Business

Wawa honors growth in Gainesville with doubleheader grand opening of two stores

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 21, 2020

Wawa, Inc. today announced the opening of two stores in Gainesville, with the first location at 2305 NW 13th Street offering a full-service traditional format with […]

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Florida gas prices fall 4 cents; lowest in three weeks

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

Florida gas prices dropped four cents last week. The state average has now declined the past 15 consecutive days for a total discount of six cents. Florida […]

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UF Health alerts customers of data breach

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 18, 2020

UF Health, in a letter to its customers, announced a data breach incident that occurred through a software contractor. In its letter, UF Health writes: As […]

Business

West End homeowners lawyer-up to fight development of golf course

Suzette Cook

Aug 17, 2020

A community of homeowners that paid top dollar to live adjacent to a golf course are not backing down from the fight against a developer who […]

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Florida gas prices back off from 20-week high; decline 3 cents per gallon last week

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 11, 2020

Florida gas prices are beginning to trickle down lower. Retail prices are backing off from the 20-week high of nearly $2.16 per gallon, which was set eight days […]

Business

Breaking News: District postpones water permit to add Nestle

Suzette Cook

Aug 11, 2020

The Suwannee River Water Management District voted on August 11th to table the vote on a permit that would allow the Seven Springs Water Company to […]

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Property insurance carriers seeking large rate hikes on Florida policyholders

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 10, 2020

The Center Square – A quadfecta of factors is merging into one bottom-line reality for Florida’s 6.2 million property insurance policyholders: significant rate hikes await when […]

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Seeking a career during a pandemic? Give the MARC Media Virtual Job Fair a look

Reggie Connell

Aug 10, 2020

Under the greatest of circumstances, finding a new job is a challenge. There is no easy way to gain employment except through the hard work and […]

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Aquatropics to the rescue

Suzette Cook

Aug 7, 2020

There are two creatures not for sale at Aquatropics tropical fish store in Gainesville – a Jack Dempsey fish and a freshwater fire eel. They […]

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Prospective West End Golf property developer advertising ’60 par course’ to sell units

Suzette Cook

Aug 5, 2020

The developer that has an active rezoning application and plans for a 487-unit development that will wipe out the 75-acre West End golf course site, is […]

Business

Florida gas prices rise 10 cents; unaffected by Isaias

Mainstreet Daily News

Aug 4, 2020

Florida gas prices increased 10 cents last week. The state average price of $2.16 per gallon is the most expensive in 20 weeks, and the highest state average […]

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Florida gas prices decline two cents; Hurricane Hanna spares Gulf Coast fuel region

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 27, 2020

Florida drivers saw another week of declining prices at the pump. The state average dropped 2 cents last week. Now drivers are paying an average price of $2.06 […]

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Levy County CARES Program opens today

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 27, 2020

The Levy County CARES grant Program opens today. Funded by an allocation to Levy County from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic […]

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Want to start a farm? Alachua County wants to help

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 25, 2020

The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the following Commercial Horticulture Program for August 2020. This program is being offered by Dr. Tatiana […]

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June Market Report: Despite COVID-19, Alachua County real estate remains busy

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 24, 2020

The June Market Report is in and showing some very promising signs. “I’m happy to say that sales are trending in an upward fashion,” said Jeremy […]

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McDonald’s joins other nationwide businesses by requiring face coverings inside its restaurants

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 24, 2020

McDonald’s joined a growing list of businesses requiring its customers to wear face coverings inside its restaurants. Joe Erlinger, the President of McDonald’s USA and Mark Salebra, […]

Business

West End residents declare war on developer

Suzette Cook

Jul 24, 2020

On the left side of the Zoom screen, Civil Engineer Jay Brown calmly presented a project that would infill 75 acres of green space on Newberry […]

Business

Neighborhood workshop will discuss rezoning West End Golf property

Suzette Cook

Jul 22, 2020

First step in converting 75 acres of greens into 487 residential units and a hotel: host a “neighborhood workshop.” Notices to homeowners adjacent to the West […]

Business

Alligator staffers reunite in ‘ZOOMunion’ decades later

Suzette Cook

Jul 22, 2020

Stripping for tuition, the Jerry Seinfeld interview, hiding from a serial killer, chasing spot news from the scanner, that bench clearing fracas. If you worked at […]

Business

Winn-Dixie reverses course; will require face coverings at its stores

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 21, 2020

After saying it didn’t want to get involved in the issue on Sunday, Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, changed its mind and joined several […]

Business

Florida gas prices drop; cheapest July in 16 years and could slip lower this week

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 21, 2020

Florida gas prices slipped lower last week. The state average has declined a total of 3 cents in the past 11 days. “Fuel market watchers remain concerned about […]

Business

We checked: Are people wearing face masks at businesses in Gainesville?

Suzette Cook

Jul 20, 2020

The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, is pushing retailers across the U.S. to adopt face mask requirements. That push started on […]

Business

Mortgage rates at half-century low

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 20, 2020

The average for a 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage fell to 2.9 percent this week, according to Freddie Mac on Thursday. That’s the first time in 50 […]

Business

Lowe’s adopts nationwide standard for customers to wear masks in all US stores

Mainstreet Daily News

Jul 18, 2020

Lowe’s followed several other major businesses in the United States on Friday by announcing it is adopting a nationwide standard for all customers to wear masks […]