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Technology

College to Offer Virtual Reality Degree

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design will begin offering a degree in virtual reality development next fall.

10/19/2017 By staff

Agriculture

Florida Citrus Industry Hit Hard By Hurricane Irma

A survey of growers conducted after Irma put total fruit loss at more than 50 percent.

10/13/2017 By staff

Data

Retail Trade Group Expects Bump in Holiday Spending

The National Retail Federation expects an increase in holiday retail sales of between 3.6 and 4 percent from last year's numbers.

10/11/2017 By staff

Media

Parkinson's Nonprofit Partners with TV Station for Educational Series

Manatee Educational Television will air the Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s series A Better Approach to Parkinson’s.

10/06/2017 By staff

Data

Consumer Confidence Down in Florida

Consumer confidence among Floridians dropped slightly between August and September, according to new survey results.

10/04/2017 By staff

Real estate

American Housing Starts Drop for Second Straight Month

The number of new American housing starts dropped by .8 percent between July and August after falling by 2.2 percent between June and July.

09/22/2017 By staff

Nonprofits

Habitat for Humanity to Bless New Home Site Friday

Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, FCCI Insurance Group and dozens of volunteers and community members are holding a 'slab blessing.'

09/21/2017 By staff

Mentoring

Monthly Classes Cover How to Grow a Business

Manasota SCORE will be holding a series of workshops at Sarasota County libraries, beginning 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6.

08/31/2017 By staff

Data

Consumer Confidence Increases Again

Americans' consumer confidence increased in August after increasing in July, as well.

08/29/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Medical Practice to Test Treatment That Removes Toxic Metal Pollutants

Intercoastal Medical Group was recently named as a participating clinical site for a trial to test chelation therapy.

08/16/2017 By staff

Giving

Four Nonprofits to Participate in Growth Plan Initiative

Four nonprofits will participate in The Patterson Foundation’s next Margin & Mission Ignition initiative.

08/10/2017 By staff

Education

Groundbreaking for New Venice YMCA Preschool Set

The new 10,000-square-foot building will include a 12-classroom preschool for children ranging from infants to 5 years old.

08/02/2017 By staff

Retail

Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Starts Friday

Over the weekend, consumers can purchase certain qualifying items without paying sales taxes.

08/02/2017 By staff

Repairs

Free Plumbing Certification Classes Announced

The workforce development nonprofit CareerEdge Funders Collaborative is partnering with Suncoast Technical College to offer a tuition-free plumbing technology certification program this fall.

07/27/2017 By staff

Environment

Class Covers Environmentally Friendly Lawn, Landscape Maintenance

The University of Florida and Sarasota County are providing a training in green practices in lawn and landscape management and pest control.

07/25/2017 By staff

Honors

Four Sarasota County Businesses Named to State 'Companies to Watch' List

Sarasota's AdRizer, Big Top Brewing Company and Clickbooth and North Port's Lightspeed Voice were recently included among 50 Florida businesses selected as Florida Companies to Watch by GrowFL.

07/21/2017 By staff

Retail

Back-to-School Spending Expected to Rise

Survey results suggest back-to-college spending will hit an all-time high this year, while back-to-school spending will also increase.

07/19/2017 By staff

Honors

Human Resources Association Recognized for Growth, Outreach

The Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association was recently presented with the Excel Platinum Award by the Society for Human Resource Management.

07/10/2017 By staff

Health care

Cleaning Company Honored for Employee Health Programs

Sarasota's Crystal Clean Green Cleaning was recently named a Gold Level Healthy Sarasota County Worksite by the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County.

07/06/2017 By staff

Data

Florida No. 6 in Ranking of Best States in Which to Start a Business

The financial research website WalletHub created the list by examining data points related to a state's overall business environment, access to financing and business costs.

07/05/2017 By staff

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