Be sure to stick around after the data for an infographic that will let you see the data in a whole new way.           2013 Total Building Permits Issued – From the Alachua County Dept. of Growth Management. Single Family Home Detached – 252, $39,080285 Total Value Other Nonresidential Buildings – 93,...

By Alex Lopez, UF News Gratitude to his high school teachers has inspired a Wisconsin attorney and winter resident of Gainesville to establish a scholarship fund at the University of Florida to help practicing schoolteachers earn graduate degrees. Michael Gengler’s $2.2 million donation, made through a provision in his will, will support Alachua County schoolteachers...

Last week, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce announced the release of its 2014 State Legislative Agenda, highlighting eight key legislative policy areas including the continued funding for the University of Florida, renewed and additional state funding for innovation in the region, and state incentives for economic development, to name a few. Gainesville Chamber Vice...

After more than seven months of study involving dozens of private and public sector engagement meetings, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Council for Economic Outreach has released its top policy recommendations designed to help Gainesville become more competitive and lower utility costs for area businesses. The 77-page report, compiled via Energy Study Group...

For many business owners, AMJ, Inc., is a name synonymous with quality properties and personal customer service in the worlds of North Central Florida real estate, property management and general contracting. Since 1977, founder Mike Warren has steered the AMJ ship to its current size of 20 staff who manage high-end property around the region....

By Melissa Blouin, UF Health News UF Health has received four stars from the University Healthsystem Consortium, the national alliance of academic medical centers and affiliated hospitals, ranking near the top in overall quality and accountability. UHC, a group of 118 academic medical centers and 299 affiliated hospitals, uses a composite score in six categories...

By Bradley Osburn Carol Bosshardt is a force, a mover, the kind of person that doesn’t take no for an answer and treats obstacles as nuisances. As the owner and CEO of Bosshardt Realty Services, LLC, that drive has served to push her business to the forefront of the real estate market in Alachua County....

On Wednesday, the University of Florida and FloridaWorks presented the second Startup Quest investor pitch competition at the UF Emerson Alumni Hall. The event was an afternoon of presentations by local individuals divided into teams and paired with a technology from the Florida university system, federal labs or NASA that they were tasked with creating...

By Todd Ruano Background screening for employment can be an intimidating process for both the candidate and the employer. With numerous organizations regulating what information can and cannot be provided to employers, as well as policies that must be in place in order to use that information for employment, it can sometimes be difficult to...

By Laura Miza, UF Health News University of Florida Health pediatric surgeons have published results from nearly 20 years of treating children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia, showing the highest published survival rate for a large-group study. The findings also present new data for determining when a baby’s hernia should be surgically repaired. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia...