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By: Chris Eversole New accountable care organization aims to improve health of Medicare patients while reducing costs. A group of local physicians and a national health care company are working together to implement health reform, promising to improve care for Medicare patients they serve while saving money. The local group, Physician Care Network, has formed...

By: Chris Eversole Six-weeks program includes visits to departments Residents or students interested in a crash course on local government need look no further than the City of Gainesville itself. Gainesville 101: the Spring 2013 Citizens’ Academy, a six-week program organized by the city’s Communications Office, is designed to teach city residents about the inner...

By: Caitlyn Finnegan Matt Hunter is joining WCJB TV 20 as its new creative services director. Hunter, the former owner of Glory Road Media, has more than 16 years experience in the television industry. Following the move, The JAG Agency, a full-service advertising agency based in Alachua, acquired the marketing and media buying division of...

Event runs Feb. 5 and 6 at the O’Connell Center. More than 6,000 University of Florida students and alumni are expected to be job-hunting at the UF Spring 2013 Career Showcase next week. The event, which will allow more than 200 companies to recruit employees and interns, will be at the O’Connell Center from 9am...

Sonia Douglas, the vice president and chief operating officer of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, is stepping down. “After almost 20 rewarding years with the chamber and with much prayer and thought, I am excited to announce that I will pursue new opportunities in the community,” Douglas says. “The chamber has been on the...

The Celebration of Innovation helps attract investors and entrepreneurs. By Chris Eversole Three entrepreneurs whose businesses sold for more than $100 million will speak at A Celebration of Innovation, the University of Florida’s Technology Showcase, on March 14. The session at which the three will speak will be hosted by Jamie Grooms, a co-founder of...

By: Chris Eversole Area builders and developers have mixed feelings about the state of their industry. On the one hand, they’re relieved that activity is picking up. On the other hand, they contend that government is forcing development patterns down their throats. Homebuilder Kara Bolton talks about the uptick like this: “The disaster is over,...

By: Chris Eversole The developers of Butler Plaza have been busy since the Gainesville City Commission approved an expansion that will more than double the size of the shopping center. They’ve been studying “town center” shopping centers around the country—sites featuring at-tractive building designs with stores connected by sidewalks, fountains and ample room for events....

After opponents voice concerns regarding cost and alleged Sunshine Law violations, the power plant project stays on course.   By Chris Eversole At a city commission workshop in January, opponents of Gainesville’s biomass plant got a long-sought chance to air their views and brought up some details of contract negotiations that had not been discussed...

By: Caitlyn Finnegan Kevin S. Hebert has joined civil engineering firm Causseaux, Hewett & Walpole (CHW) as senior project manager. Hebert’s qualifications come from 14 years of professional experience in the fields of land development, storm water management, eminent domain and accident restoration. He will be responsible for managing various engineering projects with a strong...