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What you need to know about Florida today
› For years, homeless sold newspapers to South Florida drivers; COVID-19 curbs it
In March, the founder of The Homeless Voice, a South Florida newspaper about homelessness, took his vendors off the streets because of COVID-19. Sean Cononie said they just got back to selling and collecting in September. Now, he is curbing them again because of the safety risk they may pose.
› TIAA Bank largely an online operation
In a city once known as Florida’s banking capital, TIAA Bank is the only large banking institution still headquartered in Jacksonville. TIAA Bank is a national institution that does business with customers across the country, and it has an obviously large presence in Jacksonville. The TIAA name sits atop Jacksonville’s football stadium and a Downtown office tower.
› Sarasota company hires sports card experts to lead grading service
Certified Collectibles Group has hired sports card experts Andy Broome and Westin Reeves to lead the Certified Sports Guaranty grading team. CSG is the latest company to be formed by Sarasota-based CCG. It will launch soon to provide sports card collectors and dealers with expert, impartial and efficient certification services, according to a press release. Together, Broome and Reeves have nearly three decades of experience as professional graders in the sports card industry.
› North Miami Beach rescinds approval of Intracoastal Mall project, schedules new vote
A day after North Miami Beach commissioners voted to approve Uptown Harbour, a massive mixed-use redevelopment of the Intracoastal Mall, Mayor Anthony DeFillipo announced he was scrapping the results and scheduling another vote to be held at a later date. The motion to reschedule was approved 7-0.
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