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Law

Business Groups Sue to Block South Florida Minimum Wage Hike

The Florida Retail Federation, the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association and the Florida Chamber of Commerce filed suit last week to block the City of Miami Beach from raising its minimum wage.

12/20/2016 By staff

Labor

Job Recruiter Earns New Certification

CareerSource Suncoast talent consultant Sean Tingler recently earned the Certified Internet Recruiter designation through AIRS, a recruitment training company.

12/20/2016 By staff

Education

College Creates Office of Community Engagement

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee recently established an Office of Community Engagement and appointed an administrator and program coordinator.

12/20/2016 By staff

Health Care

Sarasota Ketamine Center Opens

The Gulf Coast Ketamine Center recently opened a ketamine infusion therapy center in Sarasota.

12/20/2016 By staff

Deals

Manatee County Lot Sold for $775,000

The Georgia-based company Beachwood Foods, LLC recently purchased a 1-acre lot at the corner of State Road 70 and 66th St. E., Bradenton.

12/20/2016 By staff

The SEEN

PINC Sarasota 2016

Speakers from around the world tell their inspiring stories of accomplishment at a daylong conference.

12/20/2016 Photography by Lori Sax

Real Estate

Neal Communities Welcomes New Team Members

Chris Kohatsu and John Leinaweaver join the Lakewood Ranch team.

12/19/2016 By staff

Tourism

Condé Nast Traveler Distinction Awarded to Admiral Travel's Ryan Hilton

Hilton named Travel Specialist for Africa for 13th consecutive year.

12/19/2016 By staff

Shipping News

Port Manatee Opens Expanded South Gate

The project allows for additional oversized cargo.

12/19/2016 By staff

Government

Manatee and Sarasota Boards of Commissioners Appoint Chairs

Commissioner Betsy Benac is the new Manatee chair and Commissioner Paul Caragiulo is the new Sarasota chair.

12/19/2016 By staff

Education

New College Ranks No. 19 in Kiplinger’s Top 100 Public Colleges

New College makes Kiplinger's best value list for 14 consecutive years.

12/19/2016 By staff

Business Expansion

Einstein Pets Adds International Distribution

The Sarasota pet food manufacturer has partnered with PetLondon.

12/16/2016 By staff

Buying Power

National Retail Sales Up

The National Retail Federation reports increases over last month and 2015.

12/16/2016 By staff

Florida Jobs

State Releases Unemployment Stats for November

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up 0.1 percent from October.

12/16/2016 By staff

Human Interest

Life at Pine View, One Story at a Time

The student-run Facebook page Humans of Pine View shares personal stories of students and school employees.

12/15/2016 By Riley Board

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Support for child and family therapy, rap and art for a cause and more in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

12/15/2016 By staff

New hires

Three Attorneys Join Sarasota Law Firm

The Sarasota law firm Williams Parker recently added three attorneys: Nicole Behar, Ryan Portugal and Daniel Tullidge.

12/15/2016 By staff

Manufacturing

Window, Door Manufacturer Announces New Brand Name

North Venice's PGT, Inc. on Wednesday announced a new brand name, PGT Innovations, that brings together three window and door manufacturers: CGI, PGT Custom Windows & Doors and WinDoor.

12/15/2016 By staff

Transportation

Gas Prices Rise

The average price of a gallon of gas in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice area has risen by 20.6 cents—9.9 percent—in the past month, according to numbers posted by AAA.

12/15/2016 By staff

Real estate

Longboat Key Agent Participates in New York Luxury Real Estate Event

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate’s Roger Pettingell recently attended the International Luxury Alliance Network event held in New York City.

12/15/2016 By staff

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