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On December 4, 2017, Exactech, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXAC) announced an amended merger agreement with TPG Capital resulting in a $737 million transaction valuation.  This represents an increase of nearly $112 million over the $625 million Exactech valuation previously announced on October 23rd. The company’s common stock outstanding will be converted into the right to receive...

Nine winners selected by a panel of local business owners and operators from more than 50 applicants The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and presenting sponsor SunTrust Bank announced the Business Awards winners for 2017. The Chamber annually honors businesses for their role in helping our region advance toward a vision of Greater Gainesville as...

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) recently released their Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report for 2018.  Gainesville, along with 9 other cities in Florida, ranked in the top 78 in the nation for US markets to watch. Increased population in the Florida and South Atlantic regions is proposed as a reason the area on track...

2018 marks the 34th  Year of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Commission of Florida, Inc. established in 1984. The mission of the MLK Commission is to continue the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by advocating and promoting nonviolently, the elimination of poverty, racism, and to promote social and economic justice in Alachua County...

Our local real estate market has unequivocally benefitted from the sanguine economic backdrop that has permeated life in 2017. The jobs market in Alachua County has been robust with low unemployment and broad-based growth, which almost always augurs a swelling population.  The S&P 500 has ascended 18% year-to-date and 401Ks and IRAs across the United...

Looking to buy a home in 2018?  Whether purchasing a new home, an investment property or a vacation villa, there are three things all home buyers need – a Realtor, a Mortgage Banker and an Insurance Agent.  We recently spoke with seasoned professionals from each of these industries and this is what they had to...

Over the past six years, real estate markets in Gainesville and across Florida have strengthened, but not for a reason many would expect. According to Tim Becker, director of the University of Florida Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center at the Warrington College of Business, the slow growth of the U.S. economy has allowed for...

Talent acquisition, candidate experience, employee engagement, employee development, benefits administration, risk management…..Oh my! These are just a few things that HR professionals have to focus on during a given day. Long gone are the days of HR being a paper-pushing department that’s locked away in the corner of the office where it has no interaction...

Your application for the job you’ve been eyeing has been accepted. Now, it’s time for the in-person interview — and you don’t want to blow it! The following are some key interviewing “Do’s and Don’ts” to help increase your chances of landing your ideal job:     DO: Research the company before submitting your resume....

As business persons, we all have business plans. Whether they are a written formal plan or a plan kept in our memory. Our business plans are integrated into our daily life as we work on our business. As we close the books on 2017 you will most probably take some time over the holidays to...