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The head of the state’s environmental agency visited a gathering of Sarasota business leaders to tout Gov. Rick Scott’s environmental successes. Florida Department of Environmental Protection secretary Noah Valenstein said he expected it to be a busy year as Scott has...
A 2015 report from the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting concluded — based on information from “former DEP officials, consultants, volunteers and records” — that officials with the DEP “have been ordered not to use the term ‘climate change’ or ‘global...
The room filled with tears and hugs several times as many community members stood up to honor former Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson. “I tried really hard not to cry when Bill (Gunnin, North Port Area Chamber of Commerce director) called me, and I...
The issue of homelessness continues to permeate our community. It is a big part of our affordable housing discussion and continues to be a challenging problem. We struggle with how to deal with it on the local level, including the number of dollars needed to address...
Competition amongst counties and regions for economic development is fierce, almost as fierce as it was during the recession. Now is the time to diversify and make sure we are well-positioned for the next inevitable recession, which will hopefully come later than...
Christine Robinson, executive director of the The Argus Foundation, was honored Thursday by the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce with the 2018 Business Advocate Hall of Fame Award. The award is given to a community member who displays outstanding business...
The NAACP’s local organization has endorsed an initiative aimed at letting voters in the city of Sarasota decide whether to change their election schedule. The endorsement provides a boost to the effort and should help alleviate some concerns about the proposal’s...
