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Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC) Board Chair, Bob Swindell has announced his support for Governor Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida, including the creation of the Florida Enterprise Fund. Swindell said, “I support Governor Scott’s proposal to create the Florida Enterprise Fund to strengthen Florida’s ability to successfully compete for new high-wage jobs for Floridians. Leadership...

By Frank Avery             Oh no. It’s happened. You’re the CEO of your company, and someone messed up. It’s about to go to press. It’s bad. You work at Volkswagen, and it turns out your cars are programmed to deceive U.S. federal emissions tests. Your PR strategist tweets a less-than-responsible...

By Ron Wayne Winning the first $50,000 Cade Museum Prize for Innovation in 2010 helped to make the Tutoring Matching Service the success it is today, according to company President Ethan Fieldman. “The notoriety of the prize, the support of the Cade family and the support of many community members who learned about us and...

By Kristina Orrega Recently, someone ran a car through a brick wall at the Pizza Hut on Archer Road and Charles Goodman was left to fix the problem all on his own. He didn’t have any help to replace the door of the bathroom that was knocked over in the accident. He also didn’t have...

Business community galvanizes behind six key areas, recognizes leaders and innovators In alignment with its mission to facilitate economic prosperity, business growth and community progress, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce highlighted 2015 accomplishments and outlined the year ahead at its Jan. 28 Annual Meeting. Incoming Chamber Board Chairman Todd Powell underscored the need to...

The first 365 by Whole Foods Market™ announced for the state of Florida is also the first anchor store to be announced for Butler Town Center. The 365 by Whole Foods Market will open in advance of the 2018 opening of the Town Center. Scheduled to begin construction this spring, Butler Town Center is the...

Alachua County is seeking applicants for the City of Gainesville/Alachua County Empowerment Center Oversight Advisory Board. The two vacancies are on the Citizens Work Group to assist with homelessness related issues impacting the Empowerment Center. The Citizens Work Group gathers information from those served and acts as policy experts on broader homelessness issues. The work...

By Ron Wayne Greg Allen visited Lucky’s Market on Northwest13th Street on its opening weekend a little more than a year ago and never stopped going back. “I decided to check it out, as I do with any new grocery stores,” said Allen, 57, a former professional cook for 15 years. He got some amazing...

By Laura Labovitz Alachua County is planning to join in on the national “green living” trend. The county is launching a financing initiative for property owners to make energy efficiency upgrades. YGrene, a company that supplies 0 percent down loans, is working with Alachua County to provide the loans. “Florida faces more extreme weather scenarios...

The Veterans Entrepreneurship Program, hosted by the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center at the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, is currently accepting applications for its 2016 program. The VEP is designed for disabled veterans who are interested in starting a business or who have an existing early stage business. The program, launched at UF in 2013, hosts 40 military...