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Front Street Commercial Real Estate Group of Gainesville  has been selected to work with the University of Florida (UF) and JLL as the local property management and leasing agent for Ayers Plaza at Innovation Square. UF has engaged Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, JLL, a professional services firm specializing in commercial real estate, to manage UF’s...

Gainesville will soon be the newest home of 1 Million Cups — a free program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs with the goal to build a strong startup community over a cup of coffee and a conversation.  The program is set to launch in late and will run from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00...

Gainesville will soon be the newest home of 1 Million Cups — a free program to engage, educate and connect local entrepreneurs with the goal to build a strong startup community over a cup of coffee and a conversation.  The program is set to launch in late and will run from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00...

By: Brad Schultz Dress Your Inner Celebrity  Have you ever wondered how and why certain celebrities always look flawless and camera-ready, even when they’re off the clock? Aside from their access to designer pieces, stylists, and hefty shopping budgets, stylish celebs have an innate sense of what it takes to look polished and cool. We...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, recently announced the opening of a new combined use corporate office and laboratory facility in the rapidly growing North Central Florida biotech corridor. AGTC was founded based on technology developed at...

North Florida Regional Medical Center has announced that it will expand access to emergency care in North Central Florida with the opening of a 24/7 full-service, freestanding emergency department in Western Gainesville.  Usage of the property site was approved by the Alachua County Commission on February 23, 2016. The two-acre site for the project is...

Consumers increasingly rely on computers and the Internet for everything from shopping and communicating to banking and bill paying. While the benefits of faster and more convenient “cyber” services are clear, the strategies for preventing online fraud and theft may not be as well-known by many bank customers. That is why the FDIC has produced...

Gateway Bank of Central Florida has announced an affiliation arrangement with Prime Mortgage Group, to provide in-house residential loan processing, underwriting and closing. A Prime Mortgage Group sales staff will provide Gateway Bank of Central Florida customers with residential loan services through the bank’s offices in Ocala and Gainesville. “Being able to service residential mortgage...

The 10th annual “A Celebration of Innovation” event on March 8 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center gave 14 startups the opportunity to showcase their latest innovations in the scientific, medical, tech and aerospace fields. These technologies were generated as a result of the more than $700 million in research conducted annually at...

AP -The University Athletic Association announced in March it will offer beer and wine sales in premium seating at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and at men’s basketball games in the O’Connell Center beginning this fall. For now, beer and wine will be sold in the Holloway Touchdown Terrace and the Evans Champions Club at football...