Philanthropy

Selby Gardens Receives $1 Million Gift for Phase 1 of Master Plan

The funds come from the Floyd C. Johnson and Flo Singer Johnson Foundation.

05/17/2021 By Staff

Finance

PGTI Reports 2021 First Quarter Growth, Raises Fiscal 2021 Guidance

The company's net sales increased 23 percent, to $271 million.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Save Our Seabirds Launches Search for New CEO

Current CEO David Pilston has announced his retirement.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Jobs

Women's Resource Center to Host Info Session on Women in Manufacturing

The free event will take place on May 26.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Philanthropy

Healthcare Foundation Golf Tournament Raises $170,000

The funding will be used for Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Physicians Endowment.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Grants

The Ringling Receives NEA Grant

The funds will be used to support a new exhibition titled Metadata: Rethinking Photography from the 21st Century.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Murals

DreamLarge Announces Gilbert Mural Initiative, Inaugural Mural

The initiative is a program designed to further the use of public art and highlight the evolving Rosemary District.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Bonnie Lee Polk Named Partner at Williams Parker

Polk, a litigation attorney, focuses on clients involved in estate, trust and inheritance disputes.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Events

Local Public Relations Association to Present Master Class on Balance

Featured speakers include Carolyn Maue, Blair Bloomston and Jamie Coffey.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota Opera Names Director of Marketing

Stephen Baker was most recently the director of marketing and audience development for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Awards

USF Associate Professor Marie Byrd Wins Research Award

Byrd has focused her scholarship on the intersection of race and gender for school-aged Black girls and the resulting complexity of their social, emotional and academic development.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Commercial Real Estate

TeKswamp Leases 10,000-Square-Foot Industrial Building in Sarasota

TeKswamp LLC sells refurbished electronics on eBay, Amazon and NewEgg.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Education

Ringling College, Patterson Foundation Launch Patriot Plaza Virtual Tour

The virtual tour is available to teachers, home schoolers, and students in Sarasota County through EdExploreSRQ.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Mental Health

Van Wezel Education Department Announces New 'Teen Voices' Program

The program was developed in response to the need for creative outlets for teen and young adults, particularly during the pandemic.

05/11/2021 By Staff

I, Robot

New Technology Allows Hospital-Bound Seniors to Explore The Ringling

The Ohmni telepresence robot is controlled by patients via a tablet and allows them to move independently and interact with others.

05/11/2021 By Staff

Education

New College Foundation Raises $500,000 During 'O’Shea Formula' Event

The funds raised during the virtual event will be directed to the Donal B. O’Shea Scholarship Endowment.

05/11/2021 By Staff

Philanthropy

Selby Gardens Receives $1 Million Donation

The funds will be used for the endowment of the gardens' Master Plan for its downtown Sarasota ampus.

05/11/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Selby Gardens Names Vice President for Visitor Engagement, Chief Museum Curator

Dr. David Berry has consulted as curator of Selby Gardens’ Orchid Show and has served in a senior leadership capacity at The Ringling since 2011.

05/10/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Bay Park Conservancy Hires Chief Experience Officer

Jeannie Perales was previously vice-president for museum exhibits, learning and engagement at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

05/10/2021 By Staff

Grants

Community Foundation Awards More than $320,000 in Grants

Funding will support equitable access to education and health care.

05/10/2021 By Staff