by Christine Robinson | Mar 18, 2017 | News
Our last Meet the Minds luncheon with Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran sold out in four days. It sold out quickly for many reasons, including the state controversy over Enterprise Florida, Visit Florida and business incentives. It was easy to vilify the Speaker...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 15, 2017 | News
I read former Mayor Mollie Cardamone’s attack on a letter writer who called STOP!’s policies into question for their clearly negative effects on our vibrant downtown (“STOP! and think,” Saturday Herald-Tribune). In that letter, Cardamone, a...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 14, 2017 | Argus Impact
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has named Gecko’s Hospitality Group a 2017 Florida Restaurant Neighbor Award winner for the fifth consecutive year. The awards honor restaurants that go above and beyond in community service and that aim...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 12, 2017 | Argus Impact
For father and son duo Robert and Rob Morris, volunteering on behalf of Goodwill Manasota is a family affair. Robert served on the board of directors for at least 20 years, serving as chairman several times; this month, Rob will step down as chairman after two years...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 6, 2017 | News
While there isn’t a companion bill in the Senate yet, the House version has the backing of Speaker Richard Corcoran. The Land O’Lakes Republican told an audience Thursday at the Sarasota Yacht Club local governments cannot be allowed to “thwart the...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 2, 2017 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 2, 2017 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 2, 2017 | News
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 ...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 18, 2017 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 8, 2017 | News
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...
