Florida Blue offers health care assistance during COVID-19 crisis

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Florida Blue announced several changes to its policies during the COVID-19 crisis. The changes are in an effort to combat the spread of the virus while minimizing barriers to testing and treatment, according to a statement. “We are also leading efforts to support individuals and communities across Florida and to protect the safety and stability … Read more

Tell me something good: Part II

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This is not a story about what could have been done better, but what is being done right. And you can find what’s being done right by looking to local businesses.

We asked you to tell us something good and boy, you did!

The support and love that lives in the Tampa Bay community is overwhelming. We are blessed to live in a community where people truly want to help and support one another. And we at TBBW LOVE to hear these stories. Keep sharing, keep caring.

We are in this together!

We will continue to bring you these “round-ups” of what is being done right here in Tampa Bay!

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‘Overwhelming’ demand for emergency loans

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Due to the widespread impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and small businesses’ need for emergency capital, the application process for the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program has changed. Effective immediately, eligible small businesses interested in applying for the Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program, a short-term loan designed to help business owners … Read more

Full Steam Ahead for Port Tampa Bay

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The statistics speak for themselves: 85,000 direct and indirect jobs, 34 million tons of cargo a year, operating revenue of nearly $60 million, 1 million cruise passengers in 2018, and a footprint that encompasses more than 5,000 acres. Port Tampa Bay is Florida’s largest port by tonnage and land, and the region’s biggest economic engine. … Read more