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Over the past six years, real estate markets in Gainesville and across Florida have strengthened, but not for a reason many would expect. According to Tim Becker, director of the University of Florida Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center at the Warrington College of Business, the slow growth of the U.S. economy has allowed for...

60 Years of Impact In 2017, United Way of North Central Florida celebrated its 60th year in the community. When we opened our doors in 1957, we were first operating under the name The United Community Fund of Gainesville. In the 1960s we changed our name to United Fund of Alachua County and later, in...

A University of Florida research team has been approved for a five-year, $11.9 million award to directly compare the potential benefits and harms of proton therapy to standard radiation therapy when treating prostate cancer. Nancy Mendenhall, M.D., medical director of the UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, leads the team that received funding from the Patient-Centered...

Alachua County was awarded a Justice Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Grant by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Alachua County was one of seven new jurisdictions nationwide to be awarded Category 1 JMHCP funding in 2017. This grant provides a total of $152,435 over two years to support a countywide...

Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) announced yesterday that it is expanding its focus on workforce development, training, and placement solutions through the acquisition of Focused Management Solutions (FMS), based in Gainesville, Florida.  Additionally announced is that all Gainesville-based FMS leadership and staff will be retained. With the addition of FMS, PCG gains new and innovative...

A new report just released shed light on the economic impact of short-term rentals during football weekends in Gainesville and Tallahassee, helping the cities significantly expand lodging capacity and welcome the surge in visitors as hotels reached peak capacity. Gainesville short-term rental hosts and operators using the Airbnb platform welcomed 5,175 guest arrivals and earned...

UF Health not only expanded on its mission of patient-centered care with the opening of the UF Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital on December 10, but the facilities also received national acclaim. The new UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals are the first medical facilities in the Southeast...

United Way of North Central Florida is proud to announce its first-ever toy drive benefitting local organizations that serve families and young children. United for the Holidays, in conjunction with our Community Impact Partners, will collect new, unwrapped toys for more than 600 local children during the holiday season. Community Impact Partners for United for...

CenterState Bank is setting the stage to become the largest community banking company in the state of Florida with its two recent acquisitions of Harbor Community Bank and Sunshine Bank. The proposed mergers would result in $10.1 billion in assets, $6.6 billion in loans and $8.1 billion in deposits. Both mergers are expected to be...

Alachua County was awarded the Cooperative Agreement to Benefit Homeless Individuals (CABHI) Grant by the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services. This grant provides a total of $2.4 million over three years with a goal of increasing Alachua County’s capacity to coordinate and...