The North Central Florida Business Report

The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce announced May 15 that President and CEO Brent Christensen is leaving his position in early June. Christensen has led the Chamber for the past 10 years, overseeing the development of its “Innovation Gainesville” initiative, and placing the Gainesville Chamber in the top 1 percent of all chambers nationwide. Chairman [...]

Searching for a way for your business to plug into the community? The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Business Showcase at the Curtis M. Phillips Center on Thursday, May 17. Businesses in Gainesville have the opportunity to promote their services, bond with other businesses and build a network of local business. [...]

This week, Gainesville will play host to a statewide event for biotechnology that will raise awareness about Florida’s vibrant life-sciences cluster. Gainesville is home to the largest cluster of biotech companies in the state, including major companies like host RTI Biologics as well as Exactech and the University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator. The [...]

According to a report from Florida Realtors, there were 243 pending home sales (homes under contract that haven’t closed) in Gainesville in February—that’s 77 percent more than last year, when there were only 137 pending home sales. The inventory of listings on the market was down to 1,733, or 24.7 percent, from 2,303 last year. [...]

Local moving company 2 College Brothers, Inc., has expanded its services to the Tallahassee and Orlando areas. 2 College Brothers began in South Florida in November of 2010 as a moving company offering professional moving services. The company expanded its services to Gainesville in July of 2011, where the brothers quickly found that college towns [...]

At the University of Florida Celebration of Innovations on March 27, Office of Technology Licensing Director David Day announced the launch of a program that will help local investors support local start-ups. The Innovation Gainesville Angel Network (iGAN) will create opportunities for local investors to directly fund companies that sprout up from licensed UF technology. [...]

The historic Gainesville Raceway is now named the Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville after Uni-Select USA and its Auto-Plus network retail stores acquired the naming rights in February. Uni-Select is a distributor of automotive replacement parts, equipment, tools and accessories. The Uni-Select Network includes more than 2,500 independent jobbers and services 3,500 points of sale in [...]

The Nonprofit Center of North Central Florida’s Nonprofit Summit will be on Thursday, May 24, at the UF Hilton and Conference Center. This year’s summit will feature two keynote speakers, seven breakout sessions and several roundtable discussions focused on providing the best practices in nonprofit management. There will also be continuing education available. Last year [...]

On April 2, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce launched its “I

The Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce will host the inaugural Gainesville Restaurant Week July 26 through August 5. This event will showcase local restaurants for 10 days, including two weekends. Participating restaurants will offer a special three-course menu at a set price, and the restaurants and chefs will be featured on GainesvilleRestaurantWeek.com throughout the summer. [...]