Sarasota commercial real estate firm Ian Black Real Estate recently entered into an exclusive partnership with Cincinnati's Relocation Strategies.

08/29/2017 By staff

Real estate

Breakfast Event Focuses on Downtown Real Estate

The Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee's Commercial Investment Division is holding a breakfast panel discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 19.

08/29/2017 By staff

Real estate

Homebuilder Appoints Sales Manager for Bradenton Neighborhood

The homebuilder Ashton Woods recently appointed Marie Miante as the community sales manager for Rosedale.

08/29/2017 By staff

Data

Consumer Confidence Increases Again

Americans' consumer confidence increased in August after increasing in July, as well.

08/29/2017 By staff

Data

Could a Robot Do Your Job?

Our region ranks No. 5 in a list of those most vulnerable to workplace automation.

08/29/2017 By David Hackett