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Paul Adjan will spend the next decade paying $48,702 to the Gainesville Regional Airport.
Read More »Airport’s Missing Money Case: Judge Orders Year In County Jail, Restitution Payments
Former Gainesville Regional Airport Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Nearly $50,000 From Parking Lot
After originally pursuing a trial by jury, the defendant has pleaded guilty to second-degree grand theft.
Read More »Foam, Cooling Operations By Firefighters Reflect Scale Of Tanker Truck Fire
GFR officials detailed that the Gainesville Police Department assisted in the fuel fire by securing the scene and evacuating the surrounding area in case of explosion.
Read More »Child Advocacy Center Receives $400K Matching Donation For Capital Campaign
A donor recently pledged to match up to $400,000 in donations to the center’s $1.6 million capital campaign.
Read More »American Airlines’ New Dallas Route Boosts Gainesville Regional Passenger Traffic
GNV's new Dallas/Fort Worth flight flew nearly 24,000 passengers to the Lone Star route in its first six months of operations.
Read More »Dignity Village To Close Down As Grace Marketplace Gets New Funding
Starting Tuesday, there will be a fence that outlines the camp for the purpose of preventing new people from moving in.
Read More »Untold Florida: How Do Delays At Gainesville’s Airport Compare To Its Competitors?
It's a time of growth for the Gainesville Regional Airport.
Read More »Former Gainesville Airport Employee Chooses Trial Over Plea Deal In Missing Money Case
The airport fired Adjan in June 2017, and police arrested and charged him in February 2018.
Read More »Newberry To Enter 30 Year Solar Power Agreement With Florida Municipal Power Agency
Newberry has agreed to purchase one megawatt of solar power from the Florida Municipal Power Agency, enough to power about 5% of the city's total energy consumption. Two years ago, the city was approached for a similar project by the same company, but decided against participating. This time, technological improvements and reductions in the cost of solar panels made the project much more feasible and attractive to the city.
Read More »Airport Authority Passes Motion To Sell Industrial Lot
The Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) voted unanimously Thursday in favor of selling Airport Industrial Park Lot 6 to an undisclosed buyer known only as Regional Development Company Inc.
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