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As a service to residents and the business community of the Treasure Coast, Indian River Magazine Inc. is providing free updates on changes in operations that affect businesses in the region because of the coronavirus. If you have news to report, please email Gregory Enns at [email protected] If you find this newsletter useful, please share it. To subscribe to this newsletter, click here.
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Slow, inconsistent decline in COVID-19 cases continues
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While the trends aren’t consistent or rapid, statistics of coronavirus cases show a decline of additional daily coronavirus cases since the highs of early April.
The decline can be seen in the accompanying charts.
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Today’s report was no exception. An additional 17 cases were reported today for ... Read more>>
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Florida businesses receiving $12.6 billion in payroll protection loans
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More than 52,000 Florida businesses will receive $12.6 billion in loans through the Small Business Administration’s Payroll Protection Program. The state of Florida received the third highest amount, behind California and Texas. See the report
To see a list of local lenders participating in the program go to https://smartasset.com/insights/ppp-loan-lenders
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Wondering about the status of your stimulus check payment?
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The IRS has set up a link to check on the status of your stimulus payment. Tax filers with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 for individuals and up to $150,000 for married couples filing joint returns will receive the full payment. Check it out at https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments
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Today’s hometown hero is our very own Maryann Ketcham, who provides many of the profiles for our Hometown Hero feature. Maryann is a freelance photographer who shoots many of the parties that appear in our On the Scene Section in Indian River Magazine.
Maryann also works for many charities, providing them photography services. Maryann was coming on the peak part of her work season covering society events for various media and charities when the coronavirus pandemic closed the large public gatherings she covered.
Instead of despairing, Maryann went quickly to work, photographing the many of the various nonprofits she covered that were providing various services related to the pandemic, all at no cost to them. Many of those nonprofits had been hit equally as hard by the pandemic because they had to cancel the fund-raising events that helped them through the year. When Maryann took on the Hometown Heroes feature for us, she asked that anything she made go to one of her favorite charities that helps feed people.
Unfortunately, the coronavirus pandemic has hit home for Maryann much more harshly than could be imagined. Her father, Bob Laughlin, 80, who was being cared for in an assisted-living facility in Darien, Conn., was diagnosed with coronavirus last week and died on Tuesday.
The pandemic will prevent her from traveling to his funeral, but she vows it won’t keep her from helping the nonprofits she advocates for. “I’m just going to dive back in,’’ she says. “I have to keep busy.’’
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Do you know somebody on the Treasure Coast who should be singled out for praise because of their actions during the coronavirus pandemic? Whether it’s a nurse at the local hospital, a volunteer at the local food bank or a grocery clerk going the extra mile, Treasure Coast Business and Indian River Magazine Inc. will help you sing their praises in our new online feature Hometown Heroes of the Treasure Coast. Visit www.indianrivermagazine.com/hometown-heroes/
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Series features labor official as guest
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The Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce continues its “In The Know” Business Briefing’’ Tuesday, April 21, at 10 a.m. The next briefing features riel Rivera Maldonado, community outreach and resource planning specialist with the U.S. Department of Labor/ Wage and Hour Division. Also Scott A. Nuttall, CPA, CFP, managing partner Nuttall, Donini & Associates, CPA’s. Register here
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Website, drive thru create for Vero farmers’ market
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A website has been create to help vendors at the Oceanside Business Association’s Farmers Market Oceanside remain operation. FarmersMarketDropOff.com was created to keep local farms and businesses operational and customers supplied with fresh, healthy, farm to table products.
While our open air market is temporarily closed due to the global pandemic, FarmersMarketDropOff.com was created to keep our local farms and businesses operational.
For the last few weeks, area residents have been able to purchase the same quality food and products from the website and have them delivered directly to their door for a small delivery fee.
Starting Saturday, the Loop at Riverside Theatre will serve as a No Contact Pick Up destination for those who order from the website, but might live outside of the delivery area. Delivery to area residents is still available, if that is the preferred method of receiving the order.
Every pick up order made through FarmersMarketDropOff.com will be given an order number and a time frame from which to pick up their order. In order to remain No Contact, pick up customers will drive through the Loop at Riverside Theatre, keep their windows closed at all times, display their order number in their window, pop their trunks, and an attendant will place their order in their trunk while the person remains inside their vehicle.
At FarmersMarketDropOff.com, patrons can enjoy fresh produce, gourmet pastries, secret recipe salsas, local honey, soaps and beauty supplies, pickles, cheeses, meats and more!
Orders must be placed by 6pm on Thursdays for pick up or delivery on Saturday.
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As a service to readers and restaurants on the Treasure Coast, Indian River Magazine Inc. has created a website showing restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries that are open for carryout and/or delivery in St. Lucie, Indian River and Martin counties. The site includes hours and days carryout is available as well as popular dishes. See the new site at treasurecoastrestaurants.com
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Does your business have news of a temporary closing or change in operations due to COVID-19 that you would like us to share with readers of this newsletter?
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• Outside the Treasure Coast, contact Publisher Gregory Enns at [email protected] or 772.940.9005.
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