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What you need to know about Florida today
› See which Central Florida restaurants got federal COVID grants of up to $10 million
Thousands of Florida restaurants and caterers were awarded more than $1.3 billion in grants through a federal stimulus program, with a company that does business at Disney World’s Epcot and another connected to eateries at the Orange County Convention Center each receiving the maximum $10 million in funding. JBI LLC and Pita Hut Enterprises LLC each were awarded $10 million through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant program, Small Business Administration records show.
› Real estate firm tops $1.6B in sales volume — in six months
John R. Wood Properties, the oldest major real estate brokerage in Southwest Florida, led the region in closed sales and sales volume in the first six months of 2021. The Naples-based company, in a statement, says the results come from MLS data from January through June. In that time frame the company posted sales volume of $1.605 billion. That leads the nearest competitor in the region by $160.21 million in volume, the release states.
› Jacksonville office park sold off-market to New York City investor
New York City-based Jack Sitt Real Estate LLC is the buyer who invested in The Concourse office park along Belfort Road at Butler Boulevard and Interstate 95. Through Jax Concourse Owners Corp., Jack Sitt Real Estate paid $43 million on June 10 for the 303,648-square-foot office park on 19.48 acres at 5200-5210-5220 Belfort Road. It comprises three four-story buildings.
› Red Tide is still out there in Tampa Bay, but so far fish kills aren’t as bad
Conditions have cleared up in the interior of Tampa Bay, which in early July was the epicenter for the toxic bloom. High levels of the organism in Red Tide continue to be found off several Pinellas County beaches, including Madeira Beach and Indian Rocks Beach in recent days. The bloom is expected to remain in the area into the weekend, according to a Red Tide forecast from a lab at the University of South Florida.
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