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Household debt in the U.S. is the highest it has ever been. According to the New York Fed, total household debt reached $13.67 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 0.9% from the fourth quarter of 2018 and nearly $1 trillion above its previous peak in 2008. These statistics make sense in...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) announced that 43,840 local residents have saved more than $4 million on their prescription medications, thanks to its partnership with FamilyWize, an organization focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. Through this partnership, United Way Worldwide has helped promote the free, easy to...

The Education Foundation of Alachua County’s Take Stock in Children Program has received Gold Level Status from the state for the sixth year in a row with a perfect score this year. Take Stock served 387 students during the 2018-2019 school year in Alachua County. These students met with a college success coach once a...

While Florida’s small businesses continue boosting the state’s economy, finding qualified workers to fill available jobs tops the list of issues keeping small business owners up at night, survey results from the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Third Quarter Small Business Index Survey show.  “Florida’s small businesses continue to be concerned about being able to hire...

The University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute, in partnership with Florida State University, has been awarded $29 million to speed research discoveries that will lead to improved health for people living in the nation’s third-largest state. UF and FSU will expand their research partnership with the five-year award, which is funded by the...

Professional Education Opportunities Available! The University of Florida Office of Professional and Workforce Development is now accepting registrations for these upcoming professional learning opportunities.  These experiences are open to all professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners. It’s Game Time! Crush the Competition and Sell More Consistently September 13, 2019 | 1-5PM In this highly interactive, engaging...

University of Florida Health Shands Hospital ranks among the nation’s elite in seven adult medical specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s 2019-20 “Best Hospitals” report released today. No other Florida hospital has more than seven adult specialties ranked in the nation’s top 50, up from six ranked specialties a year ago. And for the...

Foresight, a diversified construction management firm in Gainesville, was recently named one of Florida’s Best Companies To Work For. The annual Best Companies list is featured in the August issue of Florida Trend magazine. One-hundred companies are ranked in small, medium and large employer categories. To participate, companies or government entities had to employ at...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) recently released June 2019 employment and unemployment estimates.  As highlight of the Gainesville FL MSA report, the area unemployment posted the following results: Gainesville MSA not seasonally unemployment rate was 3.4% in June 2019.  The number of...

On Sept. 1, renowned neurogeneticist Matthew Farrer, Ph.D., internationally recognized for his work on the genetics of Parkinson’s disease, will join UF Health, the University of Florida’s academic health center. Farrer will be named an endowed chair of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health in Parkinson’s disease research and will serve...