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Tall flags and colorful ribbons fluttered in the breeze against the backdrop of newly installed aqua glass panels, and hundreds of people pressed toward the doors of the building. Many in the crowd wore hospital badges, white coats and stethoscopes, and a few wore in-patient bracelets. Hospital administrators, employees and even patients gathered Sept. 3...

University of Florida is changing its message. On Aug. 29, UF rolled out a new branding campaign called “For the Gator Good.” According to a statement from Vice President of University Relations Jane Adams, “For the Gator Good” is designed to replace The Gator Nation campaign — launched about a decade ago. Adams said Gator...

A local nonprofit has received its third grant from the U.S. Department of Labor — this time, in the sum of $1.1 million. The Institute for Workforce Innovation applied for and won the funding for its chapter of YouthBuild, a program which helps young people complete coursework for high school diplomas and GEDs and provides...

It’s no secret that out-of-towners flock to Gainesville for fall football weekends and that hotel rooms in the Swamp vicinity get scarce. It’s also no secret that this town is budding with innovation and business opportunities, attracting more corporate travel. A lineup of five new hotels slated to take root in the area over the...

As promised at an early July meeting, the Alachua County Commission has rolled out four public hearing dates on the topic of Plum Creek. Announced the morning of Aug. 25, the meeting schedule is as follows: Sept. 2, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hawthorne High School auditorium (21403 SE 69th Ave., Hawthorne) Topic: General...

A Gainesville-based human resources company is being acquired by a global corporate training provider. SumTotal recently announced it is in the process of merging with Skillsoft, an Ireland-based content provider that offers online classes and learning materials for employees and businesses. Jackie Funk, SumTotal’s senior vice president of marketing, said the two companies have been...

National cable and internet service provider Cox recently announced it will extend its discounted high-speed Internet service to low-income families with children who qualify for certain government programs. The program, Connect2Complete, was launched in April of last year and now services about 15,000 families across the country. Cox pledged $15 million nationally in support of...

Specialty health food store Lucky’s Market has chosen Gainesville as the site of its first Florida store. The location is set to open its doors in November at 1459 NW 23rd Ave., just west of 13th Street, according to a statement from the company. It will create about 200 jobs. The Colorado-based grocery store chain...

The first medical isotope manufacturing facility of its kind in the United States will be making its home in Alachua County. Coqui RadioPharmaceuticals announced Aug. 19 that it will be moving into a to-be-built facility in Progress Park in the City of Alachua by 2020. The announcement was made at an afternoon ceremony at the...

Local startup Sharpspring recently announced its merger with publicly traded corporation SMTP, Inc. SMTP, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMTP) became a leader in commercial and consumer email delivery in the ’90s, and it continues to be a market leader for mass-email delivery. That’s why Sharpspring founder Rick Carlson says the merger will be beneficial. “Email delivery is core...