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This week, the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association continued our fight for Florida’s hospitality industry – for our businesses and our team members. As we lobby for relief at the federal level, we are also battling Ballot Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment on the Florida ballot right now to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. This would devastate…
SCORE to Hold Virtual Awards Ceremony Recognizing Top SWFL Businesses & Volunteers October 27, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Fort Myers, Fla., October 22, 2020 — As part of its National Small Business Week Awards celebration, the SBA South Florida District announced that three mentors from the SCORE Southwest Florida Chapter 219 won in the…
Pictured left to right: Tommy Mamone, Rob Woods, George Castillo, Harry Peek, Ben Gibbs, Dan Ciesielski, Steve Wojcechowskyj, Krystle Atkins, Crystal Morris, Matt Lavish, and the crew from South Florida Excavation: Russell Anderson, Rob Anderson, Tim Anderson, Bob John NAPLES, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2020) – Neal Communities, Southwest Florida’s premier, private homebuilder, has begun construction…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (October 16, 2020) – Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) announced today the launch of its Rural Expansion Toolkit offering grant opportunities directed to eligible rural communities across Florida to assist their economic engagement and capacity building efforts. “Our goal is making sure rural Florida has the practical tools they need to create opportunity,” said Florida…
By Jack Wert, Executive Director, Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB, Email Your CVB team here in Collier County in conjunction with U.S. Travel and the COVID RELIEF NOW Coalition continue to put as much pressure as possible on Congress and the administration to reach a deal to provide COVID relief immediately. Negotiations continued over this past…
MEMORANDUM TO: Members of the Press FROM: Fredrick Piccolo Jr., Director of Communications, Governor Ron DeSantis DATE: September 30, 2020 RE: Executive Order 20-246 (Local Government Public Meetings) Local Government Public Meetings Today, Governor DeSantis issued Executive Order 20-246. The State of Florida recently entered Phase 3 of the Governor’s plan for Florida’s recovery from COVID-19. Executive…
~Restaurants and Hotels Permitted to Operate at 100% Capacity. Local municipalities must allow at least 50% operational capacity~ TALLAHASSEE – Today, at The Birchwood hotel in St. Petersburg, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state will move to Phase 3 of his “Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan” for Re-Opening Florida, including allowing restaurants to operate at…
Miami and Tampa, FL – September 24, 2020 – The Florida Venture Forum has selected 22 companies to present at its 13th annual Florida Early Stage Capital Conference, which will be hosted virtually, October 14-15. The conference also will feature the 10th annual Statewide Collegiate Startup Competition, attracting the “best of the best” in collegiate competitors from Florida’s leading innovation-focused colleges and universities. “We…
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) announced $8.6 million in funding is available to rural communities in Florida through the Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) grant program. The Rural Infrastructure Fund, administered by DEO, provides funding to local governments for infrastructure projects in rural communities to encourage job creation and business investment, as…
Fort Myers, Florida — The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., is pleased to announce that shareholder Russell Whittle presented “Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19” to Public Risk Management of Florida members as part of its human resources webinar series. Whittle explained whether COVID-19 could be classified as an accident or occupational…