Covid-19 News
FRLA Coronavirus Update – Paycheck Protection Program Update
Late Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the Senate passed more than $480 billion in new funding for small business assistance, hospitals, and virus testing. After nearly two weeks of negotiations on an interim funding package, lawmakers agreed to an additional $320 billion for the depleted Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The House is scheduled to vote on…
Read MoreDemocrats call for better funding of bridge loans in Florida
By Jacob Ogles, Editor Democrats in the Florida Legislature called for more funding to be put in the state’s Small Business Emergency Loan Program and for the federal government to better fund the Paycheck Protection Program created by the CARES Act. “I don’t think there was parity in how those bridge loans were distributed, and…
Read MoreStrongerThanC-19 from the COLLIER COUNTY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Today, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) announced the launch of a new community action survey, StrongerThanC-19, designed to aid Florida as the state continues to fight the spread of COVID-19. This cutting-edge tool gives residents the power to unite in the fight to help slow the spread of coronavirus in Florida. Florida residents are encouraged…
Read MoreFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Daily Update – April 21
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is providing daily updates on the efforts made to address the challenges to Florida’s Reemployment Assistance program in response to COVID-19. This includes a new State Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard that will be updated daily to reflect the total number of Reemployment Assistance Claims submitted, verified,…
Read MoreFlorida task force executive committee opens
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the 22 members who will serve as the Executive Committee of the newly-created “Re-Open Florida Task Force.” The Governor gave introductory remarks at the first official teleconference meeting of the executive committee. The meeting’s agenda also included an overview of Florida’s economy given by Florida Chamber President & CEO Mark Wilson and Chamber Foundation Chief…
Read MoreLee Health Joins Mayo Clinic Study
Dr. Larry Antonucci, M.D., MBA, President & CEO, is proud to share this exciting announcement: “We are excited to announce that Lee Health was accepted and registered as a participating site in Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Study. Starting Monday, April 20, patients who are admitted to Lee Health hospitals with proven SARS-COV-2 infection (the…
Read MoreFlorida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Daily Update and Launches State Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Beginning today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) will provide daily updates on the efforts made to address the challenges to Florida’s Reemployment Assistance program in response to COVID-19. This includes a new State Reemployment Assistance Claims Dashboard that will be updated daily to reflect the total number of Reemployment Assistance Claims…
Read MoreBest States for Working from Home – WalletHub Study
With COVID-19 turning home into the workplace nationwide, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, as well as accompanying videos, in order to highlight which areas are thriving and which are struggling in this pandemic economy. To identify which states are most conducive to working from home, WalletHub…
Read MoreSave Small Business Fund now available
The Coronavirus crisis has created a financial burden to small businesses everywhere, causing a ripple effect that impacts not just our economy, but our citizens. To help offset this financial strain for small businesses, a group of corporate and philanthropic partners have come together to create the “Save Small Business Fund”. The goal of this…
Read MoreState Announces Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program Closure, Availability of Federal Assistance
Florida SBDC Network Headquarters (Pensacola, Fla.) – With the assistance of the Florida SBDC Network, the state’s principal provider of business assistance, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), the administrator of the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program has received more than 38,000 applications since the program was first activated on March 17. As…
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