Record number of workers leaving jobs
A new Labor Department survey showed 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs in August, accounting for nearly 3 percent of the total workforce. The number […]
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Record number of workers leaving jobs
A new Labor Department survey showed 4.3 million American workers quit their jobs in August, accounting for nearly 3 percent of the total workforce. The number […]
Nothing Bundt Cakes to open in Gainesville
When your sweet tooth needs satisfying, Nothing Bundt Cakes will do the job—and before long, the national franchise will open at Butler Esplanade in Gainesville. On […]
Florida gas prices surge upward
Florida gas prices are at their highest in seven years and have climbed 13 cents statewide in the past week, according to a AAA report released […]
Hospitality council donates to local causes
The Alachua County Hospitality Council (ACHC) met Wednesday afternoon for its regular meeting and to award four Gainesville organizations with funds to further their missions. The […]
Facebook has a serious case of the Mondays
Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp experienced unexplained outages around the world on Monday. Facebook’s stock price fell by about 5.7 percent by 2:30 p.m. […]
Burlington to open at Butler Plaza
Burlington Coat Factory struck a deal and will open in Butler Plaza during the Fall of 2022 following its first store’s success. The retailer currently plans […]
LifeSouth celebrates new donor center
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will cut the ribbon on its new location in the Steeplechase Publix shopping center off of Newberry Road this Thursday from 4 […]
PrimoHoagies announces Gainesville location
PrimoHoagies plans to open a new store in Gainesville in 2022. Established in South Philadelphia in 1992, the restaurant known for its gourmet hoagies with meats […]
Family decides to sell candy factory back to owner
The Colorado family who won a chance to own and operate a candy factory in Hawthorne have decided to sell it back to the owner. Andrew […]
GNV nonstop flights to Miami return
Nonstop flights to Miami from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) will return on Oct. 7 with American Airlines after the COVID-19 pandemic shut the connection down. The […]
Colorado family wins candy factory in Hawthorne
A marketing consultant from Colorado Springs is the winner of The Gold Ticket contest and the grand prize of a candy factory in Hawthorne. Andrew Maas, […]
VA job fair offers nurses $10K signing bonus
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) will hold a two-day virtual nursing hiring event Sept. 9-10. The VA is hiring registered nurses (RNs) and […]
Hawthorne cheese hits Publix shelves
In the next week, Gouda cheese from Hawthorne will land on the shelves of 245 Publix stores across Florida, including the store at 4115 NW 16th […]
“Chomp The Block” parties return
The popular “Chomp The Block” UF football home game parties will return this Friday at Celebration Pointe. Designated by UF as the ‘official block party of […]
Mainstreet to launch prep sports innovations
Mainstreet Daily News is excited to announce the launch of two new innovations coinciding with the kickoff of the high school football season. Starting Friday night, […]
Mega Gaming & Comics unveils expansive location
Mega Gaming & Comics just switched locations last week, though it didn’t move far. Just look for the large Batman symbol off of SW Second Avenue […]
Gainesville airport receives $5.6M in grants
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously approved two federal grants totaling over $5.6 million to the Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) at Thursday’s commission meeting. Because the city […]
Customer tips Gainesville restaurant $10,000
The average restaurant tip is 15 percent, but Tuesday was not an average night for one Gainesville restaurant. A customer convened the Wahoo Seafood Grill staff […]
West End developers pitch Plan B
The potential developer of the West End Golf property went back to the drawing board and came up with a proposal that now includes 139 residential […]
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
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
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
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
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 […]