TV-20 reenacts Florida’s win over Dayton
Gainesville’s local station, TV-20, developed a creative way to cover a hot topic while skirting around broadcast restrictions. These restrictions prevent the station from airing highlight reels until the day after the big game. So instead, the staff of TV-20 recreated the biggest plays of the game to anchorman Zach Aldridge’s commentary. Hundreds of thousands...
New apartments to debut GRU’s wireless meter system
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) will debut a new wireless meter reading system at Savion Park, Gainesville’s newest apartment complex near the University of Florida. Owned and managed by Trimark Properties’ Gainesville Apartments team, Savion Park will be the first apartment complex to feature the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system. Savion Park Luxury Apartments will...
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A foursome of networking events to choose from that will help you generate leads, make new friends, drive revenues and add to your bottom-line. How to Do Business on the Golf Course Seminar; & a 3-Hole/ 3-Club Fun Round of Golf Presented by John Reger, Jr, PGA 3:30 PM Learn some of the “Do’s and...
Gainesville chamber to take regional concerns to D.C. in april
The Gainesville Chamber will visit Washington D.C. on April 10 and 11 to represent the issues and concerns affecting the Gainesville region during a series of meetings with policymakers and other stakeholders. “Ensuring our concerns and issues are being heard on a national level better enables the Gainesville region to become a global hub...
UF College of Education up nine spots in public grad school rankings
The University of Florida College of Education improved nine spots to No. 21 among public education colleges in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of America’s Best Graduate Schools, which were announced today. The UF college was rated 30th overall, 10 spots higher than last year. U.S. News also rated two College of...
Strategic planning: an ongoing effort
About the only constant small business owners can count on these days is change. The interdependent nature of today’s marketplace means that the ripple effect of events around the world or on Wall Street could very well reach your small business in Anytown, U.S.A. That’s why ongoing strategic planning is essential to the long-term viability...
Panama canal CEO talks expansion progress
Jorge Quijano, the CEO of the Panama Canal Authority, spoke at a luncheon to attendees of the three-day-long Panama Considered: Remembering the Past, Embracing the Future 63rd Annual Conference on March 20. Quijano’s talk encompassed the 100-plus-year history of the Canal and looked to the near future when the long-awaited expansion project will be complete,...
Lake Wauburg unveils high ropes challenge course
UF officially opened its new High Ropes Outdoor Team Challenge Course at Lake Wauburg on March 21. The course consists of three levels of rope challenges and a zip line. It now accompanies Lake Wauburg’s low rope course and Alpine Tower. “I think this facility, for decades to come, will be a great place to...
Dell Graham: Gainesville’s oldest law firm is finding new life downtown
“We are a small-town firm with a depth of service,” said Dell Graham law firm Managing Partner John Jopling. “We’re as close to a one-stop shop for the business community as you’re going to find, and we know how to keep businesses out of the courtroom.” Dell Graham is a 10 lawyer firm with six...
Debbie Mason resigns as United Way CEO
United Way of North Central Florida’s Debbie Mason has resigned her position as president and CEO. In an email sent to United Way community partners on the morning of March 19, Mason, who took the position in June 2011, explained that over the last 18 months, the loss of her mother, as well as United...