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Copyright infringement is the easiest way for well-meaning professionals to accidentally cost their company thousands, and in some cases millions, of dollars. Whether or not you have a marketing department, make sure that your staff is aware of copyright infringement laws when creating any type of content, from presentations to promotional materials. Before you use...

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) is part of American Airlines’ new domestic and international route expansion. Daily nonstop, year-round service between Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and GNV begins March 3, 2019.  Reservations are already being accepted. The new service provides GNV passengers with access to over 90 new routes that weren’t previously served by existing American...

The Manufacturers Association of Florida announced Sandvik as the recipient of the  2018 Manufacturers of the Year competition in the Large Manufacturer category. For more than a decade, MAF has recognized the best in manufacturing across the state of Florida as the industry continues to thrive. After a record setting year of nominations, a statewide...

The Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention announced Soilcea from Tampa, Florida as the first place winner of its 2018 Cade Prize. Soilcea is creating CRISPR-edited citrus trees that are highly tolerant to the citrus industry’s deadliest diseases. The Soilcea team, led by CEO Yianni Lagos, accepted the $25,000 Cade Prize award. Each of the Final Four...

So, you and your best friend have the next great business idea. You’ve agreed on the business plan, the marketing plan, and most of all, your desire to enter into a partnership together. What do you need to make this happen? The answer is a little more complicated than you’d like to think. Every business, whether a corporation,...

Around the end of 2013, Matthew Dickhaus didn’t know how to cook. He’s come a long way since then. It’s been five years, and Chef Ami, a Gainesville-based meal subscription service he now co-owns with his wife Johanna, delivers fresh meals to its customers’ doorsteps in Gainesville, The Villages and Tampa. An additional warehouse in...

With the holidays fast approaching, visions of end-of-year deadlines and work-related celebrations are likely popping into your head – and that’s just the beginning. Outside of work, you might have a family vacation or get-together to plan, presents to buy and wrap, decorations to put up and more. Before panic mode sets in, now is...

“I watched her go from working for someone else to working for herself to launching her own salon,” reflects Tiffany Thomas as she talks about Tawanna Baker, owner of BeyouTeeful Obsession. BeyouTeeful Obsession is a make up beauty bar and spa which opened in September 2015, and Ms. Thomas has been a customer before the doors opened. Ms....

Florida Farm Bureau President John L. Hoblick issued the following statement after having received news of a new trade pact between the United States and Mexico: “The United States announced a tentative trade agreement with Mexico. This pact fails to address the plight of our fruit and vegetable producers. Florida’s farm families view the negotiations...

The City of Gainesville has launched a mobile-friendly, web-based platform called serveGNV to connect local nonprofits and other agencies in the area to local volunteers. Registration for the service is free. With a few clicks of a mouse, users will be able to locate a cause they care about based on the interests they select...