Chamber Extends Glaeser’s Term as Board of Directors Chair Another Year
By Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce announces the extension of current Board of Directors Chairman Mitch Glaeser leadership by another year. Glaeser currently serves as the 2013 Board Chairman, which would have ended at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting on Jan. 30th. The one-year extension will keep Glaeser as Chairman...
Safety, Shelter and Second Chances
By Bradley Osburn 1 out of 4 women will experience domestic violence or intimate partner violence in their lifetime, according national statistics, which also say that only 1 in 10 file a report, and only 1 in 7 seek service. In Alachua, Bradford and Union Counties, women seeking help can turn to Peaceful Paths for...
UF to Expand Hiring Initiative
By Chris Moran The University of Florida doubled down today on its strategy to climb to a top 10 national ranking among public research universities, announcing its intention to recruit top minds in personalized medicine, unmanned vehicles, online learning and seven other fields. UF had already committed to bringing on as many as 100 researchers...
See who's Been On the Move
Leah Craig, formerly the corporate communications specialist at RTI Surgical, has accepted the position of Marketing and Public Relations Manager for the UF College of Fine Arts. Craig is a member and past board member of the Gainesville Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association. She is a freelance writer for local lifestyle publications, has...
Data Your Business Can Use
By Bradley Osburn Way back in the days of Betamax tapes and rocker hair, if you wanted statistical population or economic data you would have had to turn to a publication like the Florida Statistical Abstract, produced for many years by UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR). Today, a simple search for www.bebr.ufl.edu...
Fund Your Small Business With an SBA Loan
If your small business needs funds, and you have not previously applied for or had difficulty securing a loan in the past, an SBA loan may be your best option. In 2014 the SBA initiated loans at record levels. Through it’s primary mechanism, the 7(a) Loan Program, the SBA had approved 52,044 7(a) loans for...
Drotos Ryals Group: Year in Review 2014
Drotos Ryals Group: Year in Review 2014 Wow, what a year! Our team certainly had a busy and productive 2014, although this does not hold true throughout all asset classes and market sectors. The local commercial real estate (CRE) market has absolutely turned the corner and is on the upswing in both number of deals...
UF Health, Orlando Health Partner for New Cancer Program
On Jan. 31, UF Health and Orlando Health officially began a new partnership program that will establish the UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health. The partnership is in response to the rising cancer rate in Florida, as evidenced by recent studies by the National Cancer Institute, which say that Florida has the second-largest cancer...
Gainesville Kicks Off Redevelopment of GTEC, Kennedy Homes
The Gainesville Community Redevelopment Agency (GRAC) held a kick-off event on Dec. 18 for the redevelopment of the Gainesville Technology Enterprise Center (GTEC) and the Kennedy Homes site at 1717 SE Eighth Ave. About 40 members of the community attended the meeting. GTEC opened in 2001 as a technology incubator in East Gainesville off of...
Envision Alachua Hopes to Bring Advanced Manufacturing to Area
Plum Creek, the largest landowner in Alachua County, completed the second phase of its Envision Alachua economic development process on Dec. 13 when it submitted its long-term master plan to the county for approval. The submittal is the result of two years — 2011 to 2013 — worth of community workshops and task force...