Business briefs: New Starbucks, new UTC fire station, Pirates job fairs

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MANATEE -- Starbucks is adding another location near Lockwood Ridge Road and State Road 70 at 4220 53rd Ave. E.

On Dec. 18, Benderson Development Co. filed plans with Manatee County to build out nearly 2,000 square feet for a new Starbucks in a multi-tenant building.

Starbucks has one nearby location at 7386 52nd Place E. near Interstate 75, and multiple others in the Bradenton-Sarasota area. The company has more than 23,000 stores in 68 countries worldwide.

New fire station to debut in busy Mall at UTC area

UNIVERSITY PARK -- Sarasota County will host a grand opening celebration this week for its new Fire Station 17 next to Nathan Benderson Park.

The single-story fire station at 5431 Desoto Road measures over 12,000 square feet and features three truck bays, full-time staff and an advance life support ambulance. The building also houses a Sarasota County Sheriff's Office operations facility, which will be used for special projects, equipment storage and staging for large public events in the area. The sheriff's operations facility will not be staffed for daily operations and is not open to the public.

The station's response area handles roughly 2,000 calls per year. With the continued growth of the area, which includes Nathan Benderson Park and the Mall at University Town Center, calls are expected to increase. The new station has the capacity to support that growth, according to county officials.

The celebration and a traditional "uncoupling of the hose" ceremony begin at 10 a.m. Thursday.

Pirates, Marauders to host two job fairs at Pirate City

BRADENTON -- The Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders will host two job fairs this month. The fairs, on Thursday and Jan. 20, will be held at Pirate City, 1701 27th St. E.

Each fair will be split into a morning and evening session. The morning sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon and the fair will reopen in the evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.

On-the-spot interviews will be available for concession workers, stadium set-up and break-down staff, Kids Zone attendants, 50/50 raffle ticket sellers, and ushers.

Interested job seekers who cannot attend the job fair can apply for positions online at Careers.Pirates.com. For more information about Pirates Spring Training or the Bradenton Marauders call 941-747-3031, visit www.BradentonMarauders.com, or email MaraudersInfo@pirates.com.

-- Herald staff reports

This story was originally published January 4, 2016 at 6:16 PM with the headline "Business briefs: New Starbucks, new UTC fire station, Pirates job fairs ."