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"Moore About Business" provides information and insights on Southwest Florida business. This week, Karen Moore focuses on business networking.

"Moore About Business" provides information and insights on Southwest Florida business. This week, Karen Moore focuses on the funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and other small business programs.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, shares anecdotes from a recent speech given by Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson.

"Moore on Business" provides information and insights on Southwest Florida business. This week, Moore focuses on the Edison Awards.

Amid a spike in demand for locally-sourced foods, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is offering a free education program for budding and seasoned agricultural entrepreneurs about how to market their small-growing operations in the digital consumer era.

Brooks Burgers in Naples recently added robots to help serving staff because of personnel shortages.“We’re not trying to lose hospitality, we’re not trying to lose or replace employees. We’re simply giving them the ability to get through a shift and do a good job,” said Todd Brooks, the owner of Brooks Burgers.

It is so the cruise line can prove its COVID-19 safety protocols are effective.

Included in the measures is a bill that could put an end to most live horse racing and jai alai games in Florida.

Senators approved the compact on Tuesday and the House is expected to sign off on the proposal Wednesday.

The new estimates by Visit Florida included a revision of the overall numbers for 2020 that indicates the pandemic was worse on the leisure and hospitality industry than previously projected.