PALMETTO, Fla. – The Port Manatee Propeller Club honored U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Sarasota) with its highest honor as Maritime Person of the Year during ceremonies March 11th at the Bradenton Yacht Club.
Buchanan was honored for his ongoing support of Port Manatee, including his pledge to assist port officials with the proposed Port Manatee Connector [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (March 11, 2010) – Governor Charlie Crist has named two prominent University of South Florida alumni to USF’s Board of Trustees, Jordan B. Zimmerman of Boca Raton, founder and chairman of Zimmerman Advertising, to replace Kiran Patel, and Byron Shinn of Bradenton, president of Shinn & Company, LLC, to succeed Sonja Garcia. [...]

SARASOTA, FLORIDA (March 10, 2010) Charter One Hotels & Resorts, Inc., recognized as one of the top hotel management companies, has appointed Scott Busby as President and COO.
Scott will be responsible for the leadership and continued development of Charter One and will work with the CEO on developing new strategic initiatives. “We see 2010 [...]

The Sarasota Association of Realtors® will honor 11 of its members with National
Realtor® Emeritus status at the organization’s first 2010 Quarterly Membership Meeting
on Friday, March 12th at Pine Shores Community Center, 6210 Crestwood Ave.
Each year, SAR and the National Association of Realtors® recognizes persons who have
been a member of NAR for a cumulative period of [...]

Mike Martella, (President of Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Inc,) Chairman of the Board of the Van Wezel Foundation announced today that the Foundation Board has selected Norman Olshansky to be the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation.
Mr. Olshansky, has been involved in nonprofit leadership, management and fundraising throughout his distinguished career. He [...]

SARASOTA, Florida (February 22, 2010) – Paul Hoffman, president of Sarasota’s SouthTech Solutions, will serve as the 2010 president of the Suncoast Technology Forum (STF) after being elected by the group’s board of directors.
“I am honored to serve as president this year,” says Hoffman. “2010 is shaping up to be a year of transition [...]

BRADENTON, Fla. (March 9, 2010) – Local wealth management firm Mott & Associates has added to its team of financial professionals. Patrick Hussey has joined Mott & Associates as an insurance specialist.
In complement to the existing wealth management and retirement planning services offered by Mott Associates, Hussey will handle all levels of insurance needs for [...]

TAMPA, Fla. (Mar. 9, 2010) – In recognition of her significant contributions to liberal arts scholarship, Jewel Spears Brooker will be awarded the University of South Florida Humanities Institute’s second Distinguished Humanities Graduate Award Mar. 18. The award honors USF alumni who illustrate the academic strength of the university through their achievements within, and [...]

TAMPA, FL – March 10, 2010 – Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY) today announced that William Carroll has joined Liberty Property Trust as a Regional Property Manager. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the property management of Liberty’s Southern region portfolios, including Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, South Florida, Houston and Phoenix.
“Bill is a [...]

Sarasota, FL – Kerkering, Barberio & Co. – is pleased to announce that shareholder Kathleen A. Hargreaves, CPA, holds the Certified Financial Planner designation. The CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, certification mark is a financial planning credential awarded by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) to individuals who meet education, examination, [...]

TAMPA, FL –March 7th, 2010 – RMC Property Group, a leading innovative full-service commercial real estate company, has hired Linda Podlaski to serve as its new Director of Property Management. Linda’s multifaceted career in property management spans more than 25 years in the Tampa Bay market.  Linda joined RMC on January 1, 2010, and is [...]

TAMPA, FL – March 8, 2010 – Chairman of Tampa Bay & Company’s Board of Directors and Owner/Proprietor of Mise en Place restaurant Maryann Ferenc has been appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. The Travel and Tourism Advisory Board assists the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on matters relating [...]