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| 11/13/2020

› As people work from home, dry cleaners see their business dry up
With more people working from home, dry cleaners aren’t exactly cleaning up these days.That has been the COVID-19 impact on the dry cleaning business nationwide. When the pandemic hit in March, and people sheltered in their homes, the bottom fell.

› Jaguars owner Shad Khan plans Four Seasons hotel on downtown Jacksonville riverfront
Jaguars owner Shad Khan has plans to build a Four Seasons hotel on the downtown area that currently is the site of Metropolitan Park, team President Mark Lamping told the Downtown Investment Authority on Thursday.

› Brevard health and business leaders take initiative to prevent flu on Space Coast
The Health Council of East Central Florida launched the 321 Flu Shot Lift Off campaign. Collaboration between local hospitals and health systems, pharmacies, health insurance companies, and many others provides an opportunity for a widespread message regarding the importance of flu vaccines during a critical time when healthcare providers continue to battle COVID-19.

› Local business owners come together to create 1st annual small business holiday market
A group of small, locally-owned businesses are banning together to create the 1st Annual Small Biz Holiday Market to take place on Small Business Saturday, November 28 from 10 am- 1 pm in Downtown Lakewood Ranch.

"This year, with the way everything is going, why not just find joy where you can?

-- Leeann Doan

Leeann Doan’s family usually puts up Christmas decorations the week before Thanksgiving. That way, they return from Turkey Day travels to a home already filled with Christmas cheer. But this year, the Doans decked the halls even earlier. Over the weekend, the Riverview family set up their stockings, trimmed the entertainment center with garland, and assembled both Christmas trees — a main one in the living area and a tabletop tree in the dining room. It’s extra special now that 2-year-old Luka is starting to get the idea of holidays

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