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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Furloughed Disney World employees hope and hold out for relief during the coronavirus pandemic
Furloughed Disney workers are skipping the first step in the system that’s frustrated and angered hundreds of thousands of suddenly jobless people in Florida. Disney and the state have successfully worked together to enroll the entire furloughed Disney workforce into the state’s unemployment system, which has drawn intense scrutiny for its backlog and system crashes as a record number of Floridians apply.
› A grim report details the toll on Miami-Dade cultural groups from the virus pandemic
The lockdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic has dealt Miami-Dade’s arts and culture organizations a nearly $23 million blow and forced the loss of 1,700 jobs to date, the county’s cultural affairs department said in a new report. The not-unexpected though still grim figures come from 201 cultural groups that responded to a survey by the county office, a principal funder of local arts activity.
› AdventHealth has treated more than 600 COVID-19 patients in Central Florida, officials say
AdventHealth facilities across Central Florida have treated more than 600 COVID-19 patients, about half of whom have been hospitalized, the health system physicians said during a live virtual press conference.
› Grocer to host virtual hiring fair for new Miramar location
A grocery chain expanding its South Florida footprint is looking to hire over 100 people through a virtual hiring event. Sprouts Farmers Market, with locations in Wellington, Jupiter and Deerfield Beach, is hosting the virtual hiring fair with video interviews on May 13 and 14 for its nearly constructed Miramar location scheduled to open June 24.
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