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For many years, women have been underrepresented in all leadership positions, including academia. At the University of Florida, there are 22 deans and 11 are female, by all accounts a great representation of female leadership. The Business Report sits down with Diane McFarlin, Dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications to discuss her...

The Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) has announced the return of one of their most popular events, their Artist Studio Tour on the weekend of July 14th-15th, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This free event, open to the public, is a self-guided tour through working artist studios in and around Gainesville, showcasing fine...

Ernst & Young (EY) named AxoGen Chairman and CEO Karen Zaderej as the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2018 Award winner in the Health Care category in Florida. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. “I am honored to be...

Bob Dylan might have sung the times they are a changin’, but sometimes those changing times seem to happen very slowly. There are still a myriad of frustrations and challenges today’s local business women face, whether their field is engineering or sales, massage therapy, teaching or something entirely different.  And if you ask 25 local...

As co-director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity, Patrick Traynor has a mission to help businesses, industries and consumers protect their assets and privacy, and to provide security for unauthorized use of data. Even as an expert in cybersecurity, Traynor has been a victim of credit card fraud. That is what drew him to this...

The number of female business owners and entrepreneurs have grown significantly in recent years. Some reports estimate that women-owned businesses have grown 67% since 2007. Gainesville is experiencing and benefiting from this growth as well. GBP recently met with some female entrepreneurs that are making an impact on our economic landscape here at home. Seyi...

SharpSpring has recently announced that they will be relocating to Celebration Pointe, located at 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave. Front Street, a commercial real estate service firm based in Gainesville, represented SharpSpring in this transaction. Front Street also represents Celebration Pointe, where they handle exclusive leasing for the office portion of the project. SharpSpring made the...

Deepika Singh, president and CEO of Sinmat, has a few simple philosophies when it comes to entrepreneurship—learn from failure and rejection, make plans but be open to all possibilities, hire smart and passionate people, and surround yourself with positivity. Early on in her career, Singh, who was recently named one of nine Florida High Tech...

A discussion with Kristina Orrego The National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently reported findings that show women have edged out over men in holding positions as realtors in the US.  Additionally, according to the report, female realtors hold a higher dollar value in home sales as well as average sales price in homes. The Business...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) have recently released employment and unemployment estimates as well as revised historical data. As highlight of the report, the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is showing economic growth overall, losing pace with the state of Florida in...