Publix offering rent relief in Publix-owned shopping centers

Publix helping some local businesses

AN INVESTIGATION.THE SUSPECT’S NAME HAS NOT BEENRELEASEDRIGHT NOW AS SOME ARE WORRIEABOUT MAKING ENDS MEET, OTHERSARE STEPPING UP TO TRY AND HELP.PUBLIX SUPERMARKET IS ONE OFSEVERAL LENDING A HELPING HAND .ONE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER TOLDOUR MIANA MASSEY - THIS NECOULDN’T HAVE COME SOON ENOUGH.(:18-:24)TRACKFRANK PILARSKI CO-OWNER OFPHILLY JUNCTION IN FORT MYERSSAYS THESE LAST FEW WEEKS HABEEN ROUGH,AS BUSINESS IS NOW LIMITED TTAKE OUT ONLY TO TRY AND SLOWTHE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS SALESHAVE NEARLY CUT IN HALF"you can have a great day ontake out today and tomorrow youwon’t and if they are stillwanting rent and utilities arestill needing to be paid yea youworry about it every day"TRACKHE OFTEN WORRIES THE RESTAURANTWON’T BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THELOSSES."large corporate offices havesome wiggle room where as localbusiness don’t, "TRACKAND EVEN THOUGH DINING ROOMS ACLOSED, THE BILLS CONTINUE TORING IN"for every month these doors areclosed it would be about a 10kloss that we had to find a wayto catch up on so your justhoping that someone answersthose prayerTRACKAND JUST LIKE THAT, HIS PRAYERSHAVE BEEN ANSWEREDPUBLIX RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ITWILL WAIVE RENT FOR 2 MONTHS FALL LOCAL BUSINESSES OPERATINGIN THEIR COMPANY-OWNED SHOPPINGCENTERIN A STATEMENT FROM THIERDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, SHESAYS IN QUOTE"As a company that started as asmall business 90 years ago,Publix wants to help businessesrenting from us survive theeconomic impact of theseunexpected closures," saidPublix Director ofCommunications Maria Brous.BRIDGEAND THANKS TO PUBLIX SOME LOCALBUSINESS OWNERS CAN NOW TAKESIGH OF RELIEF AS THEY FIGUREOUT HOW TO PUSH THROUGH THESENEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS"its unbelievable because we cantake care of our employees ankeep them up and going so yeaits an amazing feeling" FRANKPILARSKI// CO-OWNERTRACKPALARSKI JUST LIKE ANY GREATBUSINESS OWNER IS TAKING THISTIME TO PLAN FOR THE FUTUR"this allows us to relax and geta game plan going for how tomove forward"TRACKPUBLIX OPERATES OVER 190SHOPPING CENTERS IN FLORIDATO FIND OUT IF YOUR BUSINESSFALLS UNDER THIS BRACKET HE