Pictured: Erin Duggan, President & CEO of Visit Sarasota County (VSC), Virginia Haley, Past President of VSC, and John LaCivita, Board Chair of VSC and President/CEO of Willis A. Smith Construction, recognize Watershed Hospitality Concepts with the 2026 B

Visit Sarasota County (VSC) is encouraging all local hospitality and tourism businesses to celebrate their star employees, volunteers, and leaders through its annual Haley Hall of Fame Awards. Nominations are open now through August 28. Local businesses can submit nominations now through August 28 at bit.ly/haleyawards. All nominees will be notified in early Fall, and the awards celebration will take place at the tourism bureau’s Indicators and Insights Summit, to be hosted at the Art Ovation Hotel on November 19. Early-bird tickets and sponsorships are also on sale now at bit.ly/VSCSummit. 

Pictured: Erin Duggan, President & CEO of Visit Sarasota County (VSC), Virginia Haley, Past President of VSC, and John LaCivita, Board Chair of VSC and President/CEO of Willis A. Smith Construction, recognize Watershed Hospitality Concepts with the 2026 B

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