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PGT Innovations’ Team Donates More Than 1,900 Pounds of Food to Nonprofits
NORTH VENICE, Fla. – PGT Innovations (NYSE: PGTI), a national leader in the premium window and door category, recently completed its “Storm Out Summer Hunger” initiative and donated more than 1,900 pounds of food to community food banks located near the company’s five...
Sarasota Observer: Dolphin Aviation gives back to Sarasota students
Ron Ciaravella never thought he would be in a place where he could award scholarships, but on Aug. 1 he handed out six $1,000 scholarships to rising college freshmen from the Sarasota area. Owner of Dolphin Aviation, an aviation services company, Ciaravella began the...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Robinson: Sarasota County leaders merit praise for financial stability
This year has been a significant one for Sarasota County in terms of debt, refinancing, and interest rates. It isn’t a sexy topic; in fact, the news rarely highlights it. But it is a year of achievement and savings, which is a big reason why our millage rate remains...
SRQ Daily Op-Ed – Planning Board Politicking Must End
The City of Sarasota has an identity problem. It’s not the entire city; the problem lies in its appointed city planning board. This advisory board has decided it wants to become a second city commission. Ignoring the advice of staff and the advice of the City...
The Argus Foundation Quarterly Newsletter 2019 – Issue No. 3
We have had a successful quarter and an incredible year of accomplishments so far!
Sarasota Observer: City Commission declines to change development review
“A subjective political process for approval changes the redevelopment landscape of the community and makes investing in Sarasota risky and uncertain,” Argus Foundation Executive Director Christine Robinson said. “If you don’t like what’s going on, change the code,...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: A revision of the vision for downtown Sarasota?
But in a letter to commissioners, Christine Robinson, executive director of the business group Argus, argued against politicizing the planning process. “Requiring community workshops are one thing,” she wrote, “but a subjective political process for approval changes...
