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Florida-Based Air Pros USA Teams up with Florida Gators Football to Recognize Local Veterans
Florida Gators Sports Properties, and Air Pros USA, a leading residential and commercial air conditioning service company and the official Air Conditioning partner for Gators football, demonstrated gratitude for Veterans at the Florida Gators ‘Saluting those Who Serve’ football game which took place on Saturday, November 13th. As part of the Saluting Those Who Serve...
Ford's Garage Coming to Butler Town Center
Butler Enterprises has announced that Ford’s Garage is coming to Butler Town Center. Ford’s Garage is a car-themed restaurant that pays tribute to the legendary Henry Ford. The first restaurant opened in Historic Downtown Ft. Myers in 2012, close to Ford’s winter home. When walking through the doors, you’ll feel transported into a 1920s service...
Certified Welcoming Businesses
Welcoming Gainesville & Alachua County, Inc., (WG&AC) is a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit dedicated to making Gainesville, Florida, an inclusive community that welcomes immigrants, international students, and refugees and celebrates diversity as a source of strength and innovation. Part of the nationwide Welcoming America network, WG&AC accomplishes this mission by creating and promoting immigrant-friendly policies, communicating...
Cade Museum’s Stephanie Bailes Named a Top 50 International Museum Influencer
Blooloop, a leading global resource for visitor attractions sector professionals, has named Stephanie Bailes, President and Executive Director of the Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention, as among the top museum influencers in 2021. “It is an incredible honor, as well as humbling, to be included on this list of international influencers in the museum...
Thousands of Spectators, Raised $4K for Charity
Butler Enterprises hosted Gainesville’s First Annual European Car Show Saturday, October 23rd, at Butler Town Center in the two parking lots adjacent to The Cheesecake Factory and Grub Burger Bar on Archer Road. The car show drew thousands of spectators and over 100 European vehicles to Butler Town Center on a beautiful Saturday morning. The...
UF Receives $5 Million Gift to Boost Computer Science Education for Teachers and Students
The University of Florida (UF) has announced a $5 million gift from Citadel Founder and CEO Ken Griffin to drive the expansion of its K–12 computer science education program. Maya Israel, associate professor of educational technology, will lead a team of researchers and teacher educators in building both a face-to-face and an online community of...
2021 BUSINESS AWARDS: FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
After a record number of applications were submitted, the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists in this year’s Business of the Year Awards. Finalists were chosen after a panel of impartial judges from throughout our community volunteered to carefully review and score each application in the category they applied. Here are this...
UF Innovate | Accelerate at the Hub Unveils Its New “The Flow of Innovation” Mural
More than 150 innovators and entrepreneurs attended an in-person event, while 40 joined via livestream to unveil a new, lighted floor-to-ceiling mural in the lobby of UF Innovate | Accelerate at The Hub. All those related to the UF Innovate family – innovators, The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech resident clients, and some special guests...
Off Chance Encounter to Local Radio Legend
When he was nine years old, Lewis Stokes’ dream was to become a radio personality. Today, he’s a local radio legend who’s been in the business for 42 years. He earned his first job in the radio industry as a Junior in high school. Stokes’ now brother-in-law owned a car dealership in Lake City which...
UF Innovate | Accelerate Receives International Soft Landings Designation
UF Innovate | Accelerate has announced its two business incubators, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, have received an official “Soft Landings” designation from the International Business Innovation Association (InBIA) for supporting international companies moving to Florida. “UF Innovate’s incubator program will make an excellent addition to the InBIA global network of Soft Landings certified...