► BOTA Center, a historic office property at 1570 Boulevard of the Arts in Sarasota’s Rosemary District, and a nearby vacant 6,250-square-foot lot sold for $4.35 million. (Pictured above)
► Elite Airways is now offering flights to White Plains Westchester County Airport, in New York, from Sarasota Bradenton International Airport.
► Tricera Capital, a Miami-based real estate investment firm, started work on a phased renovation plan for its downtown Sarasota office building.
► M/I Homes named Joe Fontana president of the Sarasota division, based in Lakewood Ranch.
► The Florida Center for Early Childhood named Kimberly Treharne, a licensed mental health counselor, its chief operating officer.
► Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI) announced the sale of Expo On Clark, a 67,112-square foot retail property located in Sarasota, for $18 million.
► Xenia Management, a Clearwater-based real estate management services firm, purchased an 11.45-acre mixed-use property at 5520-5540 State Road 64 E, in Bradenton, for $11.1 million.
► Neal Land & Neighborhoods, a Manatee and Sarasota-based community developer, opened model townhomes at North River Ranch, located in Parrish.
► Helios Technologies, based in Sarasota, appointed Jason Morgan to the position of president, cartridge valve technology.
► UrgentVet, a dedicated urgent-care clinic for pets, opened at 501 N. Beneva Road, Suite 151, in Sarasota.
► CenterPlace Health, inSarasota, named Roseanne Gutmann as human resources director, Debbie Green as chief financial officer and Dr. Lisa Gonzalez-Abello as chief medical officer.
► Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s, a Sarasota nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers, named physician Sara Grivetti its new chief executive officer.
► Williams Parker, a law firm in the Sarasota-Bradenton market, elected attorney Bonnie Lee Polk as a partner of the firm.
► Ringling College of Art and Design, in Sarasota, announced that the Daniel E. Offutt III Charitable Trust has made a $500,000 gift in support of the Richard and Barbara Basch Visual Arts Center, including the woodshop, which will be named the Daniel E. Offutt III wood shop.