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Gainesville area job, economic growth still among tops in US, report shows
Metro region ranks 27th nationally among best-performing small communities in Milken index
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The Gainesville metropolitan area is one of the top-performing small communities when it comes to job growth and economic development over the last year, according to a new index report from the Milken Institute, an independent think tank located in Santa Monica, Calif. That finding corresponds with the fact that Gainesville has the lowest unemployment rate among the 25 local areas surveyed by the federal Labor Department. “Despite some signs of slowing job gains over the past several months, labor markets are strengthening,” the index report states.
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How planning board voted on proposed gas station, restaurants on Spout Springs Road in South Hall
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A gas station and a building for restaurants are proposed off Spout Springs Road in South Hall. - photo by Jeff Gill
A gas station and a building for two restaurants could be built across from the Spout Springs Library near the entrance to Sterling on the Lake.
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