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Alachua County included in solar panel grant to help locals
By Chip Lowe | Nov. 12, 2013A grant may soon make setting up solar panels for residents and small businesses easier and more affordable.
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CAMPUS
Innovation Square company plans to double office space, workers
By Chip Lowe | Nov. 6, 2013Mobiquity, a Boston-based mobile software company that expanded to Gainesville in May, recently announced it will expand by upping its office space and number of employees locally.
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'Boobies' bracelets could appear in U.S. Supreme Court case
By Chip Lowe | Nov. 3, 2013“I❤Boobies!” bracelets may soon be the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case as a school district in Pennsylvania plans to appeal a federal court’s ruling that has allowed the bracelets in schools.
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BUSINESS
Will move for work: Grads relocate for jobs
By Chip Lowe | Oct. 23, 2013College grads seem increasingly willing to relocate for employment, and locals attribute the wanderlust to technology changes and a lean job market.
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New Gator gear store to open in Butler Plaza
By Chip Lowe | Oct. 17, 2013Prepare to be swamped with more Gator gear.
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Some not impressed by McDonald's new wings
By Chip Lowe | Oct. 8, 2013McDonald’s Corp. has started serving chicken wings, but some locals say the new item may not fly in Gainesville.
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RTS breaks own record for ridership in most recent fiscal year
By Chip Lowe | Oct. 2, 2013Gainesville’s Regional Transit System topped a new record in the amount of riders on its buses in fiscal year 2013, which ended Monday.
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Gainesville riding coattails of craft beer's rising national popularity
By Chip Lowe | Sep. 24, 2013As regionally brewed beer continues to grow in popularity across the nation, the Gainesville area has seen its share of success locally.
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Use of kettlebells trending in Gainesville gyms
By Chip Lowe | Sep. 12, 2013As high-intensity workout programs are catching on nationwide, so are kettlebells, and Gainesville has welcomed them with swinging arms.
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Santa Fe College gives raises to employees and student staff
By Chip Lowe | Sep. 3, 2013As Santa Fe College renewed faculty contracts at the onset of the 2013-2014 academic year, faculty and staff received another raise.
