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A University of Florida veterinary student has won a national competition focused on the pursuit of business excellence in the veterinary medical profession. Erin Sole, a fourth-year student at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, was named the winner of the National Simmons Educational Fund Business Aptitude Award in January during the national Veterinary Business...

By Edgar Campa-Palafox, CEcD Economic Development Coordinator at Alachua County BOCC, Florida In late January 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) released December 2019 employment estimates. For the state of Florida employment & unemployment report, click HERE. For the Gainesville FL MSA...

Tobacco use remains the nation’s leading cause of preventable death and disease, taking an estimated 480,000 lives every year. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association calls for proven tobacco control policies in light of the fact that the country’s youth vaping epidemic worsened in 2019. This dire situation is...

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) announced they’ve set another all-time record for passenger traffic in 2019. A total of 558,246 travelers flew in and out of the North Central Florida airport last year: a 17.18 percent increase over 2018’s record-breaking 476,396 passengers (and almost tripling 2018’s 6 percent growth over 2017 traffic). GNV’s passenger boarding numbers...

James Moore & Company has been recognized by Forbes Magazine the Florida-based CPA and full-service consulting firm as one of America’s Top Recommended Tax and Accounting Firms. The list included 227 companies, accounting for only 0.5% of the firms in the country, and James Moore & Company was among a more exclusive subgroup of firms...

Alachua County, the City of Newberry, and the City of Hawthorne are among 33 communities to be recognized by the Florida Department of Health as 2019 Healthy Community Champions for taking a Health in All Policies approach to comprehensive planning. Health in All Policies, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is...

University of Florida online degree programs saw new gains in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings. UF Online, the University of Florida’s online undergraduate program, rose to the No. 4 spot in the country – up from No. 5 last year – in the U.S. News rankings for best online programs. “I am...

Alachua Habitat for Humanity has named longtime residential home builder David Weiss as its new Chief Operations Officer. Mr. Weiss started in early November in the position that was created when Executive Director Scott Winzeler was promoted to Chief Outreach and Development Officer earlier this year. While Mr. Winzeler will focus on developing the resources...

UF Health is one step closer to opening its newest freestanding emergency room, which will soon provide convenient access to high-quality health care in Wildwood and surrounding communities as the demand for services continues to grow. Health officials and local community and government leaders celebrated with a ribbon-cutting and open house for the UF Health...

Alachua County Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Jeff Taylor has obtained the designation of Executive Fire Officer from the National Fire Academy.  Founded over 35 years ago, the program has graduated over 4300 fire officers internationally with some 1700 still on active duty. The Executive Fire Officer Program provides senior fire officers with a broad perspective...