Deals

Osprey Avenue Retail Building Sold for $750,000

Sarasota's Osprey III LLC recently purchased the building at 3562 S. Osprey Ave., Sarasota, from 3562 South Osprey Avenue LLC.

08/14/2017 By staff

Honors

Manatee Chamber Celebrates Top Small Businesses

The Manatee Chamber of Commerce honored four winners at its 38th annual small business of the year awards.

08/11/2017 By staff

Technology

Tech Company Relocates Headquarters to Sarasota

The information technology engineering services provider Four Winds Network Services recently moved its North American corporate headquarters to Sarasota.

08/11/2017 By staff

Environment

Manatee County Recognized for Cutting Energy Use

Manatee County has reduced its kilowatt hours nearly 7 percent over the past five years.

08/11/2017 By staff

Energy

College Installs New Solar Array

The local contractor Brilliant Harvest recently completed installation of a solar photovoltaic array on the New College of Florida campus.

08/11/2017 By staff

Classes

Free Financial Literacy Workshop for Young Professionals Is Thursday

In partnership with the Sarasota Young Professionals Group, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County is offering a free event focused on financial literacy for young professionals.

08/11/2017 By staff

New hires

Goodwill Names New Director of Transportation and Logistics

Goodwill Manasota recently promoted Ron McLaurin to the role.

08/11/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Star volunteers, large grants and back-to-school backpack-stuffing in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

08/10/2017 By staff

Giving

Four Nonprofits to Participate in Growth Plan Initiative

Four nonprofits will participate in The Patterson Foundation’s next Margin & Mission Ignition initiative.

08/10/2017 By staff

Planning

Downtown Park, Streetscape Plans to Be Discussed Aug. 16

The City of Sarasota is organizing a community presentation on plans for a downtown park, as well as the Lemon Avenue streetscape.

08/10/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Company Launches New Addiction Recovery Support Site

The Sarasota company Recovery Guidance recently launched a new online platform that offers users access to a broad range of mental health providers.

08/10/2017 By staff

The arts

North Port Author Wins Silver Medal

Rena Koontz recently won an award from the Florida Authors & Publishers Association for her novel Broken Justice, Blind Love.

08/10/2017 By staff

Transportation

Port Manatee Sees Record Container Traffic

Just 10 months into its current fiscal year, Port Manatee has already broken its record for container shipments in a full year.

08/09/2017 By staff

Marketing

Public Relations Association Presents Annual Awards Next Week

The Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association is presenting its annual Chapter Awards on Wednesday, Aug. 16.

08/09/2017 By staff

Giving

Sarasota Financial Adviser a Finalist for Community Service Award

Jonna Keller, managing member of First Security Investments, LLC, was recently named one of three national finalists at the Invest in Others Awards.

08/09/2017 By staff

Education

Special Needs School Gets New Name, Management

Goodwill Manasota is assuming management of Bradenton's Ave Maria Preparatory School, which serves students ages 6-22 with special learning needs.

08/09/2017 By staff

Health care

Dermatology Practice Celebrates 10 Years

Sarasota's O’Donoghue Dermatology is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding this month.

08/09/2017 By staff

Deals

Palmetto Apartment Complex Fetches $1.7 Million

Sarasota's Regatta Royale LLC recently purchased the Regatta Arms, a 28-unit apartment complex in Palmetto.

08/08/2017 By staff

New hires

College Picks New Vice President

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota recently hired Scott Parke as its new vice president of planning and institutional effectiveness.

08/08/2017 By staff

Events

Women's Networking Group Meets Thursday

The next SWAT (Successful Women Aligning Together) luncheon begins at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10.

08/08/2017 By staff