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Wednesday, May 27, 2026
  Strengthening Community Health Through Partnership: Meridian Healthcare Secures Facility to Expand Mental Health Services  Gainesville, Fla. – Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Meridian Healthcare announces that it has received conveyance of the vacant building formerly operating as Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center located at 368 NE Franklin St., Lake City, FL. The Lake Shore Hospital Authority ...read more
Categories: Community, Education, Economic, General News Article, Press Release, Human Interest
Monday, May 12, 2025
2025 State of ALICE Working -- Yet Still Falling Short: 1 in 3 Workers in Florida's Most Common Jobs Struggle to Get ByNew research zeroes in on households living paycheck to paycheck, yet often with income that's too high for assistance [Gainesville, Fla.] - According to new data from United Way North Central Florida and its research partner United for ALICE, 36% of workers in Florida's 20 most ...read more
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