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Speaking to a room full of Sarasota business leaders Thursday on the eve of Florida's two-month legislative session, House Speaker Richard Corcoran passionately defended eliminating taxpayer-funded business incentives, an issue that has roiled Florida politics in...

Jon Thaxton, the senior vice president for community investment for Gulf Coast Community Foundation, said he was going to read from a script first and then tell members of the Argus Foundation, the Education Foundation of Sarasota County and the Greater Sarasota...

  Welcome Reception held jointly by The Argus Foundation, the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, and the Education Foundation Sponsored by Gulf Coast Community Foundation Hosted by The Sarasota Opera             

We lost an amazing leader last month. Wendel Fraser Kent lived more than half of his 92 years of existence in Sarasota. For 58 years, he impacted where he lived and we have all benefitted from his love and labor. After serving in Europe in World War II, Wendel met the...

Sarasota City Commissioner Suzanne Atwell honored The Argus Foundation by choosing to interview its Executive Director as her last interview before she retires from the city commission.  The 23 minute interview covers many topics including the role of Argus in the...

Southwest Florida residents can hear Corcoran speak in person about his legislative priorities next month. Corcoran will appear at the Sarasota Yacht Club on March 2 at 11:30 a.m. at an event sponsored by the Argus Foundation that is open to the public. Argus is a...

It is with great sadness that we pass along the news of the passing of one of our impactful community leaders who was also an Argus Foundation founder. Wendel Kent passed away last Friday at the age of 92. Please keep the Kent family in your prayers.