Education

Ringling College Motion Design Department Hosts Industry Leaders

All this week, Ringling College of Art and Design's motion design department is suspending its core classes to open up workshops to prepare students to enter the competitive industry after graduation.

01/30/2017 By staff

Education

Applications Open for Lakewood Ranch Leadership Course

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance is currently accepting applications for its spring leadership development series, The Executive Academy: Real Skills for Real Business.

01/27/2017 By staff

Marketing

Advertising and Marketing Firm Celebrates Anniversary

Grapevine Communications, a local advertising, marketing and public relations firm, is celebrating its 15th year of business in Sarasota and recently won an award for its philanthropy.

01/27/2017 By staff

Deals

Manufacturer, Electrical Company Lease New Spaces

Kansas' Moridge Manufacturing, Inc. and Destin's Coltin Electrical Services both recently leased new spaces on the Suncoast.

01/27/2017 By staff

Data

Gross Domestic Product Grew By 1.9 Percent Last Quarter

America's gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis.

01/27/2017 By staff

Education

College Names New Dean of Academic Affairs

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota recently named Mike Kiefer as the dean of academic affairs at the college's Bradenton campus.

01/26/2017 By staff

Deals

Landscaping Company Purchases Property for New Headquarters

Manatee County's Native Son Landscaping, LLC last month purchased almost 1.7 acres of property for $520,000.

01/26/2017 By staff

Health Care

Parkinson’s Symposium Draws 800-Plus

More than 800 people attended the Neuro Challenge Foundation’s annual symposium on Parkinson’s on Saturday.

01/26/2017 By staff

Construction

Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking on New Tax Collector Facility

Local officials, builders and leaders on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Mid-County Tax Collector Office.

01/26/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

An upcoming half-marathon and two generous grants in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

01/26/2017 By staff

Education

Community Foundation Scholarship Applications Due March 1

Applications are now open for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s scholarship program for traditional students.

01/25/2017 By staff

New hires

Trust Company Names New Operations Associate

Caldwell Trust Company recently hired Dennis Shanahan as an operations associate.

01/25/2017 By staff

Finance

Financial Advisers Partner on New Exchange-Traded Fund

Virtus ETF Solutions, an affiliate of Connecticut's Virtus Investment Partners, recently partnered with Sarasota's Cumberland Advisors to introduce the Virtus Cumberland Municipal Bond ETF.

01/25/2017 By staff

Deals

Construction Firms Form New Joint Venture

Sarasota's DM Constructors, LLC is forming a new joint venture company with KAST Construction, based in Tampa and West Palm Beach.

01/24/2017 By staff

Transportation

Event Celebrating New Bus Service Transit Station Is Jan. 30

Sarasota County Area Transit is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new transfer station at The Mall at University Town Center at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30.

01/24/2017 By staff

Transportation

Autonomous Transit Vehicle Showcased

The Paris-based public transit company Transdev held an autonomous transit vehicle demonstration at the Mall at University Town Center on Monday.

01/24/2017 By staff

New hires

Homebuilder Picks New Southwest Florida Sales Manager

The homebuilder Ashton Woods recently hired Nicole Reeder Russell as its Southwest Florida general sales manager.

01/24/2017 By staff

Politics

City Commission Candidates Square Off Feb. 2

The Sarasota Tiger Bay Club is hosting a forum for candidates running for the two Sarasota City Commission at-large seats up for grabs in the city's March 14 elections.

01/24/2017 By staff

Data

Florida Unemployment Rate Holds Steady

Florida's unemployment rate in December held steady at 4.9 percent, unchanged from November, according to figures released last Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

01/23/2017 By staff

Sports

Atlanta Braves Reps to Discuss Spring Training Relocation Tuesday

Representatives from Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves will attend the next Sarasota County Commission meeting to 'publicly introduce themselves and express their desire to relocate spring training operations to Sarasota County.'

01/23/2017 By staff

Sarasota Magazine

Biz Daily

Ringling College Motion Design Department Hosts Industry Leaders

Applications Open for Lakewood Ranch Leadership Course

Advertising and Marketing Firm Celebrates Anniversary

Manufacturer, Electrical Company Lease New Spaces

Gross Domestic Product Grew By 1.9 Percent Last Quarter

College Names New Dean of Academic Affairs

Landscaping Company Purchases Property for New Headquarters

Parkinson’s Symposium Draws 800-Plus

Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking on New Tax Collector Facility

This Week's Good Deeds

Community Foundation Scholarship Applications Due March 1

Trust Company Names New Operations Associate

Financial Advisers Partner on New Exchange-Traded Fund

Construction Firms Form New Joint Venture

Event Celebrating New Bus Service Transit Station Is Jan. 30

Autonomous Transit Vehicle Showcased

Homebuilder Picks New Southwest Florida Sales Manager

City Commission Candidates Square Off Feb. 2

Florida Unemployment Rate Holds Steady

Atlanta Braves Reps to Discuss Spring Training Relocation Tuesday