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Dana Clayton has been appointed interim president and CEO of the United Way of North Central Florida. Clayton, who also directs United Way’s six-member campaign team, joined the organization in May 2011 as the director of leadership giving and affinity groups. She was quickly promoted to vice president of resource development in August of that...

Sonny Tillman stood at the restaurant door calling people “darlin’” and “honey” and hugging customers’ necks as the smell of smoked meat wafted into the August humidity. Tillman, the founder of the southeastern barbecue chain that bears his first name, returned to the original Waldo Road restaurant Thursday to celebrate his 85th birthday. For the...

Gainesville Regional Airport officials talked expansion plans at a Wednesday meeting, forecasting changes such as an extended runway, a taller control tower and a revamped passenger terminal. Airport authority chairman Brian Scarborough said that the expansion, enabled by changes to the FAA-required Master Plan, are due to growth in travel volume. Indeed, the number of...

Drotos Ryals Group: Year in Review 2014 Wow, what a year! Our team certainly had a busy and productive 2014, although this does not hold true throughout all asset classes and market sectors. The local commercial real estate (CRE) market has absolutely turned the corner and is on the upswing in both number of deals...

On the corner of 34th Street and West University Avenue in Gainesville, at the entrance of Westgate Plaza, sits a faded Grandy’s sign. Other than memories, it’s all that is left of the restaurant, which was torn down earlier this year after 28 years in business and was the last location in Florida. A chicken...