Science

Mote Enters Final Stage of Construction on Keys Research Facility

Mote Marine Laboratory recently entered the final stages of construction on its new coral research facility in the Florida Keys and remains on schedule to open the center in the spring.

12/13/2016 By staff

Entertainment

New Ellenton Movie Theater Moves Forward

The Manatee County Planning Commission on Thursday approved plans for a 34,000-square-foot movie theater and 22,800 square feet of additional commercial space set to be built on 7.3 acres of land near the Ellenton Premium Outlets mall.

12/09/2016 By staff

Construction

Construction Company Building New Agriculture Department Facility

The 28,210-square-foot building will be used to protect local agriculture from non-indigenous insect outbreaks.

12/08/2016 By staff

Construction

Builder's 2016 Home Sales Surpass 1,000

The Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities sold 81 homes in November, bringing the firm’s year-to-date total to 1,037 sales.

12/07/2016 By staff

Construction

Homebuilder Celebrates Opening of New Headquarters

Nautilus Homes held a ribbon cutting Saturday to celebrate the company's new headquarters.

12/07/2016 By staff

The SEEN

941CEO and GCBX Launch Party

GCBX members meet at Dimmitt Chevrolet's State Street showroom.

12/07/2016 Photography by Lori Sax

Planning

City Approves Quay Redevelopment Proposal

The Sarasota City Commission voted Monday to approve a development agreement for 695 residential units, 175 hotel rooms, 38,972 square feet of office space and 189,050 square feet of commercial space at the former site of the Sarasota Quay.

12/06/2016 By staff

Construction

Model Home in New Bradenton Neighborhood Completed

The private homebuilder Ashton Woods recently completed a new model home in its Rosedale neighborhood.

12/05/2016 By staff

Construction

Local Construction Company Wins Ohio Contract

Halfacre Construction Company will renovate and retrofit a 136,000-square-foot building that will become the headquarters of Ohio Eagle Distributing, an Anheuser-Busch beer distributor owned by John Saputo.

12/05/2016 By staff

Construction

County Celebrates Completion of Bee Ridge Improvements East of I-75

Sarasota County will celebrate the completion of improvements to the 2.6-mile stretch of Bee Ridge Road between Mauna Loa Boulevard and Iona Road on Monday.

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

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

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

On the Homefront

New Model Going Up in The Concession; Last weekend for Lakewood Ranch Tour of Homes

News and notes from the real estate and design industry.

11/18/2016 By Ilene Denton

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