► National homebuilder Taylor Morrison has acquired a land parcel, in Manatee County, with plans to bring a new resort-lifestyle Esplanade community to the area. (Photo above)
► The Boatyard, a 2.03-acre mixed-use property on Siesta Key, sold for $8.9 million, according to Sarasota County property records, to Chris Brown, a Sarasota area entrepreneur, real estate investor and co-founder of the Above the Bar Hospitality Group.
► Former GE executive Dan Henson and his son, Dan Henson Jr., opened Arts & Central, a new restaurant in the Rosemary District of Sarasota.
► Sarasota County has launched The Resilient SRQ Multifamily Affordable Housing program to attract developers, and others, to build affordable multifamily housing projects.
► New College of Florida added Bruce Gilley, Ph.D, as a Presidential Scholar in Residence for the 2024-2025 academic year.
► Venice’s PGT Innovations’ president and chief executive officer Jeff Jackson has been appointed to the board of Astec Industries, a publicly traded manufacturer of specialized equipment for asphalt road building, aggregate processing and concrete production.
► Made in Manatee, a new online storefront created by Realize Bradenton, launched to highlight the goods and services offered by county-based businesses.
► Target plans to build a nearly, 150,000-square-foot store in east Manatee County, next to an existing Costco, on Lighthouse Road.
► Human resources professional DD Goerke, who serves as the chief people officer for All Faiths Food Bank, has assumed the role of president for the Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association, one of 28 statewide chapters comprising HR Florida.
► Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, in Sarasota, named Kathryn Gentile as a communications coordinator.
► The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation, in Sarasota, has re-elected Stephanie Jones and Ben Hanan to its board of directors.