Manatee/Sarasota

► The Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods, an independent and assisted living community in Sarasota, completed a nearly $150,000 renovation of its independent living community. ► Construction on the Metropolitan,

► Sarasota Architectural Foundation and Center for Architecture Sarasota will merge as a single entity to be called Architecture Sarasota and will be led by Anne-Marie Russell as executive director.

► The Humane Society of Sarasota County announced the expansion of the HSSC, involving demolition of the current facility to lead into the final phase of the planned expansive renovation,

► Laura McCann was named executive director of the Animal Rescue Coalition, a nonprofit organization with a mission to end the killing of adoptable dogs and cats, in Sarasota and

► Halfacre Construction Company, a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, began construction on Bayside Community Church’s permanent North River Campus in Parrish. (Photo above) ► The-Offices-at-Ringling-Plaza-Rendering-scaled Ringling and Orange LLC

► The Center for Architecture Sarasota appointed Ryan Perrone, owner and co-founder of Nautilus Homes, to its board of directors. ►The Players Centre for Performing Arts, in Sarasota, named William

►Joint replacement specialist and orthopedic surgeon Alan Valadie with Coastal Orthopedics in Bradenton was honored with Blake Medical Center’s 2020 Doctor of the Year award. (Pictured above).  ► Allegiant Airlines

► OE  Wheel Distributors has broken ground on its sixth warehouse, and office space, at 1906 72nd Drive E., Sarasota. (Pictured above) ► National homebuilder, and developer, Taylor Morrison is

►Solar Power World recognized the efforts of solar contractors across the United States in its 2020 Top Solar Contractors list, where Sarasota solar installer Brilliant Harvest earned a rank of

►Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast announced a new $100,000 challenge pledge, from an anonymous donor, toward the permanent protection of Orange Hammock Ranch. ►Equity Lifestyle Properties, which owns the

►Kingdom Development, formerly JDL Development, purchased the Lakewood Heart Office Building, a 21,553-square-foot Class-A office building at 6771 Professional Parkway, Sarasota, for $3.4 million. ►Atlas World Group International, a subsidiary

►Halfacre Construction Co., a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, was awarded the contract to construct a new 11,000-square-foot building for Harvest House, one of the few nonprofit organizations in Sarasota