Tourism drop dents Sarasota economy despite visitor rise
The Greater Sarasota Tourism Association reports a six percent fall in local tourism last year costing about 49 million dollars. Out-of-state visitors rose seven percent statewide, yet Sarasota County saw 70 thousand fewer tourists in the first three quarters of 1982 than 1981. Executive director Larry Marthaler cites limited promotional funds and proposes a tourist tax to fund campaigns and offset the decline. Local leaders worry the downturn affects businesses and off-season prospects.
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Ceater Sarasota Tourism Association
Florida Department of Commerce
Sarasota County
GSTA
Larry Marthaler
The
Greater Sarasota
State Commerce Department
Marthaler
Florida Higghway
Venice
O.E. Phillips
Chamber
WACC
Dick Louis
Lane named Venice Hospital chief radiographer
Lane, now at Venice Hospital, becomes chief radiographer after a career including St. Michael's Hospital Sauk Center Minnesota and Naval Regional Medical Center San Diego where he served as chief technologist in the cardiac catheter lab and as senior radiographer in the Emergency Room X-Ray Department. He has an associate degree from George Washington University and memberships in major radiologic technology associations.
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Venice Hospital
Tom Lane
St. Michael’s Hospital
Sauk Center
Minn
Naval Regional Medical Center
San Diego
Lane
Naval School of Health Sciences
George Washington University
Wash
D.C
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
California
Minnesota
Taco Hut opens shop in Englewood Venice
Taco Hut, a Mexican foods restaurant at 138 N Indiana Ave, opened in December. Proprietors are Venice businessmen Don Worm and Dino Santi. Worm is a real estate broker formerly with Roll and Assoc and Merrill Lynch Realty Boomhower and was district sales manager for B and W Service Co. 1970 to 1978. Santi, ex partner in Weiss and Santi, was a caterer with Jerrand Caterers in New York for six years and has lived in Venice since 1978.
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Venice
Don Worm
Dino Santi
Englewood
Indiana Ave
Worm
Roll and Assoc
Merrill Lynch Realty
Boomhower
B & W Service Co
Bank records high earnings for North Port Bank
Joe Jenkins, chairman of the board, reported North Port Bank’s calendar year 1982 earnings at a record $482,587 before security transactions, a 1.03 percent return on assets. The bank earned $6.30 per share after taxes, up from $3.87 in 1981, a 16.22 percent return on equity, with assets rising from $38.1 million to $44.888 million.
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Joe Jenkins
North Port Bank
North Port Bank: Sarasota County's Independent Lender
December 31 1982 notes North Port Bank as North Port's only locally owned independent full service commercial bank and among the few remaining independent banks in Sarasota County.
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North Port Bank
North Port
Sarasota County
Culverhouse Buys The Country Club of Sarasota
Tampa financier Hugh Culverhouse owner of the Buccaneers has acquired The Country Club of Sarasota. The deal includes the clubhouse 18 hole golf course tennis courts swimming pool and 150 homesites within the community. Sarasota Realty Development will handle operation and renovation Coastal Realty of Sarasota Inc is named sales agent.
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Tampa
Hugh Culverhouse
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Country Club of
Sarasota
Sarasota Realty Development
Coastal Realty of Sarasota, Inc
Hunkeler Promoted to President at Florida Data Services
Neil Hunkeler advances from executive vice president to president of Florida Data Services Inc a United First Federal subsidiary. Established in 1982 FDS provides data processing administration of information systems and sells and leases electronic equipment. Hunkeler previously served as COO and was VP of United First Federal directing information systems. He participates in the Financial Manager's Association of West Central Florida.
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Neil Hunkeler
Florida Data Services, Inc
United First Federal
FDS
Florida Data Services
Hunkeler
Information Systems
Financial Manager's Association of
West Central Florida
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Florida
Ment of Commerce
Paul Schmidt
Damelio’s‘ Nursery, Inc
Damelio
Palm Power
Damelio’s
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Tis
Hibiscus
Corona
B.T.U
Petunias
Peters
Camelio
E-Z
Azinon Sang
Fedamelio’sursery
Ven
Highey Pate
Taco Hut
Ron
Culverhouse Boys Club
Minor Emergency Center OF
Venice, Inc
Candy Pugh, Jr
Nokomis Ave
South
al Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Woodstock, N. Y
Panasonic B&w
Smith-Corona
Sears
Oster
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