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Fictitious Names - Week Ending November 1, 2019

AAVANTI BIOTHERAPEUTICS 747 S.W 2ND AVE IMB #31 GAINESVILLE BRICKS NIGHTCLUB 112 SW 1ST AVENUE GAINESVILLE EEMS, INC. EEMS, INC. GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE PROCESS SERVICE 1330 NW 6TH ST GAINESVILLE H & H MEDIA GROUP 13432 NW 135TH DRIVE ALACHUA JRC TOWING 20001 SE HAWTHORNE RD HAWTHORNE KNOCKIN BOOTS SALOON 201 WEST UNIVERSITY AVENUE GAINESVILLE LOVELY...
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Santa Fe College Celebrates Incubator Expansion at the New Blount Campus

Santa Fe College held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Blount Campus on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at the Blount Center. Construction is slated to begin on or about February 1, 2020, with completion targeted for 16 months later. Once completed, the three-story 86,311 square-foot building will become the Blount Campus, complete with classrooms, lab...
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Richard & Dawn Suss endow the first scholarship to benefit UF Innovation Academy students

The Suss Family Endowment has been established to support scholarships for students in the Innovation Academy who are pursuing a degree from either the Warrington College of Business or the College of Journalism and Communications. “We are excited to see UF expand the student experience with a focus on entrepreneurship, creativity, ethics and leadership.  These...
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First Ebola vaccine moves closer to licensing, with help of UF researchers

The European Medicines Agency, or EMA, has announced its conditional marketing authorization of a vaccine used to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. University of Florida researchers played an integral role in the design and analysis of trials testing the effectiveness of the vaccine, manufactured by Merck. Conditional authorization brings the vaccine a major...
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UF College of Education Returns Home

A New Norman Scorpio has reached a major milestone in the renovation to the UF College of Education’s historic home – Norman Hall. Floors one, two and three have been completely renovated and classes and administration have returned home after relocating approximately 12 months ago. Areas of the building are nearly unrecognizable, thanks to the...
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CareerSource NCFL Announces Jobs Numbers

CareerSource North Central Florida Executive Director Frank Avery has announced that the Alachua and Bradford County unemployment rate was 3.3% in August, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The regional labor force was 147,497, up 1,997 available workers over the past year. In August, CareerSource NCFL assisted 372 businesses in hiring for 705...
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Fictitious Names - Week Ending October 25, 2019

1HUNDRED FITNESS 6503 NW 71ST ST GAINESVILLE 2 COLLEGE BROTHERS MOVING AND STORAGE – GAINESVILLE MOVERS 605 NW 53RD AVE GAINESVILLE 2 COLLEGE BROTHERS, INC 605 NW 53RD AVE GAINESVILLE APEX YOGA POD 1006 NW 12TH AVE GAINESVILLE CANITA ROSE 17818 NW 175TH AVE ALACHUA DEE’S PERFECTLY CLEAN JANITORIAL 3215 SW 26TH TER GAINESVILLE H2A...
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Alachua County Recognized for Performance Management Leadership

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) has recognized Alachua County with the 2019 Certificate of Excellence in Performance Management. The Certificate of Excellence was presented to the Commission Chair at the County Commission Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. It is awarded to those agencies who attain the highest standards in performance management, leadership,...
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Gainesville City Commission Seeking Board and Committee Members

The Gainesville City Commission is pleased to receive applications for consideration to the following boards/committees. Applications from previous application cycles will not be considered; all applicants must submit an application during the current cycle.  For information, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in person (City Hall, 200 E. University Ave., first...
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Cracker Barrel Acquires Maple Street Biscuit Company

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (“Cracker Barrel” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CBRL) has acquired Maple Street Biscuit Company in an all-cash transaction for $36 million.  Maple Street Biscuit Company was founded by Scott Moore and Gus Evans in Jacksonville, FL in 2012. It currently has 28 company-owned and five franchised fast casual locations across...