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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) have recently released employment and unemployment estimates as well as revised historical data. As highlight of the report, the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is showing economic growth overall, losing pace with the state of Florida in...

Traditionally, marketing and public relations were often siloed in an organization and didn’t support one another. Both tell the brand story but in different ways, so the new trend in communications is to strike the right balance between both marketing and public relations. That is the idea for the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Gainesville...

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) has announced the opening of a second Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening lane. Gainesville Alachua County Regional Aviation Authority CEO Allan Penksa says the second lane and its screening equipment will speed travelers through the screening process during peak travel times, and will eventually lead to TSA Pre-Check capability at the...

City of Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and the University of Florida have joined MetroLab Network, a network of 37 regional city-university partnerships focused on bringing data, analytics, and innovation to local government. Members of the network research, develop, and deploy technologies and policy approaches to address challenges facing cities and communities across the country. MetroLab...

For a community to be successful, it takes every sector. In Gainesville, the opportunity to add to a community already rich in higher education, developing a diverse employment sector is vital to the region’s ability to retain and recruit the nation’s best and brightest workers. While this issue of Business Report focuses on manufacturing, which...

As healthcare providers and policymakers look for ways to address opioid misuse, knowing who may be at risk for developing chronic pain could be an important tool for prevention. A new University of Florida study has pinpointed patient characteristics associated with long-term musculoskeletal pain. Researchers say the information could help physical therapists and other clinicians...

The Cade Museum will be open to the public beginning Saturday, May 19th.  For their weekend extravaganza, the museum will be loaded with pure fun and excitement with wall to wall hands-on activities throughout the museum.  Activities will include face painting, photo booths, food trucks, and the unveiling of Robot Zoo and Sweat Solution exhibits....

The University of Florida College of Medicine remained one of the nation’s top-rated public medical schools in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the best graduate schools. The College of Medicine is ranked No. 41 among the 150 medical schools nationwide and No. 17 among public medical schools. UF continues to be the...

Gainesville, the university city, home of championship sports teams, a top-ten academically ranked university, and a mecca for start-up companies – including those in the manufacturing sector. A good example is engineering design company Apex Tek Labs. The startup develops software, does prototyping, welding and machining. Augi Lye, Founder, and CEO, and a stalwart of...

How do you successfully rebrand a nearly 20-year-old products and formulation company into a contract development and manufacturing organization? Just ask Ology Bioservices (formerly known as Nanotherapeutics). They recently launched a broad rebranding effort reflecting the company’s evolution. What is Ology Bio? Founded in 1999 as an integrated biopharmaceutical company named Nanotherapeutics, Ology Bio has...