News

Kriseman, Hayes, Steinocher offer business advice for uncharted pandemic territory

“This is something new. We’re all in uncharted waters. We haven’t dealt with a pandemic before,” Kriseman said.

IndyCar cancels Firestone Grand Prix in St. Pete

There will be no Firestone Grand Prix race in St. Petersburg this year.

Jabil takes $53 million hit from coronavirus

Jabil Inc., the largest company headquartered in St. Petersburg, had $53 million in expenses directly associated with business interruption caused by coronavirus in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

Pinellas County, state launch business survey to measure impact of coronavirus

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has activated a business damage assessment survey to assess the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Florida’s local businesses, including those in Pinellas County.

Arts organizations cancel and postpone: A COVID-19 update

Numerous shows and events across the bay area have been canceled, and some “postponed until further notice,” as the spread of coronavirus makes it prudent to avoid large crowds of people.

The Shuffle

Jackleen Houchens
Advocate Health Advisors

Zaps

The Work Around

Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails

Switch up your daily grind with what’s brewing at local work hotspots. The Catalyst and The Work Lodge are partnering to profile office alternatives around St. Pete.

Beth Dillinger Foundation takes home $15,000 in 100 Women Who Care event

We partnered with the St Pete EDC and asked some of St. Pete’s best and brightest citizens to share one catalyzing idea for making St. Pete a better place to live. We asked not for lists of problems, but for meaty, actionable and impactful solutions, no matter how big or how small.

Influencer

Dr. Tonjua Williams
St. Petersburg College

Focus: National

Learning to Live With The Coronavirus [The Daily]

Now that the coronavirus is a pandemic, and both infections and deaths are surging in many places across the world, we return to a reporter who has covered the story from the start and ask him how best to navigate this new reality.

Events

POSTPONED: St. Pete Opera: Creative Collaborations

Mar. 13

CANCELLED: St. Pete Pitch Night

Mar. 12

POSTPONED: St. Pete Opera: Creative Collaborations

Mar. 14

ICYMI: Video game inspiration lets Neptune Flood build a window into its technology system

Neptune Flood, a St. Petersburg insure-tech company, provides about 3,000 to 4,000 quotes for homeowners flood insurance every day, drawing on advanced computing power to evaluate and price policies.

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