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Alzheimer’s expert appointed director of McKnight Brain Institute

Todd E. Golde, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally-known expert in the scientific understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, has been appointed executive director of the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida. His appointment will be effective as of December 1. Golde, currently a professor of neuroscience and director of UF’s Center...
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Top 5 mobile apps for HR professionals

Take a look at some of the convenient apps available for download from iTunes and Google Play to help business owners and human resource professionals stay up-to-date and informed about the HR industry, even while they are on-the-go!   HR Management Stay on top of the latest trends and best practices in human resources with...
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Workplace compensation and benefits must evolve with the changing workforce

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), how best to set effective compensation and benefit plans is among the most frequent requests for information they receive from business owners, managers and executives across the United States. This comes as no surprise, as salary has always been key in the recruitment of top talent,...
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Job sharing, explored & explained

Job sharing is loosely defined as a flexible work arrangement option in which two (or possibly more) employees share a single job. The number of U.S. employers offering job sharing as an option peaked in the early 2000’s, when more than 25% of companies reported offering it as a flexible work option for employees in...
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Are annual employee performance reviews “over”?

If you work in the HR industry, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard something to the effect of “the annual performance review is dead” discussed among your colleagues. The trend toward moving away from annual performance reviews began to ramp up in 2015, when a small but prominent list of large corporations began making...
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Gainesville Health & Fitness hosts Grand Reopening of renovated Women’s Center featuring the largest Queenax studio in the U.S.

After a whirlwind thirty-day, $1 million renovation, the Gainesville Health & Fitness Women’s Center held it’s grand reopening and more than 500 attendees got a sneak peek into the newly transformed GHFWomen, the ultra-modern fitness center and the only center in Gainesville exclusively for women. Guests toured the 14,000 square foot, completely renovated facility in...
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SharpSpring ranked number 391 fastest-growing company in North America on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™

Attributes revenue growth to price point, agency-focused business model and overall demand for marketing automation. SharpSpring, Inc., the Gainesville based global provider of cloud-based marketing technologies, today announced it ranked 391 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Technology...
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Avoid pitfalls by understanding your partnership agreement

One of the most dangerous possible pitfalls that can be made in business is to blindly sign a partnership agreement with no real understanding of how it might impact the company and each of its partners down the line. Prior to entering into a partnership agreement often under an LLC, it is imperative to familiarize...
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The truth about millennials in the workplace

“Millennials” is a popular buzzword in the news, and it’s not a topic that should be ignored. It’s often said that “20-something” employees don’t stay put in one job for very long. If this is true, why? Instead of focusing on why millennials aren’t the same as previous generations, let’s shift the conversation to how...
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Ken Eats Gainesville - Dave’s New York Deli

Dave’s New York Deli started out in a small location just a bit west on Newberry Road from where it is now in the Tioga Town Center. Its loyal following and big lunch crowds enabled them to move into their current location. It’s no accident. They serve great cuts of meat (mostly Boar’s Head), offer...