Tourism

New Flights to Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh Begin

Allegiant began service between Sarasota Bradenton International Airport and the cities of Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

04/11/2018 By Staff

Politics

'Legislative Update' Scheduled for April 19

The next Sarasota Tiger Bay Club meeting will feature an update from the area's state lawmakers.

04/11/2018 By Staff

Top Sale

Bird Key Listing Fetches $8.6 Million

The sale is the highest-priced closing on Bird Key ever recorded.

04/11/2018 By Staff

Education

District Breaking Ground on New Middle School

The School District of Manatee County is breaking ground on its new Dr. Mona Jain Middle School in Lakewood Ranch.

04/10/2018 By Staff

New hires

Nonprofit Names New Community Impact Director, Community Support Specialist

Loveland Center, a nonprofit that helps individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently hired Jennifer Bushinger and Julie Kostelec.

04/10/2018 By Staff

Deals

Pain Management Practice Buys Venice Medical Office

Port Charlotte's Southwest Florida Pain Center recently purchased a 4,994-square-foot medical office condo.

04/10/2018 By Staff

Health care

New Emergency Medicine Residency Program Approved

The program is intended to draw recently graduated medical students to complete their specialty emergency training in Sarasota.

04/09/2018 By Staff

Real estate

Premier Sotheby's Florida Sales Volume Exceeded $3.6 Billion Last Year

Across its footprint in Florida and North Carolina, Premier Sotheby’s achieved a total sales volume of $4.1 billion in 2017.

04/09/2018 By Staff

Real estate

Bold Apartment Complex Holding Kickoff Party Wednesday

Bold Lofts Sarasota is scheduled to be ready for occupancy in August.

04/09/2018 By Staff

Data

Number of Retail Jobs Declines

The number of jobs in the retail industry fell by 6,400 in March, according to new stats released Friday by the National Retail Federation.

04/09/2018 By Staff

Science

Environmental Summit Takes Place April 25-27

The keynote speaker will be environmental historian and author Jack Davis.

04/09/2018 By Staff

Education

Automotive, Nursing Students Graduate From CareerEdge Program

Ten nurse assistants and nine automotive technicians recently graduated from Suncoast Technical College training programs developed by CareerEdge Funders Collaborative.

04/06/2018 By Staff

Data

Unemployment Rate Remains Steady

The American economy added 103,000 new jobs in March, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1 percent.

04/06/2018 By Staff

Deals

Tervis Sells Vacant Land for $550,000

Kansas' National Drying Technologies, LLC, recently purchased a 3.5-acre parcel from the North Venice company.

04/06/2018 By Staff

Data

Researchers Predict Above-Average Hurricane Activity

Researchers at Colorado State University estimate the Atlantic region will see a total of 14 named storms this year, including seven hurricanes.

04/06/2018 By Staff

Finance

Bank Names New Vice President

IberiaBank recently hired Joseph Talerico as vice president and branch manager for its office located on 17th Street.

04/05/2018 By Staff

Planning

Open Houses Will Showcase Bayfront Redevelopment Possibilities

The Sarasota Bayfront Planning Organization and the design firm Sasaki will share three options for the future of The Bay, 53 acres of Sarasota bayfront property.

04/05/2018 By Staff