New hires

Wealth Management Firm Hires New Analyst

BMO Private Bank, part of BMO Wealth Management, recently appointed Brady Polk as a private wealth analyst.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

Sports

City Celebrates Grand Opening for Artificial Turf Field on Sept. 13

The City of Sarasota will hold a grand opening celebration for Turf Field Stadium, a new multi-sport facility at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

Sports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Exec Discusses Team's Business Operations Thursday

Brian Ford, the chief operating officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will discuss the team's business operations at The Argus Foundation's next Meet the Minds luncheon.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Montessori Preschool Leases Towles Court Space

Melanie Smith of Indigo Montessori School recently leased a 1,451-square-foot building located at 238 Links Ave., Sarasota.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Forty Carrots Hires New Child, Family Therapy Supervisor

Forty Carrots Family Center recently hired Dr. Rosemary Cullain as the agency's new clinical supervisor for child and family therapy services.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Construction

New Townhome Development Announced

Ashton Woods, one of the nation’s largest private homebuilders, recently unveiled plans for its newest Sarasota townhome development: Hammock Park.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Education

New College, USF Police Chief Appointed to State Committee

New College of Florida and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee's Michael Kessie was recently named the chair of the university and education committee of the Florida Police Chiefs Association.

09/06/2016 By staff

Data

New Research Shows Half of Florida Workers Earn Less Than $28,236 a Year

A new report published by Florida International University's Research Institute on Social & Economic Policy finds that 65 percent of Floridians earn less than the state's average annual salary, $39,099, and half earn less than $28,236.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Food

Restaurant Group Names New Board President

The Sarasota-Manatee Originals, a nonprofit with more than 50 member restaurants, recently elected Sonia Velasco as the group's new board president.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Design

Kitchen, Bath Company Expands Into Sarasota

Gilbert Design Build, a local remodeling company, is expanding its operations.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Planning

City Commission to Discuss Parking Meters Tuesday

City staffers have proposed adding 458 metered parking spaces in the 'downtown/judicial area,' approximately 11 percent of all public parking spaces there.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Florida Company Acquires Sarasota's Hotel Indigo

Innisfree Hotels—a Gulf Breeze, Florida, company that owns or manages 2,406 hotel rooms—took over ownership and operations of Sarasota's Hotel Indigo on Wednesday.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

The arts

Music Program Picks Four New Board Members

The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast recently welcomed four new members to its Board of Trustees.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Law

Legal Honors

A roundup of last month's significant achievements and recognitions in the local legal field.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Entertainment

Wine Company Launches In-Home Tasting Events in Sarasota

Sarasota's Darlene Nicholson was recently named a wine consultant for The Traveling Vineyard, a national business that organizes in-home wine-tasting experiences.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Deals

38.5 Bradenton Acres, Set for Apartment Complex, Sell for $2.7 Million

Tampa's Park 30 Partners, LLC on Wednesday purchased 38.5 acres located at 33rd Street E. and 55th Drive E. in Bradenton for $2.7 million.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Entertainment

Manatee County-Set TV Show Will Begin Shooting Soon

The new television show Claws will begin shooting in the area soon. The program will be executive-produced by Rashida Jones and her business partner Will McCormack.

09/01/2016 Research by staff