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The Alachua County Commission has selected Deputy County Manager Betty M. Baker to succeed current County Manager Richard Drummond, beginning Monday, July 22. Baker began her career in Alachua County in 2002 as the administrative support manager, according to the Alachua County Community Update. She holds master’s degrees in education and public administration, as well...

By Bradley Osburn Gainesville Regional Utilities proposed it fiscal year 2014 budget to the Gainesville City Commission on Tuesday during a seven-hour long presentation that ended with the commission tabling the discussion until a later date. GRU proposed two rating options that would affect residential consumers who purchase what GRU called its full basket of...

Gainesville’s thriving startup community is looking for talent, and thanks to a partnership between FloridaWorks, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Innovation Gainesville, they’ll have the chance to show off their growing companies at the first ever Start Up Downtown exhibition. Developed with students and technical job seekers in mind, the July 18 event...

The University of Florida on Thursday received an $8 million federal award and was named one of six universities nationwide tapped to conduct high-performance computing simulations aimed at addressing some of the world’s most complex problems. The award from the National Nuclear Security Administration and accompanying designation as a center of excellence is a direct result...

Contribution will support education, income and health initiatives in north central Florida For more than 60 years, AT&T and the AT&T Foundation have been strong supporters of United Way both at the national and local levels. Today, AT&T continues this legacy of support through a contribution of $5,500 to United Way of North Central Florida....

Gainesville-based Trimark Properties announced it has selected Charles Perry Partners, Inc. (CPPI) as Construction Manager for its newest portfolio addition — its state-of-the-art, $30 million, eight-story Infusion Technology Center at UF Innovation Square, the first new privately-owned commercial building within the core of Innovation Square.  Sustainably designed by Jeffrey Raasch with FLAD Architects to achieve Green Globes certification from the Green Building Initiative (GBI), with civil engineering by Causseaux, Hewitt & Walpole,...

Pink Narcissus, Gainesville’s exclusive Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store, is the first tenant announced in Butler Plaza’s new building on Archer road, The Shoppes at Butler Plaza, located at 3730 SW Archer Road, Suite 210.  The Pink Narcissus owner, Danny Quinton, said that the store is scheduled to open during the last week of July with...

By Caitlyn Finnegan University Corners, the three-square-block complex planned to be built on the corner of Northwest 13th Street and University Avenue, has finally earned approval from the Gainesville City Commission after an hours-long debate over its impact on the already busy intersection. In two 4-2 votes Thursday night, city commissioners gave the green light...

Another candidate has withdrawn from the running for the position of Alachua County Manager. Stockton Whitten, the current deputy manager for Brevard County, sent an email to Commissioner Mike Byerly Monday saying that accepting the position was not the best choice for he and his family right now. Whitten will remain in his current position...

By Caitlyn Finnegan Coming up on the completion of several decades-long redevelopment projects, the Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency is at a crossroads for its next step. The agency is still heavily involved in projects throughout the community, including Depot Park renovations, facade grants, revitalizing historic landmarks and helping to promote Innovation Square, but CRA leadership...