/tags/local-businesses local businesses en-US WLRN Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:33:12 GMT /2022-04-27/mayors-urge-the-governor-for-a-veto-broward-9-1-1-is-leaving-calls-unanswered-and-craig-baggs-remembers-his-dad Some South Florida mayors want Governor DeSantis to put local government before business, asking him to veto Senate Bill 620. Also, Broward County is having a lot of trouble hiring and retaining workers for its 9-1-1 call center. Plus, Craig Baggs offered insight into his father, one of Miami’s most important journalists, and the center of discussion for this month’s Sundial Book Club. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:33:12 GMT /2022-04-27/mayors-urge-the-governor-for-a-veto-broward-9-1-1-is-leaving-calls-unanswered-and-craig-baggs-remembers-his-dad Caitie Muñoz, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-08-04/pompanos-ice-cream-float-boat-delivers-summer-joy-one-dock-at-a-time The McGills in Pompano Beach spend their weekends going around the Lake Santa Barbara area and the surrounding canals on a pontoon boat full of nostalgic frozen treats. They call it: the ice cream float, boat. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:00:59 GMT /news/2021-08-04/pompanos-ice-cream-float-boat-delivers-summer-joy-one-dock-at-a-time Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-07-08/surfside-businesses-struggling-after-they-rushed-to-help-in-wake-of-condo-collapse In the hours and days after the sudden collapse of a condo in Surfside, neighboring business owners didn’t immediately think about their rent and the sudden end to their income. They moved to help their neighbors. But now, two weeks after the Champlain Towers South fell, a different kind of reality is starting to take hold of the businesses in the two-block Surfside downtown. Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:41:11 GMT /news/2021-07-08/surfside-businesses-struggling-after-they-rushed-to-help-in-wake-of-condo-collapse Carlos Frías - Miami Herald /news/2021-05-18/as-mask-mandates-disappear-business-owners-left-to-make-and-enforce-their-own-rules The CDC's new guidance that it's safe for fully vaccinated people to go without masks, even indoors, has led to a confusing situation for businesses, which now have to decide what to do on their own. Tue, 18 May 2021 11:02:03 GMT /news/2021-05-18/as-mask-mandates-disappear-business-owners-left-to-make-and-enforce-their-own-rules Andrea Hsu /news/2021-02-11/broward-covid-business-complaint-dashboard-still-receiving-complaints Jo Sesodia, the director of the county's planning and development management division, says Broward has received more than 17,000 complaints against businesses since last June. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 20:10:25 GMT /news/2021-02-11/broward-covid-business-complaint-dashboard-still-receiving-complaints Amber Amortegui /news/2021-01-14/covid-19-business-liability-protection-bill-passes-first-stop-in-house A House bill created to protect businesses from frivolous COVID-19 lawsuits started moving Wednesday, clearing its first committee stop on a party-line vote. It’s a priority for business groups and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:52:17 GMT /news/2021-01-14/covid-19-business-liability-protection-bill-passes-first-stop-in-house Blaise Gainey /2020-11-23/florida-businesses-hoping-for-a-black-friday-revival Many businesses devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic are relying on Holiday sales this year to keep afloat. But Black Friday is known for drawing large crowds, presenting health risks when coronavirus cases are spiking across the country. Now, owners are trying to adapt. Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:52:32 GMT /2020-11-23/florida-businesses-hoping-for-a-black-friday-revival Robbie Gaffney /2020-09-24/nfib-director-hopes-to-see-special-session-on-covid-19-lawsuit-protections-for-businesses This week, Governor Ron DeSantis suggested he’d like to see a special session for the Florida legislature to consider protecting small businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:06:10 GMT /2020-09-24/nfib-director-hopes-to-see-special-session-on-covid-19-lawsuit-protections-for-businesses Ryan Dailey /news/2020-07-30/how-counties-and-businesses-are-coping-with-a-patchwork-of-covid-19-enforcement-rules As restaurants, bars and other businesses started to reopen across South Florida they were quickly forced to shut back down as coronavirus cases began… Thu, 30 Jul 2020 21:02:34 GMT /news/2020-07-30/how-counties-and-businesses-are-coping-with-a-patchwork-of-covid-19-enforcement-rules Caitie Muñoz, Jenny Staletovich, Wilkine Brutus /news/2020-07-08/make-a-reservation-for-coffee-how-one-coral-springs-business-is-adapting-to-covid-19 Businesses of all kinds — particularly restaurants and cafes — are having to get creative to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Some are trying new ways to… Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:40:17 GMT /news/2020-07-08/make-a-reservation-for-coffee-how-one-coral-springs-business-is-adapting-to-covid-19 Caitie Muñoz