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Two flights coming into the airport Wednesday night were rerouted, while another was prevented from taking off.
Read More »Runway Blackout Re-routes, Grounds Gainesville Flights
Gainesville Airport Planning On-Site Hotel, Fire Station
Gainesville Regional Airport will soon have a new hotel to accommodate a 40 percent increase in passenger traffic over the past eight years. The on-site hotel and fire fighting station are two of the five large projects in the works.
Read More »Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Celebrates 30 Years This Saturday
Major transformations have happened since 1986 and will continue to happen, but the mystical atmosphere the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire brings will always remain.
Read More »Gainesville Landfill Transforms Into Floodplain
A decades-old Gainesville landfill will soon be transformed into a functioning floodplain. The old landfill near the Gainesville Regional Airport has caused erosion and affected the quality of the local water for humans and wildlife. The $1.88 million project to remediate the landfill has been in progress since April, but the landfill has a history dating back more than half a century ago.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Vehicle-For-Hire Ordinance
The Gainesville City Commission passed a vehicle-for-hire ordinance for Uber, a ride sharing service, on Thursday. Commissioner Todd Chase said the new ordinance balances the demand for public safety while encouraging innovation and modernizing outdated requirements on traditional vehicles for hire.
Read More »City Commission Passes Ordinance To Regulate Uber
In an effort to even the scales, the Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday afternoon to regulate app-based transportation services like Uber. The ordinance will hold them to standards similar to those of traditional taxi drivers.
Read More »Gainesville Regional Airport Takes Steps To Regulate Uber
Gainesville city commissioners are working to create regulations that will lessen disparities between Uber and taxi cabs to place the two companies on even footing at the regional airport. The commissioners will discuss the regulations at the next commission meeting on June 18.
Read More »Equipment Malfunction Cancels Flights at Gainesville Airport
A number of flights were canceled in and out of the Gainesville Regional Airport Sunday after part of the airport's flight landing systems malfunctioned.
Read More »Gainesville Taxi Industry Voices Concern Over Uber
Gainesville taxi business owners and drivers are concerned with the lack of regulations regarding Uber ride-sharing service since its arrival in late August. The decision on whether to impose regulations on Uber will ultimately be left up to the city commission.
Read More »Plane Rerouted from Gainesville to Jacksonville Airport
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