Residents or students interested in a crash course on local government and city planning and management need look no further than the City of Gainesville itself. Gainesville 101: the Fall 2013 Citizens’ Academy is a six-week program organized by the City of Gainesville Communications Office, and designed to teach city residents about the inner workings...

by Josh Steppling International companies are relocating or expanding to Innovation Square for an opportunity to be a part of the cohesive, welcoming Gainesville community. Companies like Mindtree, Mobiquity, and CurtCo Media, who have made headlines recently, chose Gainesville over destinations like New York, California, Texas, and Massachusetts.   Gainesville stood out to CurtCo Media,...

StartWhys, a new Gainesville nonprofit based around innovators working together, held its second meeting on Wednesday at the Gainesville Hackerspace in the basement level of the Sun Center. Students, tinkerers, business owners and entrepreneurs milled in and out of the tool-, wire-, computer-, nut- and bolt-filled space, where StartWhys co-founder Julian Miller, co-founder of Sharab...

UF Health announced on Tuesday that due to anticipated growth in several areas, UF Health officials plan to build a new specialty tower that will house neuromedicine and cardiovascular hospitals. “Our priority is to put patients first,” said Dr. David Guzick, UF senior vice president for health affairs and president of UF Health. “We’re experiencing...

The Affordable Care Act and the individual mandate goes into effect Jan. 1, 2014, and you must play or pay. If you do not carry health insurance, you will be subject to a penalty. Keeping what you have is not an option, since in 2014 all individual and group health plans will have to convert...

The Rotary Boys & Girls Club/Mentor Center, at 1100 SE 17th Drive, unveiled its $25,000 Cox Technology Center on Tuesday. In attendance were Cox Communications officials, Boys & Girls Club Alachua President Keith Blanchard, Florida Rep. Keith Perry and about a dozen children already at work on the computers. “The Boys and Girls Club of Alachua...

FloridaWorks, in collaboration with the Oaks Mall, is hosting an informational showcase for holiday season job openings on Thursday, Au 29 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Oaks Mall. FloridaWorks employees will be located in the Belk pavilion, across from Cotton On and Buckle, to assist job seekers with more than 100 available job openings. Positions...

University of Florida Executive Education has opened registration for its fall slate of leadership development programs. The programs focus on skill development and are offered in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Miami and Orlando. “We’re excited about our program offerings this year,” said director Chris Cupoli. “Florida’s business leaders understand that investing in their people is critical to...

The City of Gainesville Public Works Department has launched a new construction website for informational purposes and to allow citizens an opportunity to voice concerns about ongoing and future construction projects. The website, www.gainesvillepublicworks.org, currently has information about the NW 8th Avenue Reconstruction Project and the test pattern in place.  Other projects will be added as they begin...

The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce announced on Thursday that Vice President of Innovation Gainesville Ann Collett is resigning her position with the organization at the end of August to pursue other professional opportunities.  She will remain as a consultant with the organization for several months, finishing work on the strategy for the next phase...