Transportation

Last Week for Public to Comment on MPO Transportation Plan

The Sarasota/Manatee MPO's Long Range Transportation Plan includes a list of all transportation projects anticipated to be funded through 2045.

10/16/2020 By Staff

Awards

Conservation Foundation Announces 2020 Conservation Honorees

The Manatee Fish & Game Association and Beautiful Ponds were both honored at the foundation's virtual Conservation Reception.

10/16/2020 By Staff

Elections

Sarasota County To Vote on Continuance of Tax Exemption Program for Business Incentives

The ad valorem property tax exemption enables businesses to save on the costs incurred from relocating to or expanding an existing operation within Sarasota County.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Jobs

More Than 885,000 People Filed for Unemployment Last Week

The U.S. also surpassed 8 million known cases of Covid-19, and 8 million Americans are now considered poor.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Rankings

Sarasota Ranked No. 1 Place to Retire in the U.S.

According to U.S. News & World Report, our warm weather, beaches and cultural scene make us a top pick for retirement.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Education

USF Closing Its College of Education

The closure is part of the university's plan to cut 8.5 percent of its state funding for the 2020-21 fiscal year, or $36.7 million.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Education

Cross-College Alliance to Host Virtual Internship Fair

The event will be held on the Handshake platform on Nov. 5.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Health News

SMH Opens New Digestive Health Center, Expands Gastroenterology Practice

The new outpatient facility offers early detection and specialized treatments for digestive disorders and gastrointestinal cancers.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Education

USF's PAInT Center Receives $30,000 Donation

The funds will be used to create a program that combines creative learning and classroom instruction with concepts that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Real Estate

Sarasota County Buys Warehouse on Apex Road For $1.9 Million

The county’s Department of Emergency Services will use 16,000-square-foot property.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Impact100 SRQ Announces Five Grant Finalists

The organization will award three of the finalists a $114,000 grant next month.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Hunger

All Faiths Food Bank Launches ‘ThankFULL’ Campaign

The food bank is hoping to raise enough money to provide 9,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving and 4 million meals to the community over the holiday season.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Finance

Port Manatee Reports 54.6 Percent Growth in Container Trade for Fiscal Year 2020

However, the port’s total cargo tonnage for fiscal year 2020 was down 7.5 percent.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Equality

Selby Gardens Adopts Organization-Wide Goals For Diversity and Inclusion

By the end of 2025, Selby Gardens aims for 20 percent of its trustees, employees, and volunteers to be racially and ethnically diverse.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Jobs

CareerEdge Offers Tuition-Free Plumbing Fast-Track Training

The training addresses the needs of plumbing employers that want to recruit and rapidly train people for a very specific skill set.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Health News

Tidewell Care Center Set To Open at Village on the Isle in Venice

The Tidewell Care Center at Village on the Isle will occupy eight of the continuing-care retirement community's 64 private suites.

10/12/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Fawley Bryant Announces Two Staff Changes

Amanda Parrish has been promoted to chief administrative officer and Nicholas Carolla has been hired as senior project manager.

10/12/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Healthy Start Coalition Announces 2020-21 Board

Marilyn Lapidus has been named board chair; Victoria Kasdan and Mona Herman are the board's new at-large members.

10/12/2020 By Staff

Real Estate

Neal Land & Neighborhoods Announces Opening of KB Home at North River Ranch

Both home models are priced in the mid-$200,000s.

10/12/2020 By Staff

Good Deeds

Meals On Wheels of Sarasota Launches 'Share the Love' Holiday Gift Drive

The organization delivers hot meals daily to more than 1,000 local homebound seniors, veterans, children and families every day.

10/12/2020 By Staff