Osprey Landing is latest proposed East Manatee subdivision
EAST MANATEE -- A 38-home subdivision under consideration by county planning officials may be the next to fill in one of the few remaining patches of open between Upper Manatee River Road and State Road 64.
County records show a Clearwater company has filed plans to build a subdivision it calls Osprey Landing on about 14 acres it owns at 1010 117th St. E. Purchased by 117 Investments LLC in 2013 for $625,000, the land sits between the Windsong Acres subdivision on Upper Manatee River Road to the west and GreyHawk Landing to the east.
Planning files show that single-family, detached homes will comprise the development. They will be on two new stretches of road, 116th Street East and 11th Avenue East.
Several other subdivisions are scheduled to get their start nearby, including WCI Communities' 159-home Copperlefe and a 1,400-home Medallion Home community along Upper Manatee River Road. They would be built on acreage between the master planned Heritage Harbour community and GreyHawk Landing.
March of Dimes honors LWR medical center
LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The Women and Children's Center at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center has been recognized by the March of Dimes and the Florida District of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for reducing the number of early elective inductions and cesarean deliveries. The hospital recently met the criteria to qualify for this distinction, which includes achieving a rate for elective deliveries before 39 completed weeks of pregnancy of 5 percent or lower and that they have policies in place to prevent such deliveries.
"We're proud of our expert team of physicians and nurses who tackled this issue in our community and established policies to avoid scheduling deliveries before 39 weeks of pregnancy, except when medically necessary," said Judy Young, chief nursing operator of Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
Reducing early elective deliveries and improving the health of moms and babies is one of the key focuses of the March of Dimes and their "Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait" campaign. In an average week in Florida, 562 babies are born preterm and 27 die before their first birthday, many times as a result of their early births.
Staples says compromise for Office Depot rejected
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Staples offered to give up $1.25 billion in commercial contracts to acquire Office Depot, but federal regulators have rejected it, the company said Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission, which is suing to stop the $6.3 billion merg
er, declined comment on Staples' claim.
Staples said it will continue its court fight to acquire its competitor headquartered in Boca Raton.
Staples said it proposed the divestiture -- more than twice the amount previously noted in its a pre-trial hearing -- to allay the FTC's concerns the merger would reduce competition in the commercial market, forcing companies to pay more for bulk office supplies.
The FTC said Dec. 7 it had unanimously voted to reject the merger, filing a request for a preliminary injunction in federal court. Staples and Office Depot responded that they would fight the FTC's decision.
A hearing on the preliminary injunction is scheduled for March 21. A trial is set to begin May 10, but negotiations for a potential deal continue.
For Office Depot employees, some 2,000 jobs at its headquarters in Boca Raton would be affected by the outcome. If Staples completed the merger, it has said the combined company will be based in Framingham, Mass.
-- Herald staff and wire reports
This story was originally published December 21, 2015 at 8:05 PM with the headline "Osprey Landing is latest proposed East Manatee subdivision ."