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May 15, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano Pasco County businesses are showing how “resilient” they are as the economy reopens, said Bill Cronin, president, and CEO of the Pasco Economic Development Council. “There is a spirit of perseverance right now and I think everybody is doing…
Read More Pasco County Businesses ‘resilient’ During Pandemic Recovery
May 13, 2020 By: Rick Wilks AMC Movie Theaters, the worlds largest cinema chain, announced on March 17 that they would be closing their theaters for at least 12 weeks because of the Coronavirus. In early April, there were talks of bankruptcy and if they…
Read More Amazon May Acquire AMC Theaters
May 12, 2020 By: Tiffany Razzano In March, as Floridians first felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – many people staying at home, businesses shutting their doors – former state Rep. Ed Narain began worrying about the stability of Tampa’s minority-owned restaurants. “It was…
Read More Saturday To Go Campaign Boosts Tampa’s Minority-Owned Businesses
May 8, 2020 By: Staff Report/ News Brief Florida is allowing hair salons, barbershops, and nail salons to reopen Monday, with enhanced safety protocols for all counties in phase one of the reopening Florida plan. People in the businesses will have to wear gloves, a…
Read More Hair Salons, Barber Shops, and Nail Salons to Reopen Monday
May 8 2020 By: Deborah Childress In the near future, COVID-19 crisis impacts on jobs are expected to slowly subside. With a slow-cooking dish of hope from the nation’s restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association announced the industry’s restaurateurs and corporate operators had created three…
Read More A Slow-Cooking Dish of Hope for Restaurants and Workers
May 4, 2020 TAMPA, FLA. MGT Consulting Group (MGT), a national leader in high-value public sector management consulting and technology services, announced today it has successfully closed a deal securing Trivest Partners as a minority private equity impact investor. Trivest was attracted to MGT’s impressive…
Read More MGT Consulting Group Secures Growth Capital from Trivest Partners to Advance Social Impact in the State, Local and Education (SLED) Markets
The House on Thursday evening approved a $484 billion measure that provides additional money for a coronavirus aid program for small businesses, following the Republican-run Senate’s passage of the legislation on Tuesday. The bill received overwhelming support, with 388 votes in favor of it and only five…
Read More House Approves $484 Billion Bill to Aid Small Businesses, Hospitals
April 21 2020 This week’s update is about supporting local creatives and inspiration. In January, LEDC, Chastain Skillman and Indie Atlantic Films started working on a talent recruitment video project. We decided we needed to pivot on the project due to recent events. Instead of…
Read More “The Light”, Lakeland LEDC Inspires and Supports
News Brief April 16th 2020 The U. S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has announced a grant program for small businesses throughout the United States. The details of the program are as follows: – Employ between 3 and 20 people – Be located in an economically…
Read More US Chamber To Launch- Save Small Business Fund
April 15th 2020 Staff Report Amidst the COVID-19 shutdown orders, the work must go on according to Michelle McQueen, owner, and VP of Signature Lighting & Electrical based in Lakeland Florida. “My husband Blake and I are owners of Signature Lighting and Electrical. We started…
Read More One Local Business, Still Lighting It Up