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Public Adjusting Firm for Community Associations

08/20/2020

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…

Florida TaxWatch COVID-19 Taxpayer Task Force Releases Tax Policy Recommendations for State’s Fiscal Recovery

08/20/2020

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…

Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update – August 26

08/20/2020

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…

Small Business Administration Sued for PPP Data by the American Small Business League

08/20/2020

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…

Eiger Marketing Group Assumes Ownership of the Chubb Classic in Naples

08/20/2020

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.…

Airbnb Announces Global Party Ban

08/20/2020

Today, Airbnb Communications is announcing a global ban on all parties and events at Airbnb listings, including a cap on occupancy at 16. This party ban applies to all future bookings on Airbnb and it will remain in effect indefinitely until further notice. How we got here Unauthorized parties have always been prohibited at Airbnb…

Pelican Wire Annual Summer Internship Program in Full Swing

08/20/2020

Naples, FL, July 23, 2020: Pelican Wire is continuing their Summer Internship program and has brought on Derek Graber and John Welch as Engineering Department interns. While their projects will take them across multiple company departments, much of their focus will be on creating improvements to production processes. Derek Graber, a Senior at Clemson University,…

OPEI Offers 12 Tips to Help Home & Business Owners Prepare Ahead of Storms, Hurricanes and Floods

08/19/2020

Alexandria, Va. – The preparations you make now, ahead of storms, floods, or hurricanes, can help you recover faster and stay safe during clean-up. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing manufacturers and suppliers of power equipment, small engines and battery power, utility and personal transport vehicles, and golf cars, and…

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee to Reopen Monday, Aug. 31 Under New, Stringent ‘Safe + Sound’ Program Guidelines

08/18/2020

Immokalee, Fla. (Aug. 24, 2020) – Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee will reopen with a workforce of 540 team members at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 31 under new and stringent “Safe + Sound” program guidelines. The guidelines include multiple new initiatives designed to create a quality entertainment experience in an environment that helps to keep guests and…

Small Business Group: $150,000 Cap on EIDL Loans Imperil Small Business Owners’ Ability to Survive

08/17/2020

Statement by Shaundell Newsome, Co-chair of Small Business for America’s Future and Chair of the Las Vegas Urban Chamber of Commerce, about the SBA’s shortsighted $150,000 cap on Economic Injury Disaster Loans Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2020—For nearly seven decades, the Small Business Administration’s disaster relief program has helped companies recover from catastrophes, but during what…