► Kolter Multifamily, an affiliate of Delray Beach’s The Kolter Group, has commenced construction of its latest apartment community, Alton Osprey, at 174 E. Bay St., in Osprey. (Rendering above)
► New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees approved an $11.5 million deal to purchase land from the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority and agreed to create a new graduate academic program for marine mammal science.
► Gulf Shores Realty announced its 12th consecutive win of the Venice Gondolier’s Best of Venice award for Independent Brokerage.
► The 58th St. Connector, a road extension that was a part of the New College Campus Master Plan that creates an additional entrance and egress point for vehicles to reach College Hall and Cook Hall, has completed construction.
► Balboa, an operating company for Sarasota-based hydraulic cartridge valve manufacturer Helios Technologies, expanded its factory in Tijuana, Mexico.
► JR Evans Engineering, a Fort Myers-based civil engineering firm with a niche in floodplain and stormwater-related engineering, has promoted its Sarasota manager, John Vanni, to an ownership role.
► Richland Capital Holdings, a real estate investment firm, has bought 16 acres, for $5.5 million, in Lakewood Ranch, and will use it to develop an industrial site.
► Lakewood Ranch-based Tandem Construction has promoted Brian Leaver, as president, and Kent Hayes, as vice president.
► The Economic Development Foundation of Sarasota County received a $35,000 grant from the Truist Foundation, to support the entrepreneurial landscape in Sarasota County, and empower entrepreneurs with the tools and resources needed for success.
► Publix is hiring for a new store, at 9520 Buffalo Road, Palmetto.
► The Pickleball Club, a Sarasota company that develops and operates private, membership-based high-amenity indoor pickleball facilities, is moving forward on a project in Palm Beach County.
► A global technology, three-day conference, the Wi-Fi World Congress and Expo, is being held in Florida, for the first time, later this spring, at the Westin Sarasota.
► The former Yume Sushi restaurant, at 1532 Main St., in downtown Sarasota, has been bought by well-known local restaurateur Michael Evanoff.
► Sarasota-based CPA firm Kerkering, Barberio & Co. has promoted Lori Leutwyler from human resources manager to director of people operations.
► The Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club was sold to Virginia-based Heritage Golf Group, for an undisclosed amount.
► Sales opened for units in the second
tower of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay after sales on the first tower, which broke ground in July, hit the $400 million mark.