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Crisis Communication: From Calamity to Opportunity

By Frank Avery             Oh no. It’s happened. You’re the CEO of your company, and someone messed up. It’s about to go to press. It’s bad. You work at Volkswagen, and it turns out your cars are programmed to deceive U.S. federal emissions tests. Your PR strategist tweets a less-than-responsible...
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Fashion Meets Fitness - The Rise of 'Athleisure'

By Brad Schultz Athleisure, the fashion craze that’s transformed activewear from 24 Hour Fitness to 24-hour wear, has women and men alike donning sporty designs for the cubicle or cocktails. If conventional sweatpants are a sign of defeat, as Chanel head designer and creative director Karl Lagerfeld once criticized them as being, the new athleisure...
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16 finalists vie for Cade Museum Prize for Innovation

By Ron Wayne Winning the first $50,000 Cade Museum Prize for Innovation in 2010 helped to make the Tutoring Matching Service the success it is today, according to company President Ethan Fieldman. “The notoriety of the prize, the support of the Cade family and the support of many community members who learned about us and...
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Shortage of qualified construction workers creating challenge for local companies

By Kristina Orrega Recently, someone ran a car through a brick wall at the Pizza Hut on Archer Road and Charles Goodman was left to fix the problem all on his own. He didn’t have any help to replace the door of the bathroom that was knocked over in the accident. He also didn’t have...
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When your Youngest Child is your Business

On a typical Monday morning for a dual career couple, each spouse goes to spend the business day apart, reuniting at the end of the day for family time. That’s not the case for some local couples who are not only married, but are also business partners. What are the highs (and lows) of owning...
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365 By Whole Foods Market™ , Marshalls and Ashley Homestore Coming to Butler Plaza

The first 365 by Whole Foods Market™ announced for the state of Florida is also the first anchor store to be announced for Butler Town Center. The 365 by Whole Foods Market will open in advance of the 2018 opening of the Town Center. Scheduled to begin construction this spring, Butler Town Center is the...
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Alachua County seeking board members for Empowerment Center group

Alachua County is seeking applicants for the City of Gainesville/Alachua County Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board. The two vacancies are on the Citizens Work Group to assist with homelessness related issues impacting the Empowerment Center. The Citizens Work Group gathers information from those served and acts as policy experts on broader homelessness issues. The work...
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NW 13th Street blossoms again as retail center

By Ron Wayne Greg Allen visited Lucky’s Market on Northwest13th Street on its opening weekend a little more than a year ago and never stopped going back. “I decided to check it out, as I do with any new grocery stores,” said Allen, 57, a former professional cook for 15 years. He got some amazing...
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Veterans entrepreneurship program currently accepting applications

The Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, hosted by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, is currently accepting applications for its 2016 program. The VEP is designed for disabled veterans who are interested in starting a business or who have an existing early stage business. The program, launched at UF in 2013, hosts 40 military...
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Growing Pains: Gainesville’s Annual State of the City Address

By Laura Labovitz Mayor Ed Braddy delivered his third annual State of the City Address, a hopeful and forward-facing speech, on Wednesday, January 20th. The Mayor was flanked by interim City Manager Anthony Lyons, and the city’s General Manager for Utilities, Ed Bielarski. The hour long address, held at the Gainesville Police Department’s Hall of...