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  • 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.

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  • March 27, 2020
Publix, Aldi, win bids for shuttered grocer’s locations

Lucky’s Market filed for bankruptcy in February.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • March 27, 2020
Burger chain provides free meals to area health care workers

Brooks Burger is going to four different Naples Community Hospital campuses.

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  • March 26, 2020
Area cleaning company pivots to offer disinfectant fog, misting service

Sarasota-based Crystal Clean Green Cleaning will make the service available starting March 30.

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  • March 26, 2020
New York investment firm buys area sports events company

New York investment firm Advance has acquired Tampa, Florida-based The Ironman Group from Wanda Sports Group Co. Ltd.

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  • March 26, 2020
Rental car giant offers free vehicles to NYC health care workers

The offer runs through April 30, according to a statement.

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  • March 25, 2020
Auto repair shop provides free oil changes for health care workers

Elite Motor Works is on Cattlemen Road in Sarasota. 

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  • March 25, 2020
EDC publishes list of resources for businesses

Resources on the Sarasota EDC page include information for employers and employees.

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  • March 25, 2020
Nonprofit compiles list of employers with jobs available now

CareerSource Suncoast is also offering virtual workshops, job search and one-on-one career coaching.

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  • March 25, 2020
Tech firm extends opportunity to workers displaced by pandemic

InsideOut, a rapidly growing St. Petersburg startup that specializes in sales strategy, has thrown out a lifeline to displaced service industry personnel.

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  • March 25, 2020
Department of Economic Opportunity releases COVID-19 Reemployment Assistance FAQs

The document from March 17 included several coronavirus-related frequently asked questions.

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  • March 25, 2020
Hotel management firm launches assistance fund for laid-off workers

McKibbon Hospitality, a Tampa-based company that operates hotel properties in nine states, has established a fund that, beginning April 3, will pay its laid-off workers $200 per week for 90 days.

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  • March 25, 2020
Car rental giant lowers age requirement to give more flexibility to returning college students

Customers of Estero-based Hertz can now rent a car if they are 18 years old or older.

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