Business briefs: Seafood Shack reopens banquet space

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CORTEZ -- The second-floor banquet space at Seafood Shack, 4110 127th St. W., has reopened to the public.

The VANDYK group, based in Toronto, purchased Seafood Shack a year ago and launched a renovation of the marina and banquet space to help attract weddings, charity events and business gatherings.

The two new banquet spaces, the 6,000-square-foot Neptune Room and 600-square-foot Hunter's Point, overlook the Intracoastal Waterway and the Cortez drawbridge, respectively. The Neptune Room accommodates 350 seated guests. Hunter's Point can hold up to 40 people for more intimate gatherings.

Those interested in hosting a wedding or event in The Neptune Room or Hunter's Point should contact the Seafood Shack at 941-794-1235, ext. 110. For more information, visit seafoodshack.com.

Westminster Towers to host hiring event Thursday

BRADENTON -- Westminster Towers & Shores will host a hiring event at CareerSource Suncoast in Bradenton from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bradenton Career Center, 1112 Manatee Ave. E. Westminster Towers & Shores is an active senior living community located along the Manatee River.

Interviews will be held for full- and part-time registered nurses, certified nursing assistants and MDS coordinators/RNs. No appointment is needed for this event, but interested applicants should e-mail their resume to wtb_hr@wservices.org in advance.

Westminster will conduct background check (level 2), reference checks and drug screening.

VW says more engines might violate pollution rules

Volkswagen said Thursday that more engines than previously disclosed might be in violation of European pollution rules but that the number was relatively small.

The engines -- installed in models like the Golf, Passat and Jetta early in 2012 -- may have software designed to provide an artificially low emissions reading when a car is undergoing official testing. The company declined to say how many vehicles might be affected but said they were sold only for a few months in 2012. Later versions of the engine are in compliance with European rules, Volkswagen said.

Even if the cars are found to violate European rules, it would not expand the number of cars considered to be in violation in the United States. Europe's pollution regulations are less stringent than those in the United States, and the vehicles are already considered in violation by the Environmental Protection Agency, that organization said Thursday.

Volkswagen is in the throes of crisis after the EPA said on Sept. 18 that Volkswagen cars sold since 2009 contained software designed to trick pollution-testing devices by detecting when a vehicle was undergoing emission checks and turning on pollution controls. When not undergoing testing, the cars' emission controls would be switched off. As a result, vehicles could emit up to 40 times the allowed amount of nitrogen oxides, a component of smog that is linked to numerous lung ailments.

This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 6:23 PM with the headline "Business briefs: Seafood Shack reopens banquet space ."