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Just as HR professionals nationwide are beginning to figure out how to effectively recruit and retain millennial workers, an even more perplexing generation is entering the workforce: Generation Z. Generation Z includes people born during the mid-‘90s to about 2010, putting the oldest members of the generation around the age of 22 or 23. As...

Alachua County was awarded a Justice Mental Health Collaboration Program (JMHCP) Grant by the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Alachua County was one of seven new jurisdictions nationwide to be awarded Category 1 JMHCP funding in 2017. This grant provides a total of $152,435 over two years to support a countywide...

Public Consulting Group, Inc. (PCG) announced yesterday that it is expanding its focus on workforce development, training, and placement solutions through the acquisition of Focused Management Solutions (FMS), based in Gainesville, Florida.  Additionally announced is that all Gainesville-based FMS leadership and staff will be retained. With the addition of FMS, PCG gains new and innovative...

Google search “workplace leadership style” and you will find an array of results. The various styles can be grouped into one of three broad categories: control-based; connection-based; and change-based. Managers often make strategic and operational decisions based on either a call to control, a commitment to connect, or a conviction to change. Control-based leadership emphasizes...

A new report just released shed light on the economic impact of short-term rentals during football weekends in Gainesville and Tallahassee, helping the cities significantly expand lodging capacity and welcome the surge in visitors as hotels reached peak capacity. Gainesville short-term rental hosts and operators using the Airbnb platform welcomed 5,175 guest arrivals and earned...

UF Health not only expanded on its mission of patient-centered care with the opening of the UF Heart & Vascular Hospital and the UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital on December 10, but the facilities also received national acclaim. The new UF Health Heart & Vascular and Neuromedicine hospitals are the first medical facilities in the Southeast...

Talent is the lifeblood of any business. Regardless of whether it is a for-profit or nonprofit enterprise, recruiting the best people is vital to short, medium, and long-term success.  How are HR managers recruiting their best new people? What are the latest trends in landing top talent? What new recruitment methods are being used in...

United Way of North Central Florida is proud to announce its first-ever toy drive benefitting local organizations that serve families and young children. United for the Holidays, in conjunction with our Community Impact Partners, will collect new, unwrapped toys for more than 600 local children during the holiday season. Community Impact Partners for United for...

Can your business survive three, six or nine months with one or two key employees absent? What about a lawsuit? Can your organization handle the expense and emotionally exhaustive, time-consuming process of an employment investigation into your organization’s workplace practices? If you are like most small businesses, the answer is no. For small to medium-sized...

With the arrival of the bustling holiday season, businesses are scrambling to add additional staff members to assist in daily operations. These staff members, or individuals working with a particular employer for less than 120 days, are referred to by some as seasonal employees. Many companies, however, classify such persons as independent contractors so as...