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Mark McQueen knows something about reopening an economy.McQueen had barely assumed the role of city manager for Panama City when the Florida Panhandle town of 40,000 was hit by Hurricane Michael 18 months ago. The Category 5 storm destroyed thousands of homes, smashing commercial buildings to splinters, ripping off roofs and…

This story is available exclusively on Business Insider Prime. Join BI Prime and start reading now. The launch, rollout, and exhaustion of the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program was as high stakes as it was complicated.Banks had to reconfigure how they worked and contend with antiquated government tech.Larger…

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised small businesses relief in the form of a $50 million short-term loan program, Daniel Lopez-Calleja was one of the first in line.The owner of the West Miami gym CrossFit Soul applied for one of Florida’s emergency bridge loans on the first day applications became…

Disneyland may be closed indefinitely amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but one light in the park continues to shine day and night, even if no visitors are there to see it. The light illuminates a window in what was once Walt Disney’s apartment, which overlooks Disneyland’s Town Square from above…

Phosphate rock allowed farmers to stop using manure fertilizer, kicking us into the modern era of agriculture. But those who live near the mining industry’s epicenter fear its huge towers of radioactive sludge will pour into their backyards. Late in 2018, a farmer in St. James Parish, Louisiana, began the…

By AJ and the DFB Team 3 Comments Meetings of the Re-Open Florida Task Force are now underway. Formed in response to the need for a strategy to safely re-open the Florida economy in light of the current global health situation (which has, of course, resulted in the temporary closure…

By AJ and the DFB Team 3 Comments Meetings of the Re-Open Florida Task Force are now underway. Formed in response to the need for a strategy to safely re-open the Florida economy in light of the current global health situation (which has, of course, resulted in the temporary closure…

Stay-at-home order ends April 30; death toll has passed 900ORLANDO, Fla. – As Gov. Ron DeSantis works on a plan to reopen Florida’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s death toll topped 900 on Wednesday during the second deadliest day for Florida, according to the latest numbers.Florida is under…

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Congress recently passed a more than $2 trillion coronavirus pandemic assistance bill, a portion of which is designed explicitly to help the unemployed and their families. But how likely is it that those families will be able to apply for and receive those benefits or even learn of their existence?…