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Sarasota, Manatee tourism hits the road

Visit Sarasota's Virginia Haley and Manatee County Convention and Visitors Bureau's Elliott Falcione shared about the area.


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 2:59 p.m. March 30, 2016
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Members and guests of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance heard about fun places to visit and attractions in Sarasota and Manatee Counties March 30, as leaders of the area’s two tourism organizations shared about visiting “the Suncoast on a tankful.”

 

Gabriel Vest, with Grapevine Communication, with Jacqueline Mazur and Charlotte Griffin, both of Berlin Patten Ebling
Gabriel Vest, with Grapevine Communication, with Jacqueline Mazur and Charlotte Griffin, both of Berlin Patten Ebling
Stacy Morgan, of Gator Air Conditioning and Plumbing, with Susie Kruse, of Gateway Bank
Stacy Morgan, of Gator Air Conditioning and Plumbing, with Susie Kruse, of Gateway Bank
Kathy Herbst, of Residual Success, with James Abelson, with RTI Insurance
Kathy Herbst, of Residual Success, with James Abelson, with RTI Insurance
Chris Romine and Lisa Mead, with Northern Trust
Chris Romine and Lisa Mead, with Northern Trust
Kerry Conboy, of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Bonnie Jones, with USF Sarasota-Manatee
Kerry Conboy, of Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Bonnie Jones, with USF Sarasota-Manatee
Dave Minton, of One Sarasota Realty Group, and with John Bradshaw, of Lyteworks
Dave Minton, of One Sarasota Realty Group, and with John Bradshaw, of Lyteworks
DJ Lambert with Kobernick-Anchin Benderson and Jim Ryan, of Decision Associates
DJ Lambert with Kobernick-Anchin Benderson and Jim Ryan, of Decision Associates
Dimitrios Vafeas, of Northern Trust, with Kelly Olivieri Gilliland, of Horizon Mortgage Corp.
Dimitrios Vafeas, of Northern Trust, with Kelly Olivieri Gilliland, of Horizon Mortgage Corp.
Sevim Schennum and Liliya Sablukova, both Lakewood Ranch residents, came out to hear what was going on.
Sevim Schennum and Liliya Sablukova, both Lakewood Ranch residents, came out to hear what was going on.
Manatee County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Elliott Falcione speaks.
Manatee County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Elliott Falcione speaks.

 

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