VENICE — Gov. Ron DeSantis removed a swath of COVID-19 restrictions by executive order, effectively pushing Florida into Stage 3 of reopening.
VENICE — The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce is feeling better after a half-year of pandemic that interrupted business around the globe.
A proposal to raise Florida’s minimum wage rate to $15 has some local restaurant owners and others worried about how the increase will affect …
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped again.
VENICE — Another business has shuttered.
VENICE — At least a half-dozen eateries specializing in Americana foods are closing shop, including Pizza Hut shops in Englewood, Punta Gorda …
Hey boomers, it’s not your imagination. Finding a job in today’s COVID economy is harder than ever, especially for “older Americans,” i.e. wor…
The coronavirus is accelerating a seismic shift in the employee-employer relationship. An April survey reports that nearly one-third of employ…
Amazon recently invited some customers to preview the new grocery store format it has developed in California and said it will open to the pub…
ARCADIA — Some emergency financial relief is now available in DeSoto County for residents, small businesses and other organizations after mont…
The Punta Gorda Airport will receive $471,305 from the Airport Improvement Program airport grant program, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine…
MIAMI — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, vacation van rental company Ondevan saw its clientele evaporate overnight.
The storm intensified. The closures came fast. The fears mounted. The future was uncertain.
A Charlotte County couple has had monkeys on their backs for the past seven years.
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A divide-and-conquer approach to managing a household seems essential during COVID-19. For married and partnered couples with kids, juggling w…
You’ve just got the job offer of a lifetime: a software engineer role at Twitter. For months, you’d been waiting for the call, to pack up your…
DETROIT — Stephanie McRae leaned into the bed of her husband’s 1997 Ford F-150 to slide in an enormous pellet smoker for her son on Father’s D…
CARY, N.C. — Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite video game, has removed police cars from its popular battle-royale-style game.
LAKE SUZY — When Allegiant Travel Company bought Kingsway Country Club in 2018, the goal was to create a premier golf destination for Southwes…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many businesses to suffer, shrinking big chains like J.C. Penney and Steak n’ Shake, and now Pier 1 Imports i…
Local small businesses have found their federal loans in limbo.
NORTH VENICE — PGT Innovations Inc. is closing its Orlando manufacturing facility and moving that production to plants on Florida’s west coast.
The minute they shut the dining rooms, a whirlwind of creativity, enough to make your head spin, burst from local restaurant and brewery owner…
Our local airports may receive more than $46 million in relief from the coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week.
A Business Damage Assessment survey has been activated to assess the impact of the coronavirus on Florida's local business operations.
The Arcadian/DeSoto Sun Weekly will present occasional business profiles. Those chosen are new members to the DeSoto County Chamber of Commerc…
The Charlotte-DeSoto Building Industry Association has installed the 2020 president, executive board members and its board of directors.
PUNTA GORDA — Before it hits the virtual shelves, a toy is already helping students at Charlotte County Schools develop team building and comm…