Former Student Government president returns to Gainesville an entrepreneur
When former Student Body President Jordan Johnson left UF in 2010, he was on a track to become the CEO of a General Electric Co. business.
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When former Student Body President Jordan Johnson left UF in 2010, he was on a track to become the CEO of a General Electric Co. business.
Jordan Johnson poses for a picture Friday evening at the Innovation Hub in downtown Gainesville.
Businesses in Gainesville are finding creative ways to keep talented computer programming students in town.
City Commission at-large 1 candidate Nathan Skop stood up, placed his right hand on his hip and told his fellow candidates he was an "energy policy expert."
Reitz Union Board Entertainment will feature the only Florida premiere of a documentary about the media's portrayal of women.
Students walking by the Hub today can learn about where the clothes on their backs and the food on their plates came from.
Bicycle thieves apparently decided to take a break. After a busy first week when six bikes were reported stolen on campus, University Police did not receive any claims of students losing their rides in Week 2 of the Spring semester.
Next football season, sending "Go Gators" text messages may not be as difficult for students at home games.
Since opening in October, Florida Innovation Hub at UF has already made a difference for startup companies housed in the new facility, some companies' presidents said.
Yvonne Hinson-Rawls saw Gainesville residents unable to find jobs. She saw graduates unable to stay in town with their ideas. She saw children unable to succeed in school.
Winston Cunningham, 17, gets his hair sprayed silver by Chris Shepherd, 17, to complete his robot ensemble for a performance at the dedication ceremony for the Florida Innovation Hub at UF. Both teens are a part of the P.K. Yonge vocal ensemble.
As a downpour slowed, the sun shone just in time for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Florida Innovation Hub at UF. Some took the weather as a sign of Gainesville's bright economic future.
'Tis the season of anticipation. Winter break was the time of wish lists and guest lists, and now, with the New Year and new semester, the campus is buzzing with expectation. I can't help but feel, though, that things are often better before we have them.
Creating jobs was top on many candidates' minds at a city candidate forum Monday night as they encouraged UF students to stay in Gainesville.
Fracture, a local glass-print studio featured on the "Today Show," plans to relocate to downtown Gainesville this January.
Juan Giraldo, a 21-year-old music major, right, leads the Hub employees in a Colombian folk dance as part of UF International Education Week.
Instead of climbing rock walls or running obstacle courses, participants in the Technology Entrepreneur BootCamp gathered Tuesday evening to hear business tips and learn how to pitch their products to investors.
Alexandra Kramer ordered a skinny vanilla latte, a slice of lemon loaf and a cup of water at the Starbucks in Library West on Monday.
Megan Smith, 18, and Anthony Cardona, 19, keep on the lookout for zombies behind the Hub as part of the Human Vs. Zombies game.
Last week, Ashleigh Barraca found herself awkwardly laughing while standing alone in line at Starbucks in the Hub.