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› South Florida company donates cleaning services to 'Place of Hope'
A South Florida company donated its services to clean three "Place of Hope" locations in Palm Beach County. Bio-Pure Restoration sent crews to disinfect the locations on Sunday. The company cleans for infectious disease to the standard that the Center for Disease Control recommends.
› Southwest Florida stocks punished during tough month for markets
March was a month to forget for Southwest Florida’s publicly traded companies. The four companies that trade on major exchanges all posted lower stock prices last month, and three of them hit double-digit declines. That’s no surprise, given the global fears ignited by the coronavirus outbreak that led to a record-setting stock market crash that included the three worst point drops in U.S. history.
› Through fire and coronavirus pandemic, Orlando keeps eating at Beefy King
There’s something unexpectedly similar between the coronavirus pandemic and the fire that scorched the back of Orlando’s Beefy King restaurant last year. Even though the fire briefly shuttered the restaurant last November and the virus has closed dining rooms across Florida, the community has supported the Milk District mainstay eatery both times.
› Compile an Easter basket by ordering from Tampa Bay businesses
Easter is on Sunday and a safer-at-home order means local businesses are suffering. What to do? How about compiling Easter baskets for your family using the goods of local businesses that offer curbside delivery or shipping.
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