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Fictitious Names Alachua County

The following is a list of recent fictitious name filings for Alachua County, Florida, through July 9, 2015.   Fictitious Name Address City State Date 8-BIT BAR 2701 SW 13TH ST GAINESVILLE FL 6/19/2015 A TOUCH OF JAI 4241 SW 21ST PLACE APT G GAINESVILLE FL 5/18/2015 ACG THERAPY CENTER 4907 NW 43RD STREET GAINESVILLE...
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Commercial Transactions July 2015

SALES 4723 NW 53rd AVE Gainesville, FL 32653 Prop Type: Commercial Sellers Name: Capital City Bank List Agent: The BeeryRainsberger Grp List Firm: Coldwell Banker/M M Parrish Sell Agent: The BeeryRainsberger Grp Sell Firm: Coldwell Banker/M M Parrish Sell $: $185,000 Buyer Name: C&C Office Holdings LLC 2321 NE 19th DR Gainesville, FL 32609 Prop...
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Buchholz DECA Excels in International Competition

Buchholz High School students from the Academy of Entrepreneurship recently competed at the DECA International Career Development Conference in Orlando with impressive results.  The Virtual Business Retailing team of Chris Wolfe and Ian Lowe (both 9th graders) placed 3rd overall in a tournament-type computer simulation against over 700 initial contestants, operating a sporting apparel/equipment store,...
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Local Startup Actionable Quality Assurance Gearing Up for Rapid Growth

Sales of food and beverages in U.S. restaurants were $709.24 billion in 2014 – a jump of 24 percent in just six years. With this much revenue at stake, quality consistency is paramount, and Eric Graves is ready to help. Graves has founded Actionable Quality Assurance, a software development company that will provide predictive analytics...
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Cade Museum Creativity Lab Active in Temporary Space

Phoebe Cade Miles’ vision for the museum named for her father extends to the next generation of innovators and inventors who are being nurtured in a building on Gainesville’s South Main Street. About 2,000 children ages 6 to 12 have taken classes during the past few years in the Creativity Lab in what is now...
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352Walls Painting the Town with Murals

Visitors to downtown Gainesville last weekend got their first glimpse of what might become a common sight – professionally painted murals on the exterior walls of buildings. An Italian muralist known as 2501 brought his vision to a building on the southwest corner of West University Avenue and SW Second Street. The works of 2501,...
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Celebration Pointe Announces $125 Million Loan Closing For Phase One

The developer of Celebration Pointe, a 225-acre mixed-used regional development located in Gainesville, Fla., announced that it has secured a $125 million construction loan for Phase I of the project.  Celebration Pointe partner Ralph Conti made the announcement. “We are very pleased to have secured this key piece of our capital stack,” said Conti. Financing...
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UF Health Shands Children's Hospital Highly Ranked in Seven Specialities

The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best hospitals for children in seven medical specialties, according to rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. “We have had an ongoing commitment to creating an environment at the UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital that earns distinction for...
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Affordable Care Act Healthcare Benefits Available for Small Companies

Most employers have fewer than 50 full-time employees or full-time equivalent employees and are, therefore, not subject to the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provision. If an employer has fewer than 50 full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees, on average during the prior year, the employer is not an ALE for the current calendar...
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Commercial Transactions June 2015

See a full list of the commercial transactions in the Gainesville, Florida, area for the month of June