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60 Years of Impact In 2017, United Way of North Central Florida celebrated its 60th year in the community. When we opened our doors in 1957, we were first operating under the name The United Community Fund of Gainesville. In the 1960s we changed our name to United Fund of Alachua County and later, in...

Say the words “human resources” to ten different people, and you’re likely to get ten different explanations about what it means. There are so many myths surrounding what this profession (or mysterious department of your company) actually does that it’s easy to get the wrong idea and avoid it altogether. So, let’s take a closer...

A University of Florida research team has been approved for a five-year, $11.9 million award to directly compare the potential benefits and harms of proton therapy to standard radiation therapy when treating prostate cancer. Nancy Mendenhall, M.D., medical director of the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, leads the team that received funding from the Patient-Centered...

Just as HR professionals nationwide are beginning to figure out how to effectively recruit and retain millennial workers, an even more perplexing generation is entering the workforce: Generation Z. Generation Z includes people born during the mid-‘90s to about 2010, putting the oldest members of the generation around the age of 22 or 23. As...

Alachua County was awarded a Justice Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Grant by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Alachua County was one of seven new jurisdictions nationwide to be awarded Category 1 JMHCP funding in 2017. This grant provides a total of $152,435 over two years to support a countywide...

Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) announced yesterday that it is expanding its focus on workforce development, training, and placement solutions through the acquisition of Focused Management Solutions (FMS), based in Gainesville, Florida.  Additionally announced is that all Gainesville-based FMS leadership and staff will be retained. With the addition of FMS, PCG gains new and innovative...

Google search “workplace leadership style” and you will find an array of results. The various styles can be grouped into one of three broad categories: control-based; connection-based; and change-based. Managers often make strategic and operational decisions based on either a call to control, a commitment to connect, or a conviction to change. Control-based leadership emphasizes...

A new report just released shed light on the economic impact of short-term rentals during football weekends in Gainesville and Tallahassee, helping the cities significantly expand lodging capacity and welcome the surge in visitors as hotels reached peak capacity. Gainesville short-term rental hosts and operators using the Airbnb platform welcomed 5,175 guest arrivals and earned...

UF Health not only expanded on its mission of patient-centered care with the opening of the UF Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital on December 10, but the facilities also received national acclaim. The new UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals are the first medical facilities in the Southeast...

Talent is the lifeblood of any business. Regardless of whether it is a for-profit or nonprofit enterprise, recruiting the best people is vital to short, medium, and long-term success.  How are HR managers recruiting their best new people? What are the latest trends in landing top talent? What new recruitment methods are being used in...