Bandage brigade

When U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, toured the Sarasota headquarters of the largest U.S. manufacturer of bandages, the focus was on creating even more jobs.

The March 14 event celebrated 87 jobs that have been created at ASO LLC since 2011, when the company's partnership with Wal-Mart began.

ASO has been headquartered in Sarasota since 1988, when it opened with 10 employees. Now, 28 years later, the company has 350 employees in the Sarasota area.