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After almost 10 years supporting and leading GAIN (Gainesville Area Innovation Network), Lee May will be leaving GAIN at the end of June to begin an international “Eat, Pray, Love” expedition. Lee was instrumental in GAIN’s operations and growth, and will be missed as GAIN’s Executive Director and as a member of GAIN’s Board of...

Individuals typically do business with people that they know, like, and trust. This axiom was proven to me during my time working as a business development professional in the construction industry. This principal is played out each and every day on social media platforms. Employees want to work for an organization that is ethical, has...

Have you ever thought about what makes Gainesville such a great place to live? In his book The American College Town, social geographer Blake Gumprecht explains that college towns like Gainesville are places with highly educated populations, higher average incomes, and low unemployment rates. More residents in college towns are likely to work in education...

Innovative; progressive; beautiful; full of talent; home. To April Schroeder, founder and president of marketing and advertising agency Liquid Creative, these words describe Gainesville to a tee. “The vibrancy of the people, the innovation of the businesses and educational institutions, as well as the respect and commitment to our natural resources, just keep pushing the...

Ken Eats Gainesville As the transformation of Gainesville continues to take shape, various neighborhoods are beginning to find new life. The “Midtown” area, in particular, recently underwent an overdue and much needed facelift, with crumbling buildings being torn down to make way for new businesses. Publix recently opened a small concept on the site of...

Lionel J. Dubay, assistant vice president for the Business Services Division at the University of Florida, will retire on July 6. Dubay came to UF in 1985 as the director of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, a position he held until 2007 when he became the director of UF’s Business Services Division. “It has been...

Our city is full of creative individuals with minds of all kinds. I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with six female artists and authors whose creative minds provided insightful takes on what artistic success means to them, and how it can be achieved right here in Gainesville. Meet writer Cynthia Barnett Cynthia Barnett,...

For a look at how local CPAs recommend small business owners approach financial planning and possible business expansion, The Business Report reached out to Stacy Joyner, CPA with James Moore, and Tom Porter, CPA and Partner at ProActive Tax & Accounting. On common financial mistakes made by small business owners: “The biggest financial oversight I...

Gainesville is home to a multitude of small businesses, and its intellectual background has given rise to a generation of local bookstores over the years. Wild Iris Books, on 22 SE 5th Ave., and Third House Books & Coffee, on 113 N Main St., are two unique examples. Wild Iris Books, proud to call itself...

As Gainesville continues to grow at an exponential pace, it’s important not to forget that small business are the lifeblood of our town. There are a lot of really wonderful people here doing great things that seemingly go underappreciated sometimes. While I believe the relationship between large-scale commercial developments and small, local business is one...