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Energy

Solar Contractor Elected to Board of State Industry Group

Bill Johnson, the president of the Sarasota solar contracting company Brilliant Harvest, was recently elected to the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association board of directors.

07/28/2017 By staff

Education

College Recognized for Health and Fitness Programs

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota was recently named a Healthy Business Certified Leader for the second straight year.

07/28/2017 By staff

Entertainment

MTV Reality Show Set on Siesta Key Debuts

MTV's new 'summer soap docuseries' Siesta Key, which was filmed in and around Sarasota, debuts at 10 p.m. Monday, July 31.

07/28/2017 By staff

Data

Gross Domestic Product Up in Quarter Two

America's gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2017.

07/28/2017 By staff

Health care

Hospital Names New Head of Operations

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota recently hired Wyatt Chocklett as its new chief operating officer.

07/28/2017 By staff

New hires

Ringling Museum Selects New Asian Art Curator

Rhiannon Paget will oversee Asian art exhibitions and collections, including publications, collection development and research.

07/28/2017 By staff

Gone But Not Forgotten

The Fight for a Snooty Statue in Downtown Bradenton

In the wake of Snooty the manatee's tragic drowning, one local man wants to immortalize the famous sea cow in downtown Bradenton. He has the signatures, but will they be enough?

07/27/2017 By Rick Morgan

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Scholarships, fundraisers and more in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

07/27/2017 By staff

Deals

54-Unit Complex Sold for $5.1 Million

The Gables at Honore, LLC, recently purchased Sarasota's Saulstars Court.

07/27/2017 By staff

Data

Consumer Confidence Up

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index improved in July after declines in both May and June.

07/27/2017 By staff

New hires

Surgeon Joins Eye Care Center

The vitreo-retinal surgeon Tanuj Banker, M.D., recently joined Sarasota's Center for Sight.

07/27/2017 By staff

Repairs

Free Plumbing Certification Classes Announced

The workforce development nonprofit CareerEdge Funders Collaborative is partnering with Suncoast Technical College to offer a tuition-free plumbing technology certification program this fall.

07/27/2017 By staff

Honors

Early Education Center Wins National Recognition

The early education and child care center Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch recently received a handful of awards from its parent company.

07/27/2017 By staff

Food

College to Open New Café Run By Faculty, Students

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee faculty chefs, students and professors are opening a new café on the college's campus.

07/27/2017 By staff

Team Sarasota

Meet the New Starting Five on the City Commission

The five power players who make up Team Sarasota.

07/26/2017 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Heat Index

Goodbye, Gregg Allman

Sarasota Blues Festival producer Barbara Strauss remembers Gregg Allman.

07/26/2017 By Barbara Strauss

New hires

Community Foundation Hires One, Promotes Two

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation recently hired Jennifer Johnston as its senior community investment officer and promoted Wendy Deming to chief operating officer and Erica Furo to knowledge management officer.

07/26/2017 By staff

Construction

Venice Retirement Center Picks Firm for Renovations

Village on the Isle, a nonprofit retirement community in Venice, recently selected Stevens Construction to renovate a five-story, 80,000-square-foot assisted living facility.

07/26/2017 By staff

Deals

Dental, Nail, Pet Businesses to Join Whole Foods and Others in New Shopping Strip

Great Expressions Dental Centers, Lee Nails, Banfield Pet Hospital, Greenwise Dry Cleaner, Wawa and Zoë’s Kitchen will join the new Whole Foods Market in Sarasota's University Station shopping strip.

07/26/2017 By staff

Deals

Downtown Fruitville Road Property Sold

Oaktree Development of Sarasota, LLC, recently purchased three adjoining parcels for $600,000.

07/26/2017 By staff

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