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September 9, 2024

Baird Inc. Sells Qualified Opportunity Zone Site in Brooksville, Florida

BROOKSVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES, December 31, 2021 – Two and a half years after buying a 14-acre site ready for renovation or development, Eric Baird, a Sarasota-based entrepreneur and real estate investor, sold the property for $2.25 million.  The project site is outfitted with 63 completely demoed duplexes ready for a full renovation. This property...
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September 9, 2024

Two Main Street restaurant buildings acquired for $8.5 million

Two popular downtown Sarasota restaurants now have a new landlord. Click here to read the full article.
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September 3, 2024

Baird, Inc. Expands Downtown Sarasota Portfolio with Acquisition of Two Prime Commercial Properties from Entrepreneur Chris Brown

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Sarasota, FL – September 3, 2024  Baird, Inc., the family office led by entrepreneur Eric Baird, is excited to announce the acquisition of two key commercial properties located at 1355-1373 Main Street in downtown Sarasota. These iconic properties, which house the popular restaurants Café Amici and El Melvin Cocina Mexicana, represent...
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March 21, 2024

Demolition set to begin at Sarasota Kennel Club

After 95 years, the 26-acre site on University Parkway will be cleared for unspecified future development. Click here to read the full article.
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February 6, 2024

End of an Era: Former Sarasota Kennel Club Property Scheduled for Demolition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE End of an Era: Former Sarasota Kennel Club Property Scheduled for Demolition.  SARASOTA, FL / FEBRUARY 6, 2024 / After 95 years as a significant part of Sarasota’s history, the Sarasota Kennel Club is set to be demolished. The decision comes following Baird Inc.’s recent purchase of the 26-acre property back in...
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May 16, 2023

Eric Baird’s Baird Inc. Purchases Former Sarasota Kennel Club Property for $9.5M.

The purchase of historic former dog track is a mutual win for local businessman, Eric Baird, and North Sarasota community. SARASOTA, FL / MAY 1, 2023 / Local real estate investor, Eric Baird, has purchased the former Sarasota Kennel Club site for $9.5M. The site has been primarily vacant since greyhound racing was outlawed in 2018....
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October 11, 2022

‘Make it inviting for people’: Kress building in downtown Sarasota faces its future.

On the west end of Sarasota’s central business district, before Main Street turns towards the Bayfront, a grand historic structure sits in between a rowdy bar and a vacated medical cannabis dispensary. Sarasota’s S.H. Kress building, designed in the Art Deco architectural style of the early 20th century, stands three floors above the sidewalk, with its ornamental...
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June 28, 2022

Eric Baird Sells Rejuvenated 66-unit Multifamily Complex in Bustling Tampa Suburb

The sale of the apartment community is a mutual win for local entrepreneur, Eric Baird, and residents seeking access to quality, affordable housing in Florida.  APOLLO BEACH, FL / JUNE 24, 2022 / Four years after buying an Apollo Beach multi-family community, a Sarasota-based entrepreneur, philanthropist, and real estate investor, Eric Baird, sold the majority renovated 66-unit property...
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May 26, 2022

New support from Baird Foundation to support female entrepreneurs

Since 2012, the Gail Baird Foundation has contributed over $5,000,000 supporting more than 200 different organizations in and around the region, including the University of South Florida. The donations from the Sarasota-based foundation support a mission committed to researching, increasing awareness, and curing ovarian cancer while continuing Gail Baird’s efforts to provide opportunities for aspiring female entrepreneurs and to...
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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

August 29, 2011

MyUS Joins Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America

MyUS Joins the Elite Ranks as a Three-time Honoree of Inc.’s 500/5000 Ranking https://www.myus.com/about/news/myus-three-time-honoree-of-inc-5000-ranking/ 8/29/2011 MyUS.com, the leader in global shopping and shipping, has been named #2048 in Inc. magazine’s 500/5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.  This is the third time since 2008 that MyUS.com has had the pleasure of being recognized...
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September 23, 2009

Entrepreneur of the Year by Gulf Coast Business Review (2009)

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/article/local-entrepreneur-wins-another-award The Review’s 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year is getting some statewide recognition. Eric Baird, founder of Bradenton-based MyUs.com, a shipping and mail forwarding company, recently received the Governor’s Business Diversification Award for Export Excellence. The award recognizes companies statewide that create jobs and increase capital investment. Baird founded MyUs.com in 1997, initially calling the...
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