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July 2, 2020 By: Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis issued a statement following a Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report that the U.S. economy added 4.8 million jobs in June and the nationwide unemployment rate dropped to…
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July 2, 2020 By: Staff Report WESLEY CHAPEL Fla. – The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is opening SMARTstart at The Grove in Wesley Chapel; its third Entrepreneur Center and Business Incubator location in Pasco County. Entrepreneurs are seeking new on-trend workspace locations and…
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June 24, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano ST. PETERSBURG Fla. – Wanting to help shoppers connect with Black-owned businesses in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, Hillary Van Dyke and Joshua Bean launched the Green Book of Tampa Bay last February. This comprehensive directory “makes it super easy…
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June 23, 2020 By: Press Release Hillsborough County, Fla. (June 23, 2020) – Small business owners in Hillsborough County can now access a new convenient portal to prepare to apply for economic recovery financial assistance through the Hillsborough County Rapid Response Recovery Assistance Program (R3). Through the…
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June 23, 2020 By: Staff Report St. Petersburg, FL –(PR.com)– Seedfunders, the early-stage investment firm headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, believes Black entrepreneurs matter. To that end, Seedfunders has announced the launch of the Seedfunders Opportunity Fund. The committed capital fund will make pre-seed stage…
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June 22. 2020 By: GRCC RIVERVIEW – On June 17th, Riverview Woman’s Club and Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) members joined together to caravan through the Riverview area to celebrate the Dr. Earl Lennard scholarship winners and the Riverview Woman’s Club scholarship winners. Bob…
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June 18, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano PLANT CITY – At a time when there are still many uncertainties about the long-term economic impact of COVID-19 on small businesses around the country – many having already shut their doors for good, including some in the Tampa…
Read More Despite COVID-19, Downtown Plant City Draws New Businesses
June 16, 2020 By: GRCC On Friday, June 12th, 2020, the Greater Riverview Chamber of Commerce (GRCC) staff and community members joined to celebrate Allegra Spa Cafe in their Grand Opening. Jean Pierre Velez, Owner of Allegra Spa Cafe was joined by his wife Kimberly…
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June 16, 2020 By: Staff Report IRVING TEXAS – CEC Entertainment, the Texas-based company that runs 527 Chuck E. Cheese locations in 47 states, has $1 billion in debt, reports the Wall Street Journal. CEC Entertainment had to close all of its stores in March…
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June 11, 2020 By: Staff Report PASCO COUNTY, FL —- Pasco County Development Services is empowering you to achieve your project goals with new online business development tools by OpenCounter designed to help you navigate permitting and zoning. Three unique portals provide a customized guide…
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