Education

New Program Supports Technical College Job Training

Recent grants from Goodwill Industries International will enable Goodwill Manasota and Manatee Technical College to present a new program: Community College 101.

01/10/2017 By staff

New hires

Local Lobbyist Picked to Lead Defense Contractor Group

The Florida Defense Contractors Association recently appointed Bradenton's Gene Moran as the group's executive director.

01/09/2017 By staff

Construction

Sarasota Church to Break Ground on New Family Center

The Church of the Palms will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of work on the Palms Center, a new family life center.

01/09/2017 By staff

New hires

New Attorney Joins Sarasota Firm's Tax Department

Alisa French recently joined the Tax Department of the Sarasota law firm Fergeson, Skipper, Shaw, Keyser, Baron & Tirabassi, P.A., as an associate attorney.

01/09/2017 By staff

Planning

County Commission Approves New Ellenton Movie Theater

The plans include a 34,000-square-foot movie theater and 22,800 square feet of commercial space on 7.3 acres near the Ellenton Premium Outlets mall.

01/09/2017 By staff

Construction

South Manatee County Condo and Marina Details Announced

The project will include four condominium buildings with up to seven stories and 212 units and a private yacht club and marina with up to 132 boat slips.

01/09/2017 By staff

New hires

Senior Living Center Names Interim CEO

Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life has named Jay Solomon as its interim chief executive officer.

01/06/2017 By staff

Transportation

County to Offer Rebates for New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Sarasota County is launching a program to boost the number of local electric vehicle charging stations.

01/06/2017 By staff

Health care

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Picks Chief of Surgery

Sarasota Orthopedic Associates spine surgeon Andrew Moulton, M.D., was recently named chief of surgery at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

01/06/2017 By staff

Politics

Town Hall Lecture Series Tickets Go on Sale Monday

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan are among the speakers who will appear.

01/06/2017 By staff

Data

Wages Up in 2016

The American economy added 156,000 new jobs in the month of December, continuing a record streak of 75 consecutive months of job growth.

01/06/2017 By staff

New hires

Jewish Family and Children's Service Picks New CEO

Jewish Family and Children’s Service of the Suncoast, Inc. recently selected Heidi Brown as its new CEO.

01/05/2017 By staff

Data

Florida Consumer Sentiment Increases

Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased between November and December, according to the latest survey results published by the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

01/05/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Several grants in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

01/05/2017 By staff

Entertainment

Reality TV Show with Mote Scientist Debuts Saturday

Tracy Fanara of Mote Marine Laboratory will compete to host a popular science and engineering TV show during Mythbusters: The Search.

01/05/2017 By staff

Deals

Homebuilder Closes on $30 Million in Real Estate

The Manatee County company Medallion Home closed on more than $30 million in real estate during the last 10 days of 2016.

01/04/2017 By staff

Technology

Advertising Groups Challenge New Data Privacy Rules

A coalition of advertising trade associations on Tuesday filed a petition asking that the Federal Communications Commission reconsider new rules created to protect consumer privacy.

01/04/2017 By staff

Deals

Jacksonville Ad Agency Acquires Sarasota Firm

Jacksonville's On Ideas, an advertising and branding agency established in 2005, acquired Sarasota's C•Suite Communications, effective Jan. 1.

01/04/2017 By staff

Marketing

Meetup Concentrates on Targeted Marketing

Raul Vielma of Propel Marketing and Ron Belyea from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune will share tips on focused marketing messages and more at a free Manasota SCORE Success Strategies for Business Owners meetup.

01/04/2017 By staff

Nonprofits

Financial Help Nonprofit Folded Into Family Assistance Organization

The Manatee Community Action Agency, a nonprofit that provides services to thousands of families in five counties, recently announced that Suncoast Community Capital, a financial and tax assistance nonprofit, has joined the organization.

01/04/2017 By staff