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Manatee–Sarasota

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  • July 5, 2018
Nonprofit names new board leadership

The Sarasota YMCA board of directors also elected Kim Githler as vice chair, Peter Powers as treasurer and Dan Dannheisser as secretary.

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  • July 3, 2018
Insurance company promotes employee to vice president

Mike Killingsworth previously worked at Safeco, GMAC Insurance and Allstate.

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  • July 2, 2018
Developer breaks ground on 18-story condo tower

The BLVD Sarasota condominium building, in Sarasota's Rosemary District, will have 49 residences.

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  • June 29, 2018
Tech company to sell subsidiary for $925 million

Gatan Inc., a subsidiary of Sarasota-based technology company Roper Technologies Inc., will be sold for $925 million.

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  • June 29, 2018
Sarasota County tract has lone bidder

Investment banker L. Ron Gray from New York plans to develop a five-star hotel on a current Sarasota County parking lot at 20 N. Washington Blvd. in a deal brokered by Steve HOrn of Ian Black Real Estate and John Harshman of Harshman & Co. Inc.

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  • June 29, 2018
Get To Know ... John Bryant

John Bryant is named the third principal at Sarasota's Sweet Sparkman Architects, after more than five years of working at the design firm.

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  • June 27, 2018
Former newspaper building under contract

Sarasota developer Wayne Ruben of WMR Consulting LLC to acquire former Sarasota Herald-Tribune headquarters in downtown Sarasota for possible redevelopment including apartments

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  • June 27, 2018
Nonprofit hires new executive, elects board leaders

Veronica Thames is the vice president of human resources at Blake Medical Center where she has worked since 2006.

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  • June 26, 2018
Prominent attorney, law firm CEO to run $83 million health care nonprofit

Jonathan Fleece, named president and CEO of Stratum Health System and Tidewell Hospice, is a health care strategist, advisor, attorney, speaker and author.

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  • June 25, 2018
Major airline adds nonstop flight to Chicago

American Airlines announced nonstop daily seasonal service to Chicago O'Hare International Airport from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport starting Dec. 19.

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  • June 22, 2018
Nonprofit hires construction administrator

Danny Bilyeu is a former field representative for U.S. Rep Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key.

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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • June 22, 2018
Foundation sells large Venice tract for roughly $18 million

Neal Land Ventures buy former Bridges property in North Venice from Gulf Coast Community Foundation for roughly $18 million, 13 years after affordable housing plan launched

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • June 21, 2018
Community bank names vice president

Tish Scott-Murphy, with 39 years of banking experience, comes to Sabal Palm Bank's Venice location as vice president and business development officer.

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  • June 20, 2018
National builder begins construction in master-planned community

The Isles at Lakewood Ranch gated community is the first Toll Bros. development in master-planned Lakewood Ranch.

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  • June 19, 2018
Manufacturer names new CFO, plans to increase philanthropy

Hosana Fieber served as Venice-based drinkware manufacturer Tervis' company's vice president of finance since November 2017.

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