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Education

Applications Open for Lakewood Ranch Leadership Course

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance is currently accepting applications for its spring leadership development series, The Executive Academy: Real Skills for Real Business.

01/27/2017 By staff

Marketing

Advertising and Marketing Firm Celebrates Anniversary

Grapevine Communications, a local advertising, marketing and public relations firm, is celebrating its 15th year of business in Sarasota and recently won an award for its philanthropy.

01/27/2017 By staff

Deals

Manufacturer, Electrical Company Lease New Spaces

Kansas' Moridge Manufacturing, Inc. and Destin's Coltin Electrical Services both recently leased new spaces on the Suncoast.

01/27/2017 By staff

Data

Gross Domestic Product Grew By 1.9 Percent Last Quarter

America's gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis.

01/27/2017 By staff

The SEEN

Photos From Our 2017 Unity Awards Celebration

941CEO honors champions of diversity in the workplace and community.

01/26/2017 Photography by Lori Sax

Education

College Names New Dean of Academic Affairs

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota recently named Mike Kiefer as the dean of academic affairs at the college's Bradenton campus.

01/26/2017 By staff

Deals

Landscaping Company Purchases Property for New Headquarters

Manatee County's Native Son Landscaping, LLC last month purchased almost 1.7 acres of property for $520,000.

01/26/2017 By staff

Health Care

Parkinson’s Symposium Draws 800-Plus

More than 800 people attended the Neuro Challenge Foundation’s annual symposium on Parkinson’s on Saturday.

01/26/2017 By staff

Construction

Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking on New Tax Collector Facility

Local officials, builders and leaders on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Mid-County Tax Collector Office.

01/26/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

An upcoming half-marathon and two generous grants in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

01/26/2017 By staff

Stay Safe

Must-Have Insurance Coverage for Small Business

Stay safe and protected with our handy guide.

01/26/2017 By Kevin Allen Illustrations by Victor Juhasz

Education

Community Foundation Scholarship Applications Due March 1

Applications are now open for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s scholarship program for traditional students.

01/25/2017 By staff

New hires

Trust Company Names New Operations Associate

Caldwell Trust Company recently hired Dennis Shanahan as an operations associate.

01/25/2017 By staff

Finance

Financial Advisers Partner on New Exchange-Traded Fund

Virtus ETF Solutions, an affiliate of Connecticut's Virtus Investment Partners, recently partnered with Sarasota's Cumberland Advisors to introduce the Virtus Cumberland Municipal Bond ETF.

01/25/2017 By staff

Biz Bites

Biz Bites: Boca Kitchen, Bar and Market

Boca is a new downtown destination for chic locavores.

01/25/2017 By Hannah Wallace

Education

New Business Development Classes Start Jan. 31

The SunTrust Foundation, Wells Fargo, Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, CareerSource Suncoast and Manasota SCORE are partnering to offer a new series of Introduction to Business Development classes.

01/25/2017 By staff

Deals

Construction Firms Form New Joint Venture

Sarasota's DM Constructors, LLC is forming a new joint venture company with KAST Construction, based in Tampa and West Palm Beach.

01/24/2017 By staff

Transportation

Event Celebrating New Bus Service Transit Station Is Jan. 30

Sarasota County Area Transit is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new transfer station at The Mall at University Town Center at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30.

01/24/2017 By staff

Transportation

Autonomous Transit Vehicle Showcased

The Paris-based public transit company Transdev held an autonomous transit vehicle demonstration at the Mall at University Town Center on Monday.

01/24/2017 By staff

New hires

Homebuilder Picks New Southwest Florida Sales Manager

The homebuilder Ashton Woods recently hired Nicole Reeder Russell as its Southwest Florida general sales manager.

01/24/2017 By staff

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