Newberry businesses get $50k in reimbursements
Aug 16, 2021
The City of Newberry has awarded three businesses a total of $50,000 in development fee refunds. At the Aug. 9 city commission meeting, applicants representing Stone […]
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Newberry businesses get $50k in reimbursements
The City of Newberry has awarded three businesses a total of $50,000 in development fee refunds. At the Aug. 9 city commission meeting, applicants representing Stone […]
Hotels harbor high hopes for job fair
Aug 11, 2021
Hotels need workers. In June, Gainesville’s SpringHill Suites was struggling to keep pace with the influx of travelers despite having less than half of its pre-COVID […]
UF researchers bolster computer chip security
Aug 10, 2021
Computers power nearly everything, from the planes we fly and cars we drive to the device allowing you to read this article. Nations invest heavily in […]
Feed company saves big with switch to rail delivery
Aug 9, 2021
Suwannee Valley Feeds Vice President Will Lloyd made a discovery about shipping soy hull, corn gluten and dolomite via railcar during a pandemic. It saves time, […]
Kickoff countdown is on for Spurrier’s restaurant
Aug 6, 2021
Gainesville artist and former University of Florida football star player James Bates was dodging raindrops on Thursday as he delivered to Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille restaurant 18 […]
Applicant withdraws from West End property
Jul 29, 2021
JBrown Professional Group has formally withdrawn land use and rezoning applications for the West End Golf property on behalf of developer Tara Club. “The applicant has […]
Alachua County job openings surpass 12,000
Jul 28, 2021
Three months ago, the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce recorded 5,700 job openings as businesses came back amid a receding COVID-19 pandemic. A month later, that […]
Ag job fair goes super regional
Jul 26, 2021
Jobs working in the beef, peanut, watermelon and equestrian industries are at the top of the list of agricultural positions being advertised for the upcoming agricultural […]
West End redevelopment application set to expire
Jul 26, 2021
The application that would allow a developer to build 487 residential units on the defunct West End Golf Course expires tonight at midnight. As of noon […]
Local doctors thrive using new health care model
Jul 12, 2021
After decades of studying and practicing medicine, Dr. Shenary Cotter hit a crisis point around 2017. She was burned out and ready to quit. “I was […]
UF debuts rotating restaurant concept
Jul 10, 2021
Restaurant Row just completed its second week in the Reitz Union on UF campus. The new initiative places a rotation of local eateries in the food […]
Local DJ restarts remote broadcasts, giveaways
Jul 6, 2021
Headed south past Paynes Prairie, Cam Loggins listens to background music while navigating the I-75 traffic in the company Hyundai with Magic 101.3 emblazoned on the […]
Gas prices on the rise in Alachua County
Jun 30, 2021
Gas prices in Alachua County are right on track with the national average of $3.09 as some local gas stations have updated their prices from $3.05 […]
Hotels struggle to recover from pandemic swoon
Jun 30, 2021
Rebecca Lamb has been in the hospitality industry for 28 years, and she’s never seen what she’s seeing right now. “Nobody wants to come back to […]
New downtown cat cafe offers coffee, cuddles
Jun 21, 2021
Looking for the purr-fect way to spend a day? The Feeline Good Cat Café offers a meow-tain of paw-sibilities for you. The shop opened Monday in […]
Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille preps for gameday
Jun 19, 2021
Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille may not have opened yet, but some of the biggest names in football have already visited. So have members of the University of […]
High Springs hosting local job fair
Jun 14, 2021
Poetic Cuts Barber Shop owner Andrew Miller was driving around High Springs and noticed that in every direction he looked, there were signs in front of […]
Local watermelon harvest in full swing
Jun 3, 2021
Matt Jones jumps out of his pickup truck in the middle of 200 acres of watermelon vines and cuts loose a sweet, seedless melon. He slices […]
Jobs, jobs, jobs: Alachua County openings top 10,000
Jun 1, 2021
Alachua County is starting the month of June with 10,792 job openings, according to data tracked by Greater Gainesville Chamber. “It’s one of those unprecedented times,” […]
Gainesville gets first chicken salad restaurant
Jun 1, 2021
Chicken Salad Chick opened its first Gainesville location with a week of giveaways, including free chicken salad for a year to the first 100 guests. The […]
Holiday travelers will pay highest gas prices since 2014
May 25, 2021
The most expensive Memorial Day gas prices since 2014 will greet motorists hitting the road this week to celebrate the unofficial kick-off to summer. The national […]
Electric F-150 ignites buzz at local Ford dealerships
May 21, 2021
All it takes is $100 to reserve the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck. And just two days after the May 19 reveal, Ford confirmed […]
Webinars for Zoom users are a click away
May 18, 2021
Looking to get more out of ZOOM? Help is on the way. This week the tech company is offering a series of explanatory webinars on topics […]
May 24 job fair attracting wide range of employers
May 17, 2021
Employers from healthcare, service, retail and the City of Gainesville will be on hand at the upcoming 2021 Community Job and Resource Fair. The outdoor event […]