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Sports

2021 Super Bowl Moved From Los Angeles to Tampa

The National Football League announced Tuesday that Super Bowl LV will be relocated to Tampa after originally being planned to take place in Los Angeles.

05/24/2017 By staff

Marijuana

Cannabis Networking Event Scheduled for June

MJ Cannaday, a networking and investment event for the legal cannabis industry, is scheduled to take place 6-9 p.m. Thursday, June 22.

05/24/2017 By staff

Real estate

Downtown Office Building Renovated

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Cecil Lee Upshaw, III and business partner Gabor Sztuska recently renovated the First Professional Building.

05/23/2017 By staff

Planning

North Port Approves Plans for New Aquatic Center

The North Port City Commission on Monday approved plans for a new aquatic center with a lazy river, water slides, a lap pool and more.

05/23/2017 By staff

Technology

Software and Marketing Company Moving to Sarasota

The software and digital marketing company FloorForce is relocating from Boca Raton to downtown Sarasota and has announced plans to hire 72 full-time employees over the next five years.

05/23/2017 By staff

Media

Sarasota Magazine Wins National Excellence Award

941CEO's sister publication Sarasota Magazine won the general excellence award for publications with circulation under 30,000 from the City and Regional Magazine Association on Monday.

05/23/2017 By staff

Planning

Sarasota County Starting New Round of Neighborhood Grants

Sarasota County is requesting proposals from neighborhoods to fund projects that improve their communities.

05/23/2017 By staff

Technology

Sarasota Tech Company Helps Launch New Social Media Site

The Sarasota web development company Web Jarvis recently helped launch Fanoptic, a new social media platform intended to bring together sports fans, players, coaches, sponsors and teams.

05/22/2017 By staff

Honors

Florida Power & Light Executive Recognized for Philanthropy

Florida Power & Light area manager Rae Dowling was recently recognized with the Bradenton Kiwanis Foundation's first Bert South Philanthropic Award.

05/22/2017 By staff

Data

Florida Unemployment Rate Drops

Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent last month, down 0.3 percentage points from March.

05/22/2017 By staff

Networking

Latin Chamber of Commerce Gathers Thursday

The Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce is holding its next Conexiones networking event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, at Palmetto's Freedom Boat Club.

05/22/2017 By staff

Deals

Concrete Plant Property Sold

The Fort Myers company Seminole Gulf Railway L.P. recently purchased a 1.3-acre property that houses a concrete batching plant for just over $260,000.

05/19/2017 By staff

Technology

Hospital Launches New Geomagnetic Way-Finding App

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System this week became the first hospital in the United States to offer an indoor way-finding app that uses geomagnetic positioning technology.

05/19/2017 By staff

Appointments

College Foundation Adds Three to Board

Three new people recently joined the board of the State College of Florida Foundation: Dianne Anderson, Robert Klingbeil and Barbara Najmy.

05/19/2017 By staff

Technology

Coding Competition Hiring Event Set for July 12

The cybersecurity company CopyStrong is holding a coding competition hiring event that will be limited to the 40 most qualified applicants.

05/19/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Student celebrations, new scholarships and barbecue fundraisers in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

05/18/2017 By staff

Retail

New Clothing Store Opening in University Town Center Mall

The clothing company Vineyard Vines is opening a new location at The Mall at University Town Center this fall.

05/18/2017 By staff

Deals

Retail Strip Sold for Just Over $1.6 Million

Sarasota's Classic Ocean Investments, Inc. last month purchased the retail strip center known as Phillippi Plaza from Sarasota's Sarasota Outdoor Properties.

05/18/2017 By staff

Deals

Real Estate Firm Picked to Manage New Insurance Headquarters

Ian Black Real Estate was recently named the exclusive property manager for the Centauri Insurance headquarters, currently under construction in Lakewood Ranch.

05/18/2017 By staff

Openings

Recycling Company Plans New Sarasota Facility

Single Stream Recyclers—based in Cocoa, Florida—is planning to build a new facility in north Sarasota and hire up to 80 new employees by the end of 2018.

05/18/2017 By staff

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