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Recognized nationally by Inc. magazine and regionally by Business Observer FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2020) — MY Shower Door and D3 Glass are no strangers to national and local awards. This month, the Fort Myers-based businesses are adding to their trophy shelves with a pair of prestigious honors from Inc. magazine and the Business…
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2020) – Edith Long, executive vice president of Integrity Employee Leasing Inc., was recognized as a finalist for the Human Resource Professional of the Year from the HR Florida State Council Inc., an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). “Working in human resources, especially for a PEO,…
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Aug. 27, 2020 – The 26th annual Southwest Florida Blue Chip Community Business Award is announcing exciting changes. Coordinated and sponsored by McGriff, a subsidiary of Truist Insurance Holdings, for 26 years, the renowned community event will now be co-produced with the Lee County Economic Development Office (EDO), the Horizon Council,…
As restaurant operators continue to look for ways to serve customers safely amid the coronavirus pandemic, many are outfitting their eateries with high tech solutions to increase sanitation and facilitate contactless payment and other touchless tasks. Many of these new tools and systems come with high price tags, but operators increasingly view them as an…
With virtual learning and working from home, the summer travel season is being extended into the fall. MMGY Global has found that Americans are looking to recoup lost summer vacation time spent in lockdown and are feeling more comfortable venturing out. This time, MMGY is calling “Stretch Season,” an extension of the summer travel season…
Becker is pleased to announce the launch of Association Adjusting, the one and only public adjusting company that exclusively serves community associations throughout Florida. Virtually every community association will experience a significant property damage claim at some point during its lifespan. In addition to windstorms, fires and floods there are the everyday water leaks with…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida TaxWatch (FTW) today released the recommendations of its COVID-19 Taxpayer Task Force which was established in May 2020 to discuss opportunities and options to ease the financial and administrative burdens on Florida taxpayers created by the pandemic and help Florida’s economic recovery. Made up of public policy professionals, tax and budget experts, and leaders of…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) issued reemployment assistance updates on the Reemployment Assistance (RA) Claims Dashboard. As of August 25, DEO has paid 1,913,474 claimants a total of nearly $14.3 billion ($14,286,579,358). More than 3.5 million (3,533,477) unique claims have been processed, representing 97.9% of unique claims submitted. UPDATES: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced…
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Small Business Administration is being sued by the American Small Business League (ASBL) in Federal District Court in San Francisco. The case was filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) after the SBA refused to release the names of all recipients of government PPP funds and the specific amounts…
August 24, 2020 (Naples, FL.) – Eiger Marketing Group has assumed ownership and operations of the Chubb Classic, a mainstay on the PGA TOUR Champions in Naples since 1988, effective immediately. Eiger is a global marketing and event management agency that owns and/or operates professional golf tournaments in Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, and Atlantic City.…