July

• Jobs Report 2020: $4.8M jobs added and unemployment falls to 11.1% as more states reopen after COVID-19 shutdown July 02, 2020
• $130 billion left at Paycheck Protection Program deadline, but senate acts to extend it July 01, 2020

June

• Coronavirus updates: Airlines strengthen travel policies June 30, 2020
• Searching for normalcy: here is what we know about beaches, travel, camps, and more June 29, 2020
• Florida looks for ‘way forward’ on bars June 29, 2020
• DBPR Suspends On-Premises Alcohol Sales at Bars June 26, 2020
• Visit Florida seeks post-pandemic budget boost June 25, 2020
• Pandemic fuels widespread changes in alcohol laws June 24, 2020
• Bars and restaurants violating social distancing guidelines may lose liquor license, Gov. Ron DeSantis says June 23, 2020
• Florida restaurant association calls on residents and visitors to wear masks June 23, 2020
• FRLA Encourages All Florida Residents and Visitors to Wear Masks, Releases Updated Operating Recommendations June 24, 2020
• Drug dexamethasone offers hope amid spikes in infections June 23, 2020
• 2nd Presidential debate moves from Michigan to Florida June 23, 3030
• Tourism starts slow climb back from coronavirus June 19, 2020
• Yuengling partners with Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association to help hospitality workers June 19, 2020
• A second PPP loan for struggling small business? New bill would offer additional funding June 18, 2020
• Dining in the street? As restaurants reopen, seating moves outdoors June 17, 2020
• SBA’s PPP loan window is closing fast. Here’s what you need to know June 17, 2020
• SBA reopens its economic injury disaster loan program June 16, 2020
• Coronavirus pandemic halts fight over $15 minimum wage, for now June 16, 2020
• Update: Favorited Interim Rule on PPP Flexibility Act Released June 15, 2020
• Traveling again? Leisure and business travelers share tips to stay safe from coronavirus June 15, 2020
• With coronavirus a new health challenge, Florida launches statewide Safety Council June 15, 2020
• Downtown businesses struggling from COVID-19 see RNC in Jacksonville as a relief June 12, 2020
• Tourism businesses want taxpayers to pay people to travel June 11, 2020
• Coronavirus may throw a wrench in minimum wage amendment, restaurant industry claims June 10, 2020
• Governor Ron DeSantis announces state disbursements of CARES Act Funds to Counties June 10, 2020
• Yuengling donating $20,000 to aid Florida bartenders and waitstaff during COVID-19 crisis June 09, 2020
• Just in time for summer, Florida is seeing a surge in coronavirus cases. But there is good news too June 09, 2020
• ‘People are getting in planes’: Travel Business is picking up June 09, 2020
• U.S. Department of Treasury – PPP Flexibility Act: Upcoming Procedures June 09, 2020
• Coronavirus accelerates ‘the demise of malls’ as JCPenny, other retailers close June 08, 2020
• The coronavirus pandemic’s looming credit crisis June 08, 2020
• Executive Office of the Governor FAQs on Phase 2: Safe, Smart, Step-By-Step June 05, 2020
• How will Florida’s tourism industry bounce back from COVID-19? June 05, 2020
• Coronavirus: Gov. DeSantis announces ‘Phase 2’ plan to reopen Florida. What it means. June 04, 2020
• How to make sure your hotel is ready when the economy turns back on June 04, 2020
• Florida hoping economy will boost with major theme parks reopening June 04, 2020
• 1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs June 04, 2020
• Ron DeSantis: Phase 2 starts Friday June 03, 2020
• Governor Ron DeSantis announces Phase 2 of Florida’s Plan For Recovery: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step June 03, 2020
• Consumer confidence levels off in Florida June 02, 2020
• Hotel industry impacted during COVID-19 pandemic June 02, 2020
• ‘The heartbeat… is gone’: Orlando restaurants face frustration, success as they reopen amid virus June 02, 2020
• Post-COVID minimum wage hikes may harm job seekers June 01, 2020
• Nearly two-thirds of public restaurants face bankruptcy risks June 01, 2020
• Florida Keys reopens to visitors June 01, 2020

May

• Marion businesses work to convince customers to come back May 29, 2020
• Floridians prepare for hurricane season during a pandemic May 29, 2020
• As Florida relaxes COVID restrictions, many still choose to stay at home May 29, 2020
• Coronavirus Update: What you need to know Friday, May 29 May 29, 2020
• Will restaurants feel like hospital cafeterias in the future? Chefs struggle to bring dining out back May 28, 2020
• Hotels redefining cleaning, safety standards as they open amid pandemic May 27, 2020
• Walt Disney World to use reservation system when parks reopen May 27, 2020
• SBA officially weighs in on using PPP for bonuses. Here’s what it says May 27, 2020
• Restaurants offering to-go cocktails to stay afloat during pandemic May 26, 2020
• AHLA’s Safe Stay program endorsed by hospitality leaders May 25, 2020
• ‘Huge’ win: Universal, other theme parks and attractions to officially reopen May 24, 2020
• Vacation rentals in 42 counties now cleared to reopen May 24, 2020
• Carol Dover speaks at tourism round table in Orlando May 24, 2020
• Monroe county to resume vacation rentals, hotels starting June 1st May 23, 2020
• Florida DBPR Approves Additional Counties For Vacation Rentals May 22, 2020
• What happens when a diner sneezes? Restaurants reopen to a new coronavirus reality May 22, 2020
• 26 counties approved for vacation rentals after DBPR approves 10 more plans May 21, 2020
• FRLA President and CEO participates in economic round table with Vice President Pence and Governor DeSantis May 21, 2020
• Mike Pence in Orlando: Florida ‘leading the way to open up America again’ May 20, 2020
• Universal to start theme park reopening talks with Orange county May 20, 2020
• Restaurant executive weighs in on the future of dining in May 20, 2020
• Vice President Pence expected to offer encouragement to Central Florida’s tourism leaders May 19, 2020
• Florida Panhandle reopens short term rentals May 19, 2020
• Palm Beach restaurants are reinventing themselves during Phase 1 Reopening May 19, 2020
• For small businesses, survival may hinge on closing streets May 18, 2020
• Remarks by President Trump in a Roundtable with Restaurant Executives and Industry Leaders May 18, 2020
• Pence to visit Orlando nursing home, talk tourism on Wednesday, May 18, 2020
• Monroe County Prepares For Lodging Establishments To Reopen and the Removal of Checkpoints May 17, 2020
• Coronavirus changing how Florida preparing for hurricane season, counties may use hotels as shelter May 17, 2020
• Partnership delivers food, kind words to at-risk in Marion County May 16, 2020
• Coronavirus in Florida: See how the state’s economy is faring May 15, 2020
• Are Florida restaurant workers required to wear masks? Here’s what state officials say. May 14, 2020
• 2.9 million more seek unemployment assistance. Could unemployment hit 25%? May 14, 2020
• Hotel owners expect a very different operation upon re-opening May 13, 2020
• Union hospitality workers demand safe reopening for tourism industry May 12, 2020
• Reopening poll- Residents ready to go back to beach or work, but not travel, shop May 12, 2020
• SBA may change forgiveness rules, 8-week period for PPP borrowers after all May 12, 2020
• Travel industry looks to local markets to jump-start recovery May 12, 2020
• Florida adds COVID-19 into hurricane preparations May 12, 2020
• Travel industry looks to local markets to jump-start recovery May 11, 2020
• Wall Street Journal – Mnuchin Supports Changes to Small-Business Aid Program May 11, 2020
• Guy Fieri has helped raise more than $20 million for out-of-work restaurant workers May 10, 2020
• Visit Florida looks to residents to kickstart tourism May 08, 2020
• Disney Springs to begin a phased reopening starting May 20 May 08, 2020
• Coronavirus Florida: Local restaurant inspection company to help develop reopening plan May 07, 2020
• What is the ‘new normal’ for the hospitality industry after COVID-19? May 07, 2020
• Lt. Gov.: Here is what Florida is considering to reopen salons, tourism May 07, 2020
• Tampa expands outdoor seating onto sidewalks, roads May 06, 2020
• Digital menus on smartphones poised to eliminate a major barrier to safe restaurant re-openings May 06, 2020
• Alcohol delivery may continue in Florida after coronavirus, Gov. DeSantis suggests May 05, 2020
• Gov. DeSantis teases more restaurant capacity on the menu for Phase Two Reopening May 05, 2020
• Better each day: Lessons from how Firehouse Subs is handling the pandemic – and seeing sales rebound May 05, 2020
• Coronavirus Florida: Restaurants and retailers begin phased-in reopening May 04, 2020
• More restaurants expected to remain closed during Phase one reopening of Florida May 04, 2020
• Exclusive: Hotel industry issues coronavirus safety guidelines ahead of anticipated travel surge May 04, 2020
• Hunkering Down with Peter Schorsch – Interview with Carol Dover May 01, 2020
• Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association CEO talks positives, challenges for restaurants under ‘Phase 1’ May 01, 2020

April

• Minimum wage laws will weaken recovery April 30, 2020
• WATCH: Florida Hospitality TV – Phase 1 Information April 30, 2020
• FRLA Statement on Governor Ron DeSantis’ Plan for Florida’s Recovery: “Safe, Smart, Step-by-Step.” April 30, 2020
• Proposed guidelines for re-opening of restaurants, bars, and hotels April 29, 2020
• Coronavirus Florida: DeSantis launches phased in reopening April 29, 2020
• Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Provides Reemployment Assistance Update April 29, 2020
• DeSantis, Trump discuss reopening Florida April 29, 2020
• Trump signs executive order keeping meat processing plants open April 29, 2020
• Florida Department of Revenue issues emergency order for corporate income taxes April 28, 2020
• CDC compiles new guidelines to help organizations reopen April 28, 2020
• Separated by plexiglass? Experts discuss how restaurants will change April 27, 2020
• FRLA releases reopening guidelines for restaurants and hotels April 27, 2020
• Reopening of America accelerates as states prepare to relax coronavirus restrictions April 27, 2020
• With $320B in new PPP funds available, Business Journals readers offer 5 takeaways from round 1 April 27, 2020
• ‘I’m not in a rush.’ DeSantis says no theaters or sports venues yet. Florida will reopen in phases April 27, 2020
• ‘The food supply chain is breaking,’ Tyson says as plants close April 26, 2020
• What is the new normal for the hospitality industry after COVID-19? April 24, 2020
• Coronavirus Florida: How will mass-tourism fare when the economy reopens? April 24, 2020
• VyStar chief lending officer talks PPP plans, city loans, and industry impact of Covid-19 April 24, 2020
• House approves $484bn in extra U.S. coronavirus relief funds April 23, 2020
• NFIB issues 10 recommendations for small business April 23, 2020
• U.S. business groups seek protection from coronavirus lawsuits April 23, 2020
• Sen. Scott: Businesses have a lot of work to do to ease coronavirus concerns April 23, 2020
• What will restaurants look like once the coronavirus pandemic subsides? Experts have an idea April 23, 2020
• FRLA Members’ Join Governor DeSantis’ Re-Open Florida Task Force to Get Florida Safely Back to Work April 22, 2020
• FDA’s perspective on food safety and availability during and beyond COVID-19 April 22, 2020
• Florida restaurateur vows ‘we are going to do whatever it takes’ to bounce back from coronavirus restrictions April 22, 2020
• Gov. DeSantis names members working to reopen economy April 21, 2020
• Small businesses worry big banks won’t prioritize PPP applications in second round April 21, 2020
• Florida tourism industry launches data dashboard to track economic hit from Coronavirus April 21, 2020
• Developers, reopeners push for Florida reopening plan April 21, 2020
• Gov. DeSantis on Fox and Friends: ‘Florida’s flattened the curve’ April 21, 2020
• Governor Ron DeSantis Re-open Florida Task Force Executive Committee April 20, 2020
• One month after dining rooms closed, Florida restaurants are devastated, uncertain April 20, 2020
• Mike Gallagher interviews Carol Dover April 20, 2020
• Tampa’s Bloomin’ Brands, parent company of Outback Steakhouse finds silver linings in the darkness of the coronavirus pandemic April 20, 2020
• Dinner Plans? Nikki Fried Suggests Takeout April 17, 2020
• Coronavirus Impact: National Restaurant Survey Shows Dire Situation for Industry April 17, 2020
• Restaurants weigh the cost of apps like Uber Eats verses in-house deliveries April 17, 2020
• DeSantis putting together team to address economic woes April 17, 2020
• Crippled By Coronavirus: Tourism industry’s losses continue to mount with no end in sight – yet April 16, 2020
• SBA’s $349B Paycheck Protection Program officially runs out of money April 16, 2020
• 33,000 Floridians have received unemployment claims, says DeSantis “It’s not nearly enough” April 17, 2020
• Carol Dover Interview With Larry Elder April 16, 2020
• Florida elected officials discuss ‘Phased Reopening’ April 15, 2020
• Why the gig economy is a crucial lifeline for restaurant revenues during the COVID-19 crisis April 15, 2020
• Analysis warns of $8-$10 billion hit to Florida budget because of coronavirus pandemic April 15, 2020
• America First: FRLA President & CEO Carol Dover interview with Sebastian Gorka April 15, 2020
• Business groups start planning for Florida’s economic ‘RESET’ April 13, 2020
• Florida associations join forces to help bring forces to help bring back jobs and tourism to the sunshine state April 13, 2020
• Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Awards More Than 1,000 Small Business Bridge Loans, April 11, 2020
• The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces HUD Providing $633 Million in New Disaster Mitigation Program April 10, 2020
• Sunrise: A Florida Politics Podcast, Interview With Carol Dover April 10, 2020
• Don’t close, get creative: Restaurants and catering finding new ways to generate revenue April 10, 2020
• Delivering food during coronavirus is a ‘calculated risk’, but what choice do drivers and restaurant owners have? April 09, 2020
• Florida restaurants face uncertain future as COVID-19 regulations remain in place April 08, 2020
• VIDEO: Coronavirus Symptoms Day by Day April 06, 2020
• Washington Post: What You Need to Know about Coronavirus April 06, 2020
• Uber Eats is Adding In-App Donate Button For Restaurants April 03, 2020

March

• Florida Politics: State Regulators Now Say Yes To Cocktails To Go March 28, 2020
• Gov. DeSantis suspends vacation rentals in Florida, orders checkpoints on roads March 27, 2020
• Department of Revenue Extends March Sales Tax Due Dates for Adversely Affected Taxpayers March 26, 2020
• Department of Revenue Extends Property Tax Payment Due Date from March 31 to April 15 March 26, 2020
• Florida Department of Elder Affairs Announces Partnership with DBPR and FRLA to Support Meals to the Elderly March 25, 2020
• Richmond Restaurants United Commercial March 21, 2020
• First Coronavirus Response Act Passed; What Employers Need to Know March 19, 2020
• Top Hotel CEOs Meet with President Trump, Vice President Pence on Urgent Assistance to Keep Hotels from Shuttering March 17, 2020
• DBPR Releases Requirements For Florida Restaurants, Bars and Nightclubs, March 17, 2020
• Governor Ron DeSantis Issues an Executive Order Regarding Bars, Beaches and Restaurants, March 17, 2020
• FRLA Applauds Governor DeSantis For Keeping Floridians Safe, Supporting Florida Workers and Businesses During COVID-19, March 17, 2020
• Governor Ron DeSantis Activates Emergency Bridge Loan Program March 16, 2020
• FDACS Advises Consumers and Businesses On Food Safety and Sanitizing March 16, 2020
• Uber Eats Announces Efforts To Support Florida Restaurant Industry March 16, 2020
• Governor DeSantis Activates Emergency Business Damage Assessment Survey March 12, 2020
• Attorney General Moody Activates Price Gouging Hotline March 11, 2020