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AI recycling robot launches at Sarasota sorting facility
An AI-powered robot built by Glacier began sorting recyclables at the Circular Services facility on North Orange Avenue in Sarasota on Oct. 8, recovering more than 35,000 items per day without replacing any existing jobs.
Business
Sarasota Lumora tower shrinks to 10 stories, 9 affordable units
Lutgert Companies dropped the state Live Local Act height override for its downtown Sarasota project, now called Lumora, cutting the design from 18 stories to 10 and reducing affordable units from 76 to nine while a historic preservation lawsuit over the U.S. Garage remains pending.
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Business
AI recycling robot launches at Sarasota sorting facility
An AI-powered robot built by Glacier began sorting recyclables at the Circular Services facility on North Orange Avenue in Sarasota on Oct. 8, recovering more than 35,000 items per day without replacing any existing jobs.
Sarasota, FL
86°F
Mostly Clear
Feels like 88° · 0% rain
WedSunny89°F2%
ThuSunny90°F46%
FriMostly Sunny88°F52%
SatIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms85°F32%
SunMostly Sunny83°F27%
MonMostly Sunny84°F37%
TueMostly Sunny85°F28%
Business
AI recycling robot launches at Sarasota sorting facility
An AI-powered robot built by Glacier began sorting recyclables at the Circular Services facility on North Orange Avenue in Sarasota on Oct. 8, recovering more than 35,000 items per day without replacing any existing jobs.
Sarasota, FL
86°F
Mostly Clear
Feels like 88° · 0% rain
WedSunny89°F2%
ThuSunny90°F46%
FriMostly Sunny88°F52%
SatIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms85°F32%
SunMostly Sunny83°F27%
MonMostly Sunny84°F37%
TueMostly Sunny85°F28%
Business
Potbelly plans three Sarasota-Manatee locations by early 2027
Potbelly Sandwich Works plans to open three new locations in Sarasota and Manatee counties by early 2027, starting with a Fruitville Farms shop before year's end, as the chain's brokers pursue even more sites in the market.
Business
Chicken Salad Chick opens in Sarasota with Vitale ribbon cutting
Chicken Salad Chick opened its first Sarasota County location Sept. 29 at 6650 Fruitville Road, with franchise owner Karen Jordan presenting a $2,106.94 check to Dick Vitale for the V Foundation for Cancer Research at the ribbon cutting.
Business
DayMark Wealth Partners opens Sarasota office with $250M team
Cincinnati-based DayMark Wealth Partners, a $6 billion investment firm, opened its first Gulf Coast office at One Sarasota Tower with four advisors formerly of Wells Fargo and Fidelity Investments.
Business
Lucky 8 earns Sarasota's first Michelin Bib Gourmand
Lucky 8, the New Orleans-inspired restaurant in Sarasota's Southside Village, earned the city's only Michelin Bib Gourmand when the guide included Sarasota for the first time in May 2026.
Business
Sarasota County approves 1,088 homes in Lakewood Ranch expansion
Sarasota County commissioners voted 4-0 on Sept. 23 to rezone 893 acres for the final two phases of Lakewood Ranch Southeast, allowing up to 1,088 new homes despite a unanimous planning commission recommendation to deny the petitions and opposition from Old Miakka residents.
Business
BODY Hot Pilates picks Sarasota for first expansion beyond Miami
Miami-based BODY Hot Pilates plans to open its first studio outside South Florida at Sarasota's University Town Center West District on Sept. 26, offering infrared-heated mat Pilates classes in the former Row House space.
Business
Garibaldi Seafood Mexican to replace Kolucan in Gulf Gate
New owner Margarito Rosas plans to transform the former Kolucan space at 6644 Gateway Ave. in Gulf Gate into Garibaldi Seafood Mexican Restaurant Bar & Grill, but legal issues are keeping the old name on the door and confusing regulars.
Business
Sarasota Motor Club plans $25K membership car club downtown
The Sarasota Motor Club, a members-only car club with $25,000 memberships, plans to convert a former drone manufacturing headquarters in the Rosemary District into a luxury storage and social space for collectors, with amenities including dining, a racing simulator and fleet vehicle access.
Business
Sarasota deputies seize 76 slot machines in gambling raids
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office seized 76 illegal slot machines from two businesses on Lockwood Ridge Road on Aug. 26, filing misdemeanor charges against employees and forwarding arrest warrant requests to the State Attorney's Office.
Business
Cravats' clothier closes Sarasota storefront, shifts to house calls
Henry "Hank" Battie closed his Burns Court custom menswear shop after 36 years in business and will now see clients by appointment in their homes and offices.
Business
U.S. Bank taps Sarasota banker to lead Florida expansion
U.S. Bank is entering Florida's business banking market for the first time, naming Sarasota-based Ehren McGeehan to lead the statewide push targeting mid-market companies.
Business
Sarasota's Rosemary District draws $24M project, new restaurants
Michelin-recognized Tralia to open second location.
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