All entries for December 2014

Sarasota Deputy Chief Tapped for Maryland Cabinet Post

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Tuesday Dec 30, 2014 4:34 pm

Sarasota Police Deputy Chief Stephen Moyer was appointed on Tuesday as the next Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Services for the State of Maryland. Gov. Larry Hogan made the appointment. Moyer has accepted the post and begins in late January.

“This is a prestigious appointment and an honor for him.  We would never want to hold him up from this amazing opportunity," said Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino. "Our loss is the State of Maryland’s gain. The Deputy Chief’s departure will leave the Sarasota Police Department with a loss but our agency will continue to move forward and continue to succeed in fighting crime and engaging with our community and continue to keep the City of Sarasota one of the safest cities in the nation."

Moyer will oversee more than 11,000 employees in the new post and a $1.3 billion budget.

Moyer first came to the Sarasota Police Department in April 2013.

Buchanan Speaks Out Against Opening Relations With Cuba

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Wednesday Dec 17, 2014 4:13 pm

U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, released the following statement to SRQ about President Obama's decision to open diplomatic relations with Cuba:

"Revisiting relations with a Castro regime that has long been designated a state sponsor of terrorism is irresponsible and sends the wrong message to dictators across the globe."

Buchanan, elected in 2006, serves on the Ways and Means committee and this session is the chairman of the Florida Congressional Delegation. 

In 2011, Buchanan files legislation to stop Cuba from drilling for oil off Florida's shore by authorizing the Secretary of Interior to deny leases to any companies doing businesses facing U.S. trade sanctions including the Cuban Embargo.

Caldwell Trust Opens Venice HQ

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Wednesday Dec 17, 2014 9:42 am

Caldwell Trust Company has opened its new headquarters in Venice on Center Road. The $3-million facility will be the long-term central office for the company, which was founded in 1993.  

“We will always be personal, traditional and independent, and we will remain faithful to ‘What We Believe,’ our founding principles," said CEO Kelly Caldwell. "We have a plaque with these principles inside our grand foyer, where we see them every day,” he said.

The new headquarters is an 11,500-square-foot facility with a wing dedicated to trust administration and another to the high-tech software being utilized by the company. Central in the structre is a 24-foot-by-36-foot main conference room with state-of-the-art video equipment available. 

The company has grown from managing $400 million when it opened in 1993 to handling $800 million today. A priority for the company in choosing a new site for headquarters was remaining in Venice, company officials said.

Saint Stephen's Episcopal School Opens a Lakewood Ranch Kindergarten and First Grade School

Posted by Lisl Liang on Tuesday Dec 16, 2014 10:29 am

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Selby Gardens Names Jennifer Rominiecki As President, CEO

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Monday Dec 15, 2014 1:19 pm

The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has named Jennifer Rominiecki, an executive administrator with the New York Botanical Garden.  "I am honored to join this dynamic organization as it prepares... More »

Air Canada to Offer Year-Round Service to SRQ

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Tuesday Dec 9, 2014 11:14 am

Air Canada today announced it would offer nonstop flight service between Toronto and Sarasota year-round starting in May. The news marks the first time there has been year-round service to Canda available... More »

Gay Marriage to Start in Florida

Posted by Jacob Ogles on Wednesday Dec 3, 2014 4:53 pm

Same-sex couples in Florida could be able to apply for marriage licenses as soon as Jan. 5, following a decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court denied the state’s motion for... More »

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