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Due to high demand, the popular IdentoGo TSA Pre✓® Mobile RV event is returning again to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV). The event will run from Mon., Apr. 6 – Thurs., Apr. 30, 2020. The Mobile Enrollment Center will be located on the airport property at 3880 NE 39th Ave., Gainesville, Fla., 32609, at the east...

Kyle Cohan searched far and wide before finding a career he truly loves. He spent years working in sales until his wife, Michelle, urged him to do something different. She stumbled upon a business listing for Leonardo’s Pizza Millhopper and suggested they buy it. Only two years after the transition in ownership, Leonardo’s Pizza Millhopper...

A 2018 Florida law restricting opioid prescriptions for acute pain has led to a drop in opioid use, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Florida. UF researchers found the number of new opioid users per month dropped 16 percent immediately after the law was implemented, and the number of new...

JVC Broadcasting, one of America’s largest independent and locally owned broadcast and entertainment companies, has expanded its weekday on-air lineup on Florida Man Radio. Florida Man Radio, heard on 105.5FM and 660AM in Orlando and 104.9FM in Gainesville, keeps nationally syndicated Bubba the Love Sponge® from 6am-10am, moves Attorney Justin Clark’s You Have Power Radio...

Kathey Porter, Director of Small Business and Vendor Diversity Relations for the University of Florida has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Project YouthBuild Gainesville. This program provides vocational training and education, occupational and leadership development to young people who are determined to change their lives. “I am thrilled about this appointment and...

Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille, a new polished-casual restaurant concept founded by Heisman Trophy-winning University of Florida football player and legendary coach, Hall of Famer, Steve Spurrier, will open in fall 2020. The beloved ‘Head Ball Coach’ has also selected an experienced restaurant industry professional to operate the restaurant at Celebration Pointe in Gainesville, FL.  The 16,700-square-foot...

When Eric Lenasbunt founded Bunt Backline Event Services in 2005, it was more of an excuse to buy production equipment than a true business concept. Since then, this family-owned production company has grown exponentially, adding employees, expanding their offerings and servicing events all over the world. Eric was able to turn his passion for production...

The Office of Professional and Workforce Development at the University of Florida in partnership with Warrington College of Business and the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer is hosting the 3rd Annual Inspiring Women Leaders Conference being held March 8-10, 2020 at the University of Florida Hilton Conference Center. This three-day event will provide the...

The Gainesville Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) is seeking proposals from local non-profit organizations looking to increase their success in the Amazing Give 2020 campaign. Deadline to apply is 2/29 – to view the simple application, visit their website. Through this PRo bono effort, FPRA Gainesville will provide the PR tools and...

Health care attorney Rupa S. Lloyd, shareholder in GrayRobinson’s Gainesville and Jacksonville law firm offices, was appointed to serve on the Sid Martin Biotech’s newly revamped advisory board for the 2020 term. Sid Martin Biotech, a research center operated under the University of Florida’s UF Innovate, supports innovation at the University to move research discoveries...