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SMH Foundation receives $250,000 for employee relief fund

The fund was set up to help employees impacted by Hurricane Ian.

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  • October 7, 2022
Investors told opening of $618 million Port Charlotte resort will be delayed

Allegiant Travel Co. is still assessing the damage after Hurricane Ian and has pushed back reservations until September.

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  • October 7, 2022
Credit union donates $600,000 to Hurricane Ian relief efforts

Volunteer Florida will receive $500,000 and the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools will receive $100,000 from Suncoast Credit Union.

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  • October 6, 2022
County animal organization returns 13 pets to owners after hurricane

With a bigger volume of lost or missing pets that are coming in, the organization is looking to other shelters to take on already adoptable pets.

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  • October 6, 2022
Lee County sets up emergency building operation, will waive permit fees

County officials say they aim to expedite permits for most types of work.

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  • October 6, 2022
Amazon begins holiday hiring push

The e-commerce giant plans to hire 150,000 people nationwide, including 1,800 in the Tampa Bay region, and pay signing bonuses of up to $1,000.

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$50 million in loans available in wake of Ian

The state of Florida is making bridge loans available to small businesses hurt by hurricane until they can secure longer term funding.

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Hurricane Ian will test Florida's troubled insurance system

As Florida property owners look to begin starting over after Hurricane Ian, billions of dollars of claims could topple the state’s insurance market.

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  • October 5, 2022
Seminole employees to lose jobs as company outsources services

Nearly 60 jobs in Pinellas County will be cut as a Dallas-based company partners with a global manufacturer.

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  • October 5, 2022
Tampa hospitality firm shuffles hotel management leadership

Mainsail Lodging & Development hires Jason Perkins and transfers Adam Duffey.

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  • October 5, 2022
Layoffs at St. Pete bank grow to 78 as company cuts Maryland jobs

BayFirst financial has added 20 more layoffs as it adjusts to mortgage volume declines.

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  • October 5, 2022
Charlotte County airport resumes full service

Punta Gorda Airport will continue serving as a staging area for emergency responders.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 4, 2022
Cape Coral grocer to open early, postpones grand opening

Sprout’s is opening its store two days earlier than scheduled.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • October 4, 2022
Office company opens space for displaced workers

IWG is making its business lounges available for free to those affected by Hurricane Ian.

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  • October 4, 2022
Citizens opens two mobile catastrophe centers in SWFL to help policyholders

The insurance company is opening the locations in Fort Myers and Port Charlotte with more possibly on the way.

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