Manatee’s Tourist Development Council today voted to support Bradenton-Sarasota’s bid to host the world rowing championships in 2017. According to the Bradenton Herald, the bid’s been assembled by
a partnership among Manatee and Sarasota counties and Benderson Development Co. A Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau spokesperson says the two county bid will be the best from the western hemisphere and in the two three globally.