SUMMER 2020 | TCBUSINESS.COM
TREASURE COAST MERCHANTS ADJUSTING
TO BUSINESS THE NEW NORMAL WAY
After closing their doors for nearly two
months during Florida’s COVID-19 stayat
home order, retailers are rolling out the
red carpet with CDC safety precautions for
returning customers. While the general public
appears to be eager to get out and shop,
some are still hesitant to spend too much
time lingering and browsing inside the stores.
New and creative ways are being devised
to assist retailers who need the business more
than ever. The City of Fort Pierce teamed up
with Main Street Fort Pierce to help small
downtown businesses expand their storefronts
onto the street by blocking off parking
spaces with barricades. Shop owners have
enhanced the curbside areas with pop-up
tents, flower boxes, comfortable seating and
display tables and racks.
LOCAL CITRUS, CATTLE
INDUSTRIES HOLDING OWN
AGAINST PANDEMIC
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RESTAURANTS BALANCE
REOPENINGS WITH EVER
CHANGING COVID-19 GUIDELINES
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This issue of Treasure Coast Business is
produced through a unique partnership
between Indian River Magazine Inc. and
the Florida Small Business Development
Center at Indian River State College.
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REGIONAL BUSINESS OWNER SUCCESSFULLY
NAVIGATES GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
ST. LUCIE COUNTY LAUNCHES PORT
OF FORT PIERCE MASTER PLAN UPDATE
PAGE 23 PAGE 20
BEST PRACTICES FOR SMALL
BUSINESS MANAGMENT
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