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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has announced the award of more than $90,000 for youth literacy grants in Florida that work to help students and educators reach their literacy goals throughout the academic year. These funds are aimed at supporting youth literacy programs within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center...

According to a recently published newsletter from the organization, Wild Spaces & Public Places recently oversaw the completion of several projects for the City of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department.   Projects funded by the Wild Spaces & Public Places half-cent sales tax are a result of the PRCA Vision 2020 Master Plan....

United Way Worldwide and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, have partnered to distribute 200,000 free children’s books across the United States to children who don’t have sufficient access to books during the summer months. This collaboration is all part of the Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza, a nation-wide movement to unite kids, parents,...

Thomas E. Angelini, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida and his research group, the Soft Matter Engineering lab have successfully fabricated living micro-beams from glioblastoma cells and extracellular material (ECM) embedded in a packed microgel support medium. They subsequently characterized the physical properties of the...

Cox Communications employees will award more than $100,000 to nonprofits in its Southeast Region through Cox Charities Community Investment grants, which are guided and funded by employees. Grant applications are now being accepted from 501(c)(3) organizations at www.CoxCharitiesSER.org through September 20, 2019. Applicants will be notified of their funding status in October 2019. Grant recipients...

On Thursday, September 5th, 2019, Meridian, the region’s leading wellness provider, specializing in mental health, will hold its 4th annual Steps to Wellness Luncheon at the new Hotel Indigo in Celebration Pointe.  This catered event is open to anyone interested in learning more about the causes addiction.  Treatment options will also be discussed and a...

TSCG, The Shopping Center Group, one of the largest, privately owned, retail-focused real estate advisory firms in the United States with offices coast-to-coast, has announced the sale of Gainesville Plaza located in one of Gainesville most densely populated retail nodes serving University of Florida’s primary campus as well as the surrounding community.  Under the leadership...

It’s Game Time! Crush the Competition and Sell More Consistently September 13, 2019 | 1-5PM In this highly interactive, engaging session, Jan Spence helps salespeople as well as those in “non-sales” roles tackle more business by taking the fear out of cold-calling, get off the sidelines and prospect more consistently and make bigger plays when...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) has elected new members to its Board of Directors. UWNCFL’s new fiscal year began on July 1st and with that, new members were added to its Board of Directors. The new members include Mary Alford of The Sustainable Design Group, Margo Cook of James Moore & Co., Ian...

By Jeff Anttila It’s no secret that real estate can be a lucrative investment. But how do you know which house to buy, or better yet, what city you should buy it in? While there may be arguments for many attractive cities based on recent growth or fluctuations in housing prices, college towns are consistently...