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- Vote for Your Favorites in the Best of Sarasota 2026!
From your go-to coffee shop to the hidden gems you tell your friends about, it’s time to celebrate what makes Sarasota so special.
- A Small Sarasota Team Hits a Big Electric Flight Milestone
Helios Horizon’s first human-piloted solid-state battery flight happened in Zephyrhills, but the breakthrough was built by a Sarasota-based team trying to push electric aviation beyond the prototype stage.
- Sarasota Wants Your Say on Main Street’s Next Look
Three concepts—traditional, historic and coastal—are on the table for Main Street’s Complete Streets project. The public has until June 19 to weigh in.
- Sarasota Magazine Wins 15 Florida Magazine Association Awards
The magazine was recognized for writing, design, photography and digital excellence.
- Jamal Crook Has Been Appointed Principal of Booker High School
Plus: SRQ's Airport Circle has been renamed Rick Piccolo Circle, and more.
- Barancik Foundation Awards Nearly $7.1 Million in New Grants
Plus, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards more than $2.1 million in scholarships, and more.
- John Oliver Takes Aim at New College of Florida
"It's not going great," the late-night host said of the political takeover and institutional upheaval that have transformed New College's campus since 2023.
- Ringling Executive Director Steven High to Retire After 15 Years
High joined The Ringling in 2011 and stewarded the museum through major additions and restorations, including the opening of the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Art and James Turrell's Skyspace, "Joseph's Coat."
- Community Leaders Experience Life After Lockup Simulation
A Sarasota nonprofit's immersive simulation compresses the first chaotic weeks after prison release into a single hour, revealing the obstacles many formerly incarcerated people face as they rebuild their lives.
- Flashback: Friends at the Bradenton Beach Bathhouse, 1922
While bathing suit styles might have changed dramatically over the past century, our love of the beach hasn’t.
- Rick Willmott awarded OBE in King’s birthday honour’s list
Willmott Dixon’s executive chairman Rick Willmott has been given an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s birthday honours list. He is one of a raft of industry figures to be named in the 2026 list released on Friday (12 June). Willmott, who… The post Rick Willmott awarded OBE in King’s birthday honour’s list appeared first on Construction News.
- Affordable Housing Month: SD Development Passes Construction Milestone
This Affordable Housing Month, I’m delighted to share a project update about The Becker, an upcoming $140 million development in San Diego. The project is progressing with exterior systems being installed and framing underway. MVE + Partners is designing the project, which will be part of the $4 billion Riverwalk development, a thriving mixed-use destination that the architecture firm master planned. Image Courtesy of: MVE + Partners The <p>The post Affordable Housing Month: SD Development Passes Construction Milestone first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>
- The Growing Role of Mobile Command Centers in Field Operations
Field operations have changed because organizations now need faster coordination, clearer communication, and stronger control outside traditional offices. Public safety teams, government agencies, emergency responders, utility providers, infrastructure crews, military support teams, and event operators often work in conditions where information moves quickly and decisions cannot wait for a fixed command room. In these environments, <p>The post The Growing Role of Mobile Command Centers in Field Operations first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>
- Used Grain Carts and the Harvest Logistics Driving Farm Efficiency
Harvest is often pictured as a field full of combines, dust, grain, and motion, but the real success of harvest depends on more than the machine cutting the crop. It depends on movement. Grain must leave the combine efficiently, travel across the field without delay, reach trucks or storage safely, and keep the harvest rhythm <p>The post Used Grain Carts and the Harvest Logistics Driving Farm Efficiency first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>
- Kingspan Recognized as USA Today Climate Leader for Second Year
Kingspan today announces it has been recognized in USA TODAY’s America’s Climate Leaders 2026, a prestigious list recognizing U.S. companies that have achieved the most substantial reductions in emissions intensity between 2022 and 2024. This recognition honors organizations leading the way toward a more sustainable future by significantly reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in proportion <p>The post Kingspan Recognized as USA Today Climate Leader for Second Year first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>
- Your Next Client May Use AI to Find You—Will You Be Visible?
Something shifted quietly in the way commercial property owners do their homework. It did not make headlines the way a big infrastructure bill does, but contractors who pay attention to where their leads come from are starting to notice it. Clients are showing up to first conversations already knowing which firms they want to talk <p>The post Your Next Client May Use AI to Find You—Will You Be Visible? first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>
- $400M, 30-Mile Illinois Water Pipeline Moves Forward
Pipeline to bring Lake Michigan water to Chicago's far-west suburbs passes critical milestone.
- Vote for Your Favorites in the Best of Sarasota 2026!
From your go-to coffee shop to the hidden gems you tell your friends about, it’s time to celebrate what makes Sarasota so special.
- Woodworking scholarships worth $80K handed out
Recipients included seven freshmen from secondary schools and 17 from post-secondary schools. Find out more here. The post Woodworking scholarships worth $80K handed out appeared first on Construction Specifier.
- 'It just relieved my anxiety': SRQ welcomes first certified therapy dog
Traveling can be stressful for a lot of people, but now, passengers at SRQ have a new way to relax before takeoff.