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GAINESVILLE) – ICI Homes has announced that its newest master-planned community, Oakmont, will participate in the 2015 Builders Association of North Central Florida Parade of Homes. The event, Oct. 10 – 11 and Oct. 17 – 18, from noon to 6 p.m., invites prospective homebuyers to tour merchandised model homes throughout the Alachua County area.     “Oakmont has received tremendous interest from the...

If all goes as planned, doing business with the city of Gainesville will get a bit easier in the near future, according to reports from the city’s special committee on economic development. There soon may be a fully functioning new department in the city, the Department of Doing. The Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee on Economic...

A merger/acquisition of a 39 year-old local road construction company brings a new-to-the-area, but long-time, civil construction company to Alachua County. John C. Hipp Construction Equipment Company, a three generation family road construction business, sold its paving-operation assets to Lake City-based Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. Anderson Columbia, also is an American Family-owned highway construction and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:AGTC), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare eye diseases, today announced the appointment of three new employees. Among these hires, Jonathan M. Sparks, Ph.D. will join AGTC as Vice President of Legal Affairs. The Company also announced the appointments...

By: Brad Schultz Tuxedo, black tie, dinner dress, 007 duds, penguin suit…whatever you call this formal dress code, odds are you will never look better than when you’re dressed in this smart ensemble. Customarily worn only for events after 6pm, Black Tie is less formal than the white tie/tails combo, but more formal than the...

By: Mark Singletary There are people working hard in Gainesville to make things a bit better for area residents that want to start a new business or expand an existing business. It’s a really exciting time. There are challenges, of course, but in the end these efforts are about creating new jobs, potentially lots of...

At home, with a seven and 16 year-old daughters it seems no request or parenting initiative goes without extensive questioning and debate. Maddy and Adley are both excellent girls and I am thankful that I have little to worry about with either. They are both driven by a desire to do the right thing. However,...

GRU General Manager Ed Bielarski has announced the following appointments to GRU’s executive management team: Justin Locke, Chief Financial Officer Justin Locke has worked in public utilities for more than 20 years, including most recently as Vice President of Finance at CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas. He also served as CFO of both the...

By: Ronald Wayne Fans of the monthly art walks in downtown Gainesville will be hoofing it a bit farther in the near future. Main Street south of the bar and restaurant district is becoming a hub for arts-related and creative endeavors such as the new homes for the Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA)  and the...

In a world economy that expects continued challenges from global economic policies and geopolitical uncertainty, the economists at BBVA Compass Bank expect the state and local economies to do well in the next few years. Shushanik Papanyan, senior economist at BBVA Research USA, says that stability or rigidity in the local economy means that went...