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Animals

Animal Rescue Coalition Performs Surgery No. 50,000

The Animal Rescue Coalition recently announced that it has spayed or neutered 50,000 dogs and cats since the organization's founding in 1998.

11/22/2016 By staff

New hires

Venice Construction Company Hires Two

The Venice-based commercial construction company J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. recently hired Steven Franks as an assistant superintendent and Oliver Huff as a project engineer.

11/22/2016 By staff

Events

Electrical Upgrades Coming to Venice Airport Festival Grounds

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to the Suncoast Foundation for Handicapped Children for a project to increase the electrical capacity at the Venice Municipal Airport Festival Grounds.

11/22/2016 By staff

Data

Retail Trade Group Predicts Holiday Shopping Bump

The Florida Retail Federation is predicting a 4 percent increase in sales for Florida retailers during the upcoming holiday shopping season.

11/22/2016 By staff

Construction

Grand Opening for New Neighborhood Announced

The private homebuilder Ashton Woods this week announced the grand opening of its newest community of townhomes: Hammock Park.

11/22/2016 By staff

Marijuana

Liquid Cannabis Company Explores Sarasota Opening

Le Herbe, a cannabis beverage company, is currently exploring the possibility of opening a permanent office in Sarasota.

11/22/2016 By staff

Giving

Community Foundation Leaders Discuss Work at December Luncheon

Leaders from some of our area's community foundations will discuss the state of philanthropy in our community during a Sarasota Tiger Bay Club luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 1.

11/22/2016 By staff

Tourism

Groundbreaking for New Pinecraft Inn Set for Nov. 30

Dutchman Hospitality Group, Inc. will celebrate the groundbreaking of the Carlisle Inn, the new 103-room inn set to be built in Sarasota's Pinecraft community, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30.

11/22/2016 By staff

Real estate

Realtor Association CEO Will Retire at End of 2017

Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee CEO Kathy Roberts will retire at the end of 2017.

11/21/2016 By staff

New hires

Commercial Real Estate Firm Names New Senior Adviser

SVN Commercial Advisory Group recently hired Peter Kingsly as a senior adviser.

11/21/2016 By staff

Deals

Cabinet, Countertop Company Leases Lakewood Ranch Location

Trend Transformations of Sarasota recently leased a 1,753-square-foot retail space in the Lake Osprey Plaza Shopping Center.

11/21/2016 By staff

Tourism

Tourist Tax Collections Increase to Almost $20 Million

Tourist Development Tax collections increased to almost $20 million in fiscal year 2016, a 4.7 percent increase over 2015.

11/18/2016 By staff

Construction

Housing Starts Up in October

The rate of privately owned American housing starts increased by 25.5 percent between September and October, and the rate increased 23.3 percent between October 2015 and October 2016.

11/18/2016 By staff

The arts

Theater Launches $6 Million Fundraising Campaign

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe recently launched its Heart & Soul Capital Campaign, an effort to raise $6 million to transform the organization's 2.5-acre, two-building campus at 10th Street and Orange Avenue.

11/18/2016 By staff

Deals

Office Building Sold for Almost $1.3 Million

The Bradenton company Fig Trees and Grace, LLC recently purchased a 7,902-square-foot office building located in the International Trade Center.

11/18/2016 By staff

Deals

SunTrust Bank Building Now Fully Occupied

With new tenants Hill, Barth & King LLC and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, SunTrust Bank’s downtown Sarasota office building is now 100 percent occupied.

11/17/2016 By staff

Deals

Sarasota Company Pays $625,000 for Retail Strip Center

The Sarasota company 4281-4305 Clark Rd LLC recently purchased a 2,956-square-foot retail strip center located at 4235 Clark Road, Sarasota.

11/17/2016 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

A superhero-themed adoption, several community grants and more in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

11/17/2016 By staff

Construction

Venice Construction Company Wins Contract for New Clubhouse

The Venice commercial construction company J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. was recently awarded a contract for the construction of the clubhouse at Watercrest.

11/16/2016 By staff

Real estate

Mortgage Company Opens New Sarasota Office

Element Funding, a division of Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc., recently opened its first branch office in Sarasota.

11/16/2016 By staff

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