Fruitville, FL

More than a decade after Sarasota County government began evaluating a new central administration building, the County Commission cut the ribbon on Tuesday to mark the opening of the $100.15 million headquarters.The new, 121,000-square-foot building is at 1 Apex Road in Fruitville Commons just east of Interstate 75 off Fruitville Road, a rapidly growing commercial and multi-family area by Benderson Development. It is the latest of county offices that have been gradually migrating eastward from

Multiple market reports predict the U.S. freestanding emergency department market will exceed $20 billion by 2031, and the Lakewood Ranch area will be part of that growth.The first freestanding ER in the area, HCA Florida Braden River Emergency at 8500 State Road 70 E., opened in 2018. The ER stood alone serving the Lakewood Ranch market until Lakewood Ranch Medical Center opened the ER at Fruitville in December 2020. Sarasota Memorial Hospital followed with the Sarasota Memorial ER a