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SRQ DAILY Apr 6, 2015

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"By bringing the Olympic Rings to the Gulf Coast, our region and these competitions have the opportunity to draw a larger national and international audience that patronize local businesses and merchants."

- Katherine Harris, Sarasota Bradenton Modern Pentathlon
 

[Real Estate]  Manatee Market Summary

Single-family homes are staying on the market for a longer period of time than they did a year ago, but on average are selling for a higher price, according to February sales figures released by the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee. The average sales price in February climbed to nearly $314,000 in February, up from less than $260,000 the same month in 2014. 

[Sports]  Modern Pentathlon Creates $5.7M Impact
Jacob Ogles, jacob.ogles@srqme.com

The Modern Pentathlon World Cup in February created a $5.7-million economic impact on Southwest Florida’s economy, according to a study released by Visit Sarasota County. That’s more than twice the impact of a pentathlon event held last June, and a sign of the growing importance of sports in area tourism.

The Sarasota Bradenton Modern Pentathlon Organizing Committee reported that approximately 13,500 guests attended the World Cup events, with about 20 percent of those visiting from outside the region. That compares to 9,000 spectators last June, 150 of whom were international visitors. Last year’s event had an impact of $2 million. The February event, hosted at the Selby Aquatic Center and at Nathan Benderson Park was the second of four connected Olympic-level competitions scheduled here in a three-year span of time. But even more important than the impact of one event, organizers say the success of the Pentathlon helps establish an international reputation for local venues. “We wanted to show other organizers how to host Modern Pentathlon events, and the Sarasota and Bradenton World Cup Games are the perfect example of what we want to do with all of our events,” said Karen Myers, event manager for the Union International de Pentathlon Moderne, the international organization in charge of the pentathlon.  

The U.S. Modern Pentathlon Olympic Trials will be held this coming February, followed by the Modern Pentathlon World Cup in April, and the Sarasota Bradenton Modern Pentathlon Organizing Committee expects more events to be scheduled following the success of the ones already completed. “Our volunteers and interns are becoming skilled professionals. We hope to assist the counties’ efforts to attract additional world class sporting events to the region,” said Katherine Harris, SBMPOC executive chair. “By bringing the Olympic Rings to the Gulf Coast, our region and these competitions have the opportunity to draw a larger national and international audience that patronizes local businesses and merchants.  We can continue to raise the regions’ international reputation as a great place to live, work, play and thrive.”  

[Agenda]  Police Site to be Discussed by City

Sarasota City Commission: The board meets today to discuss a 2003 memorandum of understanding between city and county governments concerning the transfer of the former Sarasota Police Department site. The evening session begins at 6pm at City Hall.

Manatee County Commission: The board meets Tuesday to discuss plans for Try Transit Day, an event planned on April 22 when there will be free fixed route bus rides offered. The meeting will be held at 9am at the Manatee County Government Administrative Center in Bradenton. 

[Exec Moves]  Manatee Memorial Announces New Board Members

Caleb Grimes, John Peters, Melvin Price,  and Carol Probstfeld have been named to the Board of Governors of Manatee Memorial Hospital. The 319-bed acute care hospital opened in 1953 and is owned by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services. Grimes is a partner at the law firm of Grimes Goebel Grimes Hawkins Gladfelter and Galvano. Peters, a pulmonologist with Matrix Pulmonary, is the chief of the medical staff at Manatee Memorial. Price is the chief of the Podiatry Department at Manatee County Rural Health Services. Probstfeld is the president of State College of Florida. 

Manatee Memorial Hospital

[Exec Moves]  Almy Reappointed to Historical Commission

Governor Rick Scott announced the reappointment of Marion Almy to the Florida Historical Commission.Almy, of Sarasota, is a registered professional archaeologist and president of Archaeological Consultants. She is reappointed for a term ending December 31, 2018. 

Governor of Florida

[Launch ]  MyFirstBackPack.org Drive Begins

The HuB Agency and The Early Learning Coalition have collaborated to initiate the new campaign MyFirstBackPack.org. The campaign is designed to raise funds and awareness to support pre-kindergarteners in Sarasota County that currently live in poverty. Of the 15,000 children residing in Sarasota County, 21 percent of children under the age of five do not have access to high-quality early learning experiences and supplies, officials with the campaign said. The 90-day campaign has goal of raising $60,000 by mid-June. Contributors have the option to give a range of denominations, and with each $20 donation the MyFirstBackpack.org program supplies a child with a backpack filled with the necessary tools for early intellectual development.  

MyFirstBackPack.org

[Expansion]  Doctors Breaks Ground for ER, OR Effort

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for an emergency and operating room expansion. This project is the next phase of a planned $17-million renovation. When complete, the Emergency Department will offer 19 private exam rooms, as well as an updated waiting area and new ambulance canopy.  The operating room expansion project adds two new operating rooms and expands a sterile storage area. These new operating rooms will complement the hospital’s robotics surgery program. 

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota

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