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What you need to know about Florida today
› 1A Auto to open Southeast distribution center in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville Port Authority announced Dec. 7 that 1A Auto, an online-only aftermarket auto parts retailer, chose Jacksonville for its Southeast U.S. distribution operations. It said the Massachusetts-based company will open an 86,800-square-foot warehouse at 12090 New Berlin Road in NorthPoint Industrial Park, near JaxPort’s Blount Island Marine Terminal, in the first quarter of 2021.
› Hospitality giant unveils new property in Tampa Bay area
Choice Hotels International Inc. whose brands include Rodeway Inn, EconoLodge and Comfort Inn & Suites, has opened a new hotel under its upscale Cambria Hotels flag in Madeira Beach. On Dec. 4, the Rockville, Md.-based company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Cambria Hotel St. Petersburg-Madeira Beach Marina property attended by Madeira Beach Mayor John Hendricks, City Manager Robert Daniels and executives from Choice Hotels and Madeira Hotel Investors LLC, the property’s development company.
› Still struggling? Just one week left to apply for millions in Miami-Dade COVID funds
With weeks to go before nearly half a billion dollars in federal COVID assistance must be allocated, Miami-Dade County still hasn’t managed to get a large chunk of its CARES Act relief money to the businesses and residents that needed it. If you’re still struggling with COVID-related bills, you have until Dec. 15 to get some of it.
› Gulf Coast Community Foundation accepting applications for nonprofit training series
entirely virtual Gulf Coast Board Institute. The deadline to apply for this high-level nonprofit governance training series is Sunday, Dec. 13. The online application for GCBI Winter 2021 is available at GulfCoastCF.org. Through interactive videoconferencing, the foundation will deliver the same nonprofit board-governance training as in past sessions, but make it accessible to participants from the safety of their own homes or offices.
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