Florida Rep. Wengay Newton, D-St. Petersburg, whose district includes portions of Palmetto, Bradenton and Sarasota, is offering an informational wrap-up on the state Legislature's recently concluded 2017 session.
NDC Construction Company, Ugarte & Associates and ZNS Engineering were recently picked to lead the design and build team for the new DeSoto location of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County.
CJ Bannister, a veteran who serves as the director of Goodwill Manasota's Veterans Services Program, was honored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast.
University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences extension office in Sarasota County is leading a class on the basics of solar energy for Florida homeowners.
The Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association, the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange have invited the entire local delegation to participate.
Manatee Technical College, 5505 34th St. W., Bradenton, is hosting the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange's first Construction Rodeo from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 11.
Florida comes in at No. 30 in a new ranking of states based on seniors' health issued by the United Health Foundation, a drop of six places from last year's ranking.
The Sarasota County Commission on Tuesday approved a proposal to allocate $21.2 million in Tourist Development Tax revenues to help fund the construction of a new spring training stadium for the Atlanta Braves in south county.
Port Manatee recently extended its agreement with Palmetto's World Direct Shipping to maintain weekly service between the port and the Mexican state of Veracruz for up to five more years.
The American economy added 211,000 new jobs during the month of April and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.4 percent, according to numbers released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Jason Bartz of NDC Construction Company was recently appointed to the board of directors of the Bradenton Kiwanis Foundation to complete the term of his father, Robert Bartz.
