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Burlington Stores, Inc., a major off-price retailer offering WOW deals on customers’ favorite brands for the entire family and home, has opened a new store in Gainesville. With up to 60% off other retailers’ prices every day and brand-name merchandise arriving regularly, customers will discover something new every time they shop Burlington. The retailer offers their shoppers...

Alachua County Animal Resources & Care and Best Friends Animal Society are teaming up for an adoption campaign to encourage people to choose to adopt, not buy, their next pet. The event is on Friday, September 16, and Saturday, September 17, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the Animal Resources & Care shelter...

Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (CPPI) recently completed a new campus for Galen College of Nursing in Gainesville, Fla. In partnership with BHDP Architecture, the new 28,666 square-foot medical education center is located inside the Infinite Energy office building, which was recently constructed by CPPI and designed by Walker Architects. The campus features several modern clinical...

For the second year in a row, the University of Florida is listed as one of the top five public research universities in the nation, according to the 2023 Best Colleges rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. The No. 5 recognition reaffirms UF’s status as an academic powerhouse in research, innovation, educational...

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a quality program administered by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted accredited status to HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.  To achieve voluntary NAPBC accreditation, a breast center demonstrates compliance with the NAPBC standards that address a center’s leadership, clinical services, research, community...

Concept Companies, a national commercial real estate developer with a specialty across multiple asset classes including science and technology, and Lacerta Therapeutics, Inc., a leader in the AAV gene therapy space,has announced a strategic collaboration providing Lacerta with access to financing to support expansion of operations and new facilities. The financing is being provided via...

BHGRE Commercial has announced that Suki’s will soon be opening their doors in Haile Village Center! BHGRE Commercial agents Brian Oen, Gavin Johnson, and Ken Mears represented both the landlord and the tenant in this transaction. Although Suki’s isn’t new to Gainesville, this will be their first brick-and-mortar location. Prior to this, Suki’s has been...

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention has announced the appointment of Paul Sohl, Florida High Tech Corridor CEO, and Gil Levy, Vystar Credit Union Senior Vice President of Regional Community Relations, to its board of directors.   “We are thrilled to have these exceptional leaders and visionaries join our board of directors,” said Phoebe...

eIMPACT, the leading provider of labor market data visualization dashboards,has announced the launch of its myCareerPathway™ Dashboard with an implementation in Gainesville’s CareerSource North Central Florida. The first-of-its-kind software product will help job seekers in the greater Gainesville area leverage the power of data visualization highlighting in-demand skills and job market trends, tailored to their...

Consumer sentiment among Floridians increased for a second month in a row in August to 65.2, up 4.1 points from a revised figure of 61.1 in July. Similarly, national consumer sentiment surged 6.7 points. All five components that make up the index increased. Floridians’ opinions about current economic conditions improved in August. Perceptions of personal...