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Paralympics Athlete to Be Featured at 941CEO's 2017 Unity Awards

Jacqui Kapinowski, an American Paralympian who competed in wheelchair curling at the 2010 Paralympics and in rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, will be the featured speaker at our 2017 Unity Awards.

01/18/2017 By staff

Construction

Construction Company Breaks Ground on New Manatee County Utilities Building

The commercial construction company Halfacre Construction Company recently broke ground on a new 7,200-square-foot building for the Manatee County Utilities Department.

01/18/2017 By staff

Planning

New Citizens' Group Schedules Town Hall Meeting for Jan. 23

The STOP! event will focus on the need to create more pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and to increase public input into the city’s planning and approval process.

01/18/2017 By staff

Marketing

Tourism Agency Unveils New Branding

Elements include a new logo and images and videos intended to convey the feeling that Sarasota County is a place where visitors can feel 'at ease.'

01/18/2017 By staff

Tourism

Winning Rowing Mascot Name Announced

After a public vote, organizers behind the 2017 World Rowing Championships announced Wednesday the winner in its contest to name the event's pelican mascot: Scully.

01/18/2017 By staff

Construction

New Condo Project Coming to Whitaker Bayou

The Sarasota developer Jebco Ventures, Inc., on Wednesday announced plans for The Strand, a new waterfront condominium community on Whitaker Bayou.

01/18/2017 By staff

Honors

Real Estate Executives Ranked Among Most Influential

Kate Rossi of NRT LLC and Clark Toole of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Florida were recently named to a ranking of the 200 most influential people in residential real estate.

01/17/2017 By staff

Education

Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting 2017-2018 scholarship applications online through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 6.

01/17/2017 By staff

Sports

Baseball Team in Negotiations to Bring Spring Training to South Sarasota County

The Atlanta Braves are currently in exclusive negotiations with Sarasota County to possibly bring its new spring training complex to south Sarasota County.

01/17/2017 By staff

Food

Restaurant Chain Announces 2016 Growth Figures

The University Park-based breakfast and lunch company First Watch this week announced that it grew traffic and sales in 2016.

01/17/2017 By staff

Construction

Developers Celebrate Launch of New Siesta Key Condo

Crossgate Partners, LLC, recently celebrated the launch of Océane, a new building with six 4,500-square-foot luxury condominium residences.

01/17/2017 By staff

Data

Retail Imports Up More Than Expected

Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports saw an unexpected increase during the holiday season.

01/16/2017 By staff

New hires

Husband-and-Wife Agents Join Real Estate Firm

Blake and Corinne Gillett recently joined the sales team at RoseBay International, Inc.

01/16/2017 By staff

Real Estate

Real Estate Agents to Represent Two New Downtown Buildings

Gwen Kruse and Dyrk Dahl of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate are partnering with the developer Vandyk to represent Orange Club Boutique Condos & Townhomes and the One 88 Residences.

01/16/2017 By staff

Entertainment

Ringling Bros. Circus Shutting Down

The 146-year-old Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus will hold its final performances in May.

01/16/2017 By staff

Events

PR Mixer Scheduled for Jan. 27

The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association is hosting a mixer for public relations professionals interested in earning accreditation.

01/16/2017 By staff

Manufacturing

Chemical Company Receives Manatee County Tax Exemption

The Manatee County Commission on Tuesday approved a tax exemption worth $1.2 million over eight years for Allied New Technologies 2, Inc.

01/13/2017 By staff

Deals

Miami Gardens Company Buys Vacant North 301 Property

The Miami Gardens company Cocchiola, L.L.C., recently purchased just over 1 acre of vacant land on the west side of N. Washington Boulevard.

01/13/2017 By staff

Construction

Venice Company to Build New Animal Medical Center Facility

The Venice commercial construction company J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. was recently picked to build a new facility for the Animal Medical Center of Lehigh Acres.

01/13/2017 By staff

Tourism

Selby Gardens Picks Landscape Design Firm to Develop Master Site Plan

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens recently selected the landscape design studio Olin to develop a master site plan and establish different uses for the gardens' 15-acre property for the next 25 to 30 years.

01/13/2017 By staff

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