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  • March 31, 2020
To combat shortages, restaurant chain adds grocery items to offerings

To fight food shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Petersburg, Florida-based Little Greek Fresh Grill will focus on takeout, curbside service, delivery and a new grocery sales capability.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 31, 2020
Area companies seek to hire laid off, furloughed people

Advocate Health Advisors and Vi at Bentley Village in Naples are both looking to boost payrolls.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 31, 2020
Lee County agencies offer loan application assistance

Small business counselors available by phone or email.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 31, 2020
Southwest Florida job seekers: find the places hiring now

CareerSource Southwest Florida offers a virtual recruiter.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2020
Contractor partners with health system on coronavirus project

The negative air units will be used in the Gulf Coast Medical Center and the HealthPark Medical Center locations.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2020
Report: four counties in region will lose $5.7 billion in second-quarter GDP

Florida faces a big economic hole, according to several projections.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2020
CEO of $837M insurance firm uses video to connect with large team

FCCI Insurance Group President and CEO Craig Johnson host a bi-weekly video conference.

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    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2020
Restaurant patrons set up GoFundMe campaigns for laid-off staff

Fans of Gulf Coast restaurants affected by the COVID-19 crisis aim to raise $110,000 for workers who've been laid off.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2020
National chamber crates guide to $350 billion CARES Act

Bill can provide funds to keep people on the payroll.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 30, 2020
Navigate key information on Covid-19 business relief programs

Firm has details on more than a dozen new programs.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2020
Publix offers rent relief in Publix-owned shopping centers

The relief package includes waiving rent for two months.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 28, 2020
Coronavirus impacts lead to more than 370 furloughs at nonprofit

In the past two weeks, Goodwill Manasota has seen a decline of 46% in sales at its retail stores.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2020
Publix, Aldi, win bids for shuttered grocer’s locations

Lucky’s Market filed for bankruptcy in February.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2020
Biotech firm, in response to pandemic, will offer free online science course

Starting March 31, Tampa, Florida-based biotech firm SynDaver will provide instructor-led artificial frog dissection courses via Facebook Live.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • March 27, 2020
Restaurant chain tells area landlords it won’t pay April rent

The Cheesecake Factory has four locations on the west coast of Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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