Covid-19 News
Lee County Solid Waste to reopen household chemical waste drop off and resumes compost sales on Monday
Fort Myers, FL, May 7, 2020 – Residents who want to drop off household chemicals for proper disposal can resume bringing their old paint, antifreeze, motor oil and solvents to the Lee County facility designed to accept these and other materials next week. The Topaz Court Solid Waste Annex, 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers, will…
Read MoreNCH Healthcare System Sends Coronavirus-Killing Robot to Disinfect Local Restaurants
NAPLES, Fla. – May 5, 2020 – NCH is sending one of its Xenex Germ-Zapping robots to several local restaurants as a way of saying “thank you” to those businesses who collectively donated thousands of meals to NCH staff during this pandemic. Yesterday, NCH sent it’s robot to Sails Restaurant and Bellini on Fifth with…
Read MoreDiscovery Senior Living Initiates COVID-19 Testing for Communities Nationwide
CUTLINES: The company’s coordinated program to ensure free, COVID-19 testing of current and incoming residents, as well as team members, is among the first to officially roll out nationally. BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. [May 4, 2020] – Discovery Senior Living has begun a national program of targeted COVID-19 testing, using a combination of Rapid and PCR…
Read MoreLee County grants permission for restaurants desiring outdoor seating
Fort Myers, FL, May 1, 2020 – Lee County Manager Roger Desjarlais today, May 1, signed an Order providing a temporary policy for additional outdoor seating at restaurants so business owners can expand outdoor seating while maintaining Centers for Disease Control social distancing, as outlined by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ April 29 Executive…
Read MoreRE-START RESOURCES FOR YOU
Thank you to those who sent in referrals for the items many businesses will need as our community starts Phase 1 of its re-opening process next week. Access the FAQ’s of Phase 1 here. We have created a folder that includes resources for the following: Plexi-glass/acrylic partitions (like we see at Publix check-out counters) Floor tape and signage (for…
Read MoreThe State of Florida Issues COVID-19 Updates
ENTERPRISE FLORIDA Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) recently announced the suspension of initial fees for its Microfinance Loan Guarantee Program to support Florida’s small business community impacted by COVID-19. Interested businesses must apply through a local lender. For further information please contact your lender or visit Enterprise Florida’s website. FLORIDA OFFICE OF FINANCIAL REGULATION The Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) has issued Emergency…
Read MoreSBA Disaster Loan Virtual Office Hours
The U.S. Small Business Administration South Florida District Office will host virtual office hours to answer questions about the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program. Limited to 250 callers at one time. Participants may call at anytime and are welcome to enter and exit at will. Callers will be muted upon entry and will be taken in the order…
Read MoreFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update – May 1
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. As of April 30, DEO has verified 960,410 unique claims and paid 426,623 claimants a total of more than $598.8 million. Updates: Today, DEO extended Emergency Order 20-011 waiving certain state requirements for Reemployment Assistance. The online work…
Read MoreFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update – April 30
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. As of April 29, DEO has verified 916,002 unique claims and paid 416,683 claimants a total of more than $579.5 million. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance: The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program provides unemployment benefits to those that may…
Read MoreGovernor Announces Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-By-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Prepared by Metz, Husband & Daughton, PA At 5pm yesterday, Governor DeSantis released the first phase of relaxing restrictions to re-open the state of Florida. The Governor’s “Safe. Smart. Step-By-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery” which will begin on Monday, May 4, specifically excludes Florida’s hot-spot counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach…
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