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As of May 21st, the D.E. Scorpio Corporation has relocated into its newly renovated office building at 3911 Newberry Road. The company has also announced a new name and rebranding. The new office was designed to provide a more collaborative and transparent environment. Constructed in 1974 the building was designed by Craig Salley Architecture and...

The Gainesville Area Innovation Network (better known as GAIN) was established in 1985 to help support entrepreneurs and create connections between UF researchers and the local business community. Over 32 years, GAIN held hundreds of networking and educational events, from monthly luncheons to annual investor pitch competitions. For much of its history, GAIN was the...

In recent years, Gainesville and the surrounding areas have experienced major retail business growth. Across from the University of Florida, Gainesville’s midtown area is transforming into a more metropolitan look and feel, which includes new luxury apartments, a city-side Target, Miami Grill and Publix. On the west side, the expansion of Butler Plaza, the addition...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) have recently released employment and unemployment estimates as well as revised historical data. As highlight of the report, the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is showing economic growth overall, losing pace with the state of Florida in...

Traditionally, marketing and public relations were often siloed in an organization and didn’t support one another. Both tell the brand story but in different ways, so the new trend in communications is to strike the right balance between both marketing and public relations. That is the idea for the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Gainesville...

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) has announced the opening of a second Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening lane. Gainesville Alachua County Regional Aviation Authority CEO Allan Penksa says the second lane and its screening equipment will speed travelers through the screening process during peak travel times, and will eventually lead to TSA Pre-Check capability at the...

City of Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and the University of Florida have joined MetroLab Network, a network of 37 regional city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to local government. Members of the network research, develop, and deploy technologies and policy approaches to address challenges facing cities and communities across the country. MetroLab...

For a community to be successful, it takes every sector. In Gainesville, the opportunity to add to a community already rich in higher education, developing a diverse employment sector is vital to the region’s ability to retain and recruit the nation’s best and brightest workers. While this issue of Business Report focuses on manufacturing, which...

As healthcare providers and policymakers look for ways to address opioid misuse, knowing who may be at risk for developing chronic pain could be an important tool for prevention. A new University of Florida study has pinpointed patient characteristics associated with long-term musculoskeletal pain. Researchers say the information could help physical therapists and other clinicians...

In the 1970’s, a master carpenter searching for wood to build his dream home led him to getting longleaf pine logs from a fisherman friend who found them in the Suwanee River. That carpenter was George Goodwin, and the Goodwin Heart Pine Company was born.  Goodwin became fascinated with the unique grains and appearance of...