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Business

Recap: Bradenton Area EDC Annual Update

David Sessions will serve as the EDC's 2022 board chair and Rae Dowling received the 2021 Rick Fawley Economic Development Award of Distinction.

10/13/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

ODA Appoints New Head of School

Debra Otey will begin her new role on July 1, 2022.

10/13/2021 By Staff

Philanthropy

Harvest House Receives Grants from Manatee Community Foundation, Bank of America

The $30,000 in grants was used for repairs and upgrades at the Jim Russo Campus for addiction recovery for women.

10/13/2021 By Staff

Trick or Treat

Carve Out Some Time to Visit These Local Pumpkin Patches

'Tis the season for picking out a gorgeous gourd.

10/13/2021 By Marc Griffin

Awards

Sheila Miller Named Venice Area Chamber's ‘Empowering Woman of the Year’

Miller is the vice-president of philanthropy at the Child Protection Center.

10/12/2021 By Staff

Partnerships

All Faiths Food Bank Partners With Florida Healthy Kids Corporation

As part of the outreach effort, All Faiths will educate parents about Florida KidCare health and dental coverage.

10/12/2021 By Staff

Jobs

Port Manatee Career Fair Set for Oct. 14

The event will be held at the Bradenton Area Convention Center.

10/12/2021 By Staff

Politics

Sarasota City Commission Adjusts Meeting Times

Meetings will now begin at 9 a.m. on the first and third Monday of each month.

10/12/2021 By Staff

Listening to Black Voices

Marketing Exec Frank E. Griffith Jr. on Living Through Race Riots and Diversity in the Pharmaceutical Industry

"Discern where you need to improve and be open to educating yourself about other cultures."

10/12/2021 By Heather Dunhill

Fast Track

DeSantis Appoints Three to the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota District Board of Trustees

They are Michael Fuller, Taylor Collins and Dominic DiMaio.

10/11/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Attorney Jade Davis Named to National Black Lawyers '40 Under 40' List

Davis is a member of Shumaker’s litigation and disputes service line in Sarasota.

10/11/2021 By Staff

The Bay

The Bay Park Launches 'Founding Business Partners' Program

With the program, The Bay Park aims to create a catalyst fund to spearhead activation and programming in the park.

10/11/2021 By Staff

Awards

Quay Sarasota Developer Wins National Humanitarian Award

The Hearthstone Builder Humanitarian Award recognizes builders who have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to public service.

10/11/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

DeSantis Appoints Tropicana Exec to Florida Citrus Commission

William Poulton, of Bradenton, is senior director of global procurement for Tropicana Products, Inc.

10/08/2021 By Staff

Grants

Ringling College Awarded Grants from Community Foundation

The grants will support community, diversity and inclusion.

10/08/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

All Star Children's Foundation Adds Two Team Members

They are Mary Bane Stevens and Renee St. Laurent.

10/08/2021 By Staff

Jobs

EDC Launches Workforce Campaign to Support Local Employers

The job search tool aggregates local job openings through JobsEQ, a data aggregator, and allows users to click through to employers’ websites to learn more and apply.

10/08/2021 By Staff

History

Flashback: Texas Jim Mitchell Reptile Farm, 1949

The reptile farm and tourist attraction was located at Fruitville Road and Tuttle Avenue from 1935 to 1965.

10/08/2021 By Kay Kipling

Treating Trauma

Resilient Retreat Is Using Innovative Therapies to Help People Dealing With Trauma

And it's building an ambitious, $7 million retreat space east of I-75 near Old Miakka.

10/08/2021 By Elizabeth Djinis

Education

Sarasota County Schools Announces National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

Twenty-nine local students have been named semifinalists.

10/07/2021 By Staff