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Princeton Review Names New College Of Florida To ‘Best Colleges’. New College of Florida was again named one of the country’s top undergraduate colleges by The Princeton Review. New College was among an exclusive group of American colleges to make the Review’s new college guidebook, “The Best 384 Colleges.” The book is based on surveys and interviews with students and administrators at several hundred four-year colleges. The Princeton Review also views New College as one of the nation’s best colleges for offering experiences and connections that lead to great jobs or post-graduate study. In May 2017, the Review named New […]
Campaign Against Summer Hunger Ends Well. The Campaign Against Summer Hunger raises funds for summer feeding programs. This year All Faiths Food Bank Received $151,700 In Grants. All Faiths Food Bank received grants from the following organizations: Boar’s Head Provisions Co. Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation Designing Women Boutique Gulf Coast Community Foundation Miles Media Siesta Key Kiwanis Club Foundation St. Paul Lutheran Church The Charles O. Wood, III and Miriam M. Wood Foundation The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee The Mosaic Company Wells Fargo Foundation
Elaine Griffin Now Operations Manager. Caldwell Trust Company has promoted Elaine Griffin to operations manager according to R. G. “Kelly” Caldwell Jr., CEO/president. “We’re delighted to announce Elaine’s advancement,” he said. “This promotion allows us to recognize her consistently outstanding performance ever since she joined us as a business analyst in 2016. It’s also one more example of our successful policy of promoting from within.” As operations manager, Griffin is responsible for the day-to-day processing, coordination, management, and oversight of the Trust Operations Department. She has acquired over 23 years of experience in the information technology industry and is an […]
AAA 4 Diamond Culinary Experience, Pascone’s Ristorante, Now In Sarasota. Judi Stanley brings her 25 plus years of AAA 4 Diamond experience to Sarasota with the opening of Pascone’s Ristorante. Rejoining Judi is Chef William Sellner who helped her build Michelle’s Fine Dining into its Four Diamond status. Chef William had departed after 8 years in the seasonal market with Judi to work full time, most recently as the executive chef for the Polo Club Wellington, Florida for the past 11 years. Together they are bringing an exciting blend to the Pascone’s menu ranging from the traditional authentic Italian dishes […]
Estetika Skin & Laser Specialists Now At Inner Circle Spa. Estetika Skin & Laser Specialists is a National Leader in the field of Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Surgery. Estetika is the only Black Diamond Thermage and Fraxel Provider in Milwaukee, WI and Sarasota, FL, the only CoolSculpting Center of Excellence and a Premier Crystal award winning CoolSculpting provider in Florida and Wisconsin. What makes Estetika different? Owner Gail Coleman explains, “Experience, education and our safety record. We have performed more non-surgical facelifts (Thermage) and cryolypolysis (CoolSculpting) procedures than any provider in the Milwaukee or Sarasota markets.” Estetika’s new location is […]
Powerhouse Duo Team Up At Premier Sotheby’s. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty announced the partnership of Cheryl Loeffler and Lisa Rooks Morris to form the Loeffler & Rooks Morris Group. Their combined individual sales volume totaled over $117 million in 2017. Originally from Alexandria, Va., Lisa Rooks Morris vacationed on Lido Key as a child with her family. She obtained an undergraduate degree from University of North Carolina and received master’s degree from Loyola University. She made Sarasota her full-time home in 2000 and began her career in real estate the following year. As a consistent multimillion-dollar producer throughout her career, […]
Jennifer Fowler-Hermes Discusses Gender Pay Gap. Jennifer Fowler-Hermes, a board certified specialist in labor and employment law with Williams Parker, recently presented “Minding the Gap: Understanding and Addressing the Gender Pay Gap” for the Charlotte County Society for Human Resource Management. She discussed contributing factors to the gender pay gap, the long-term impact on workers when there is a pay gap, company liability for a discriminatory pay gap, and recognizing and correcting discriminatory pay gaps. Fowler-Hermes represents private, public, for-profit, and not-for-profit employers of all sizes in litigation matters and assists employers in managing risks to avoid litigation. Her experience […]
New College Of Florida Selects Luis Suarez As Director Of Emergency Management. Suarez brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from Manatee County, where he served as an emergency management officer. In that position, he wrote and established the standard operating procedures for the county’s Emergency Operations Center. He also was responsible for planning and conducting two full-scale hurricane simulations, which hosted, trained, and evaluated over 200 county and municipal personnel. Additionally, he was responsible for coordinating the requests and arrival of resources being utilized to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in September 2017. Before joining Manatee County, […]
Neal Communities Totals 600 Year-To-Date New Home Sales. Neal Communities sold 83 homes in June, celebrating another month of continued solid performance for the company. “We’ve seen a steady, consistent pace for visitors and sales throughout the first six months of 2018 due to positive economic factors and rising consumer confidence throughout the country and Florida,” said Michael Storey, president of the Lakewood Ranch-based home building firm. “Additionally, we continue to supply the market with inventory homes in all of our communities for buyers looking to move immediately, which allows us to compete with the resale home market competitively.”
Jo Ann Koontz was installed as the 55th President of the American Academy of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (AAA-CPA). Koontz commented, “This is a huge accolade and I am honored to serve in this role and follow in the footsteps of those before me. The AAA-CPA provides vast amounts of support and education to its members and gives the public the opportunity to access a unique pool of expertise. I am committed to ensuring its continued growth, effectivity and success.” Koontz is a Sarasota, FL based attorney and CPA practicing in the areas of real estate, business organizations, and taxation. She […]
Sales In Lakewood Ranch Push It to #2. Lakewood Ranch’s exceptional sales numbers have boosted the community’s ranking to second place in the nation for mid-year 2018 for the first time in its history, according to Maryland-based real estate consulting firm RCLCO. Lakewood Ranch bettered its 2017 mid- and year-end position of No. 3 and outpaced many other recognizable and well-known communities in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Colorado, and even Florida. The Ranch secured 826 new home sales through the end of June of 2018, versus last year’s figure of 622; an increase of 33 percent. Only one other community […]
Academy At Glengary Receives A REAL Benefit. We want to thank you for the wonderful article on our Academy in the most recent edition of REAL Magazine. Wow, it was a superb article, beautiful photos and a high quality job. Thanks so much for helping us get the word out about our services. And, to top things off, we have received three applications for membership from families who read your magazine. We send a big thanks to you and your entire team. Sincerely, William McKeever Director Academy at Glengary
Thomson Reuters Lawyer-Rating Service Recognizes Williams Parker Attorneys. Williams Parker announced that Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters lawyer-rating service, has named 13 of its attorneys as 2018 Super Lawyers and three as 2018 Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The multi-phased selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations. The following Williams Parker attorneys were named as top attorneys in Florida for 2018: Super Lawyers: • Charles D. Bailey, III • Gail E. Farb • Jennifer Fowler-Hermes […]
Williams Parker announced the addition of Alyssa L. Acquaviva to the firm’s trusts and estates department. Acquaviva focuses her practice on estate planning and estate and trust administration. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Susan C. Bucklew of the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida and to Magistrate Cadigan of the Florida Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court. She obtained an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida College of Law, a J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, and a B.A. from the University of South Florida Honors College. For […]
Florida Trend Magazine Ranks Caldwell Trust Company Top 25. Florida Trend Magazine named Caldwell Trust Company to its “Top Rank Book of Lists” for trust companies. The designation for “Top Trust Banking Firms” places Caldwell among the Top 25 in the State. R. G. “Kelly” Caldwell Jr., President/CEO, said “We’re pleased to be on the list and gratified that Florida Trend recognizes our accomplishments and value.” For more information call (941) 493-3600 or visit the Caldwell Trust Web Site.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
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