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What you need to know about Florida today
› Legal services firm lays off 86 workers in Tampa
Tampa-based legal support services firm ProVest has laid off 86 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. According to the WARN notice filed by ProVest's Chief Compliance Officer and In-House Counsel Robert Wilkins, the layoffs are expected to be permanent.
› Sarasota-Bradenton airport adds new flights
As tourism begins to trickle back to Sarasota-Manatee, the local airport has added some new routes that reflect where visitors are coming from. Three of the airport’s longtime carriers have added service to destinations that they didn’t offer before COVID-19. JetBlue said it would add nonstop service to Newark, New Jersey, starting Aug. 6, American Airlines will begin service to New York’s LaGuardia Airport July 11 and Frontier Airlines recently announced new nonstop flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the airport said Monday.
› MSC Cruises to sail ships from Port Canaveral for first time
Port Canaveral will become home to a new cruise line this fall as MSC Cruises announced plans to sail two ships from the Central Florida port. MSC Seaside and MSC Divina, which had been sailing out of PortMiami, are slated to begin a tandem effort at year-round sailings with Seaside arriving in November and Divina following in spring 2021.
› Orange County emergency chief balances COVID-19 with hurricane threat
Orange County’s new emergency management division chief has her work cut out for her. Lauraleigh Avery accepted the position on Monday at a time when COVID-19 cases are on the rise and the 2020 hurricane season is predicted to be an above-average year for tropical activity. “This is going to be a unique year,” said Avery. She’s the first woman to ever assume the role in Orange County and the first certified member to be promoted to the rank.
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