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Welcome to the first in an ongoing series of articles about practical elements of business and the law. As will be discussed, business formations, operations, and transactions intersect with the law many times and in many ways. Before I begin with an outline of the topics to be addressed over time, I am going to...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Effective Friday, Oct. 2, access to city services at City Hall and Thomas Center B will expand with Friday. Core hours for city administrative services will continue to be Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Services available at City Hall include, but are not limited to, filling out employment applications or submitting related...

With roughly 20% of the population suffering from a mental illness, its presence in the workplace (and in our personal lives)  is assured.  Mental illnesses and substance use disorders can have a lasting effect on workers, the workplace, and on your company’s bottom line. Address them and you can improve the retention and mental wellness...

Businesses and workers can look forward to a new integrated solutions model experience when they visit the Gainesville and Starke career centers. That’s because Dynamic Workforce Solutions (DWFS), a national workforce development organization, is now the workforce services provider for the Gainesville career center at 4800 SW 13th Street and the Starke career center at...

Located on 13 acres in Southwest Gainesville, the main facilities of Meridian Behavioral Healthcare are a busy place. As the main campus for Meridian, the complex is hoping to soon become the site for a proposed Health Home Pilot Clinic. According to information released by Meridian, the program will provide eligible clients zwith the ability...

A new five-year, $7.15 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will support the University of Florida’s continued study of MRI to track Duchenne muscular dystrophy disease progression. Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects about one of every 3,500 to 5,000 boys born each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...

Small businesses in the healthcare, travel, biotech, and education industries represented in October 21networking and pitch event Spots still available to attend one-time, free event during Gainesville Entrepreneur Month (GEM) GAINESVILLE — Cox Business has announced the finalists of Get Started Gainesville (#GetStartedGNV) taking placeon Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The winner of the live pitch competition...

GAINESVILLE) – ICI Homes has announced that its newest master-planned community, Oakmont, will participate in the 2015 Builders Association of North Central Florida Parade of Homes. The event, Oct. 10 – 11 and Oct. 17 – 18, from noon to 6 p.m., invites prospective homebuyers to tour merchandised model homes throughout the Alachua County area.     “Oakmont has received tremendous interest from the...

If all goes as planned, doing business with the city of Gainesville will get a bit easier in the near future, according to reports from the city’s special committee on economic development. There soon may be a fully functioning new department in the city, the Department of Doing. The Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee on Economic...

A merger/acquisition of a 39 year-old local road construction company brings a new-to-the-area, but long-time, civil construction company to Alachua County. John C. Hipp Construction Equipment Company, a three generation family road construction business, sold its paving-operation assets to Lake City-based Anderson Columbia Co., Inc. Anderson Columbia, also is an American Family-owned highway construction and...