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Marketing Delegation Visits Boston, MA to Share Greater Gainesville’s Potential for Life Sciences Growth and Return on Investment Greater Gainesville’s vibrant Life Sciences industry is among our region’s strongest assets and is vital to our efforts to make this region the global hub of talent, innovation and opportunity. During a June 28-30 marketing delegation trip to...

Digital product development agency 352 Inc. has officially moved it’s headquarters to a new office in Midtown Atlanta. 352 Inc, which started in a University of Florida fraternity house bedroom in 1997, has since evolved into a Fortune 5000 digital agency with over 80 employees dispersed among multiple teams in Gainesville, Tampa and Atlanta. Although...

Owner Ken McGurn is excited about having as established restaurateur in his building. “We are extremely pleased to have someone so well known and liked as Omi Risco in Sun Center. I am personally looking forward to their special meatloaf and mashed potatoes. We see Sun Center as a hub of downtown activity and having...

The dreaded Form DR-840 Notice of Intent to Audit Books and Records for Sales and Use Tax from the Florida Department of Revenue– we’ve been seeing more and more of these lately. What can you do to prevent one? And what should you do if you receive one? Just as in trying to avoid an...

A recent article on DiverseEducation.com written by Washington Correspondent Jamaal Abdul-Alim reports that gender and racial gaps in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields persist, despite efforts and resources—as reflected in the U.S. News/Raytheon STEM index —committed to closing them. A 2014 American College Testing (ACT) report reflects a lag in college readiness in...

95,000-square-foot facility to complement revised curriculum The University of Florida introduced their newest building on Tuesday, July 28th. The George T. Harrell, M.D., Medical Education Building is located at 1104 Newell Drive, across from the McKnight Brain Institute. The 95,000-square-foot facility will serve as a home for medical and physician assistant students in the College...

When your spouse is a ‘super commuter’ “It’s the perfect job, BUT….” This is how the conversation starts when a working couple is faced with a big decision – whether or not a spouse should take a job in another city and become a ‘super commuter.’ A super commute is defined as commuting 90 minutes...

Looking for a franchise opportunity in Gainesville? Aligning with Johnny Rockets’ aggressive domestic expansion strategy, the restaurant’s franchise development team has announced its nationwide list of markets ideally suited for the all-American brand. With Johnny Rockets’ fl exible footprint, including three expressions – Johnny Rockets, Johnny Rockets Express and Johnny Rockets Route 66 – franchise...

The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to Junior Achievement of Alachua County. Through its global grants, the MDRT Foundation is committed to building stronger families and communities around the globe. This year, the MDRT Foundation will award nearly $1 million in MDRT member-endorsed grants to more than 100 charitable...

Get the Facts on Envision Alachua If Alachua County had the opportunity to create 30,000 high-quality jobs at all educational levels over the next 50 years, protect land twice the size of Paynes Prairie from development, and establishes a water ethic to cut water consumption in half – would you support the effort to turn...