Latest news with #Gainesville
Associated Press
9 hours ago
- Business
- Associated Press
James Moore & Co. Launches Municipal Financial Support Services Line
These services are designed to help municipal governments with day-to-day and long-term accounting, budget and overall financial operations GAINESVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2025 / James Moore & Company is proud to announce the launch of the firm's Municipal Financial Support Services (MFSS) line. Led by Government Services leader Zach Chalifour, the MFSS team will help municipal governments (like cities and towns) with day-to-day and long-term accounting, budget and overall financial operations. 'Local governments are under constant pressure to do more with less while still meeting the highest standards of transparency and compliance,' said Zach. 'Our MFSS team was built to be a trusted extension of their finance functions, offering scalable, experienced support to meet their operational goals without compromise.' James Moore's MFSS team addresses the needs of local governments by providing experienced, scalable financial expertise that helps municipalities stay compliant, reduce audit findings and improve operational efficiency. 'These services allow governments to make more informed decisions and better serve their communities,' said firm CEO Suzanne Forbes. 'We're excited to launch this line, especially with a leader like Zach who has dedicated his career to serving government entities.' James Moore, founded in 1964, is a business consulting firm with offices in Daytona Beach, DeLand, Gainesville, Ocala and Tallahassee, Florida. The firm specializes in providing tax, auditing, accounting and controllership, data analytics, human resources, technology and wealth management services to clients nationwide. Contact: Janice Kaplan 352-378-1331 [email protected] SOURCE: James Moore & Co. press release
USA Today
9 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
Where will Florida's star guard Walter Clayton Jr. be selected in 2025 NBA draft?
Where will Florida's star guard Walter Clayton Jr. be selected in 2025 NBA draft? The 2025 NBA draft is merely weeks away, and now that the deadline for those who want to return to college has passed, the outlook for this summer's selection process is ostensibly crystal clear. For the Gator Nation, it has been a tense few weeks leading up to that deadline as star sophomore forward Alex Condon, along with center Rueben Chinyelu, explored their options in the upcoming draft. Fortunately for Florida, they both decided to return to Gainesville, teaming up to give the Gators a run at a possible two-peat. However, one former member of the Orange and Blue is locked into the NBA draft after a prolific senior campaign that carried Todd Golden's team to the promised land. That player is point guard Walter Clayton Jr., who is projected nearly unanimously to be taken in the first round later this month. Where will Walter Clayton be picked? Sports Illustrated's Kevin Sweeney recently updated his 2025 NBA mock draft following the NCAA deadline, projecting Clayton to be selected by the Phoenix Suns with the penultimate pick of the first round at No. 29. "Plug-and-play rotation pieces on controllable contracts are like gold to the Suns, so getting Clayton at No. 29 would be huge. The Final Four's Most Outstanding Player is among this draft's best shotmakers." Walter Clayton's senior year stats The graduating senior out of Bartow, Florida, averaged 18.3 points, 4.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game during the 2024-25 campaign. He earned First-Team All-SEC and All-American honors while being anointed Most Outstanding Player in the 2025 Final Four for his title-winning heroics. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida Beats Out Three SEC Rivals For Elite OL Recruit
Florida Beats Out Three SEC Rivals For Elite OL Recruit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Last season, the Florida Gators won eight games for the first time since 2020. Leading the offense for the second half of the season was quarterback DJ Lagway, a five-star true freshman quarterback and the future of the program. With his health a priority for at least the next two seasons, Florida added a key building block to their future offensive line on Sunday. Advertisement Hayes Fawcett of On3 reported that G'Nivre Carr, a towering 6-foot-5, 320-pound interior lineman, has committed to Florida's 2026 class. The three-star recruit chose the Gators over SEC rivals Tennessee and South Carolina. He also held offers from Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M, among others. © Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images "Once a Gator, always a Gator! Proud to be a Gator 5=1🐊," Carr said in a statement per Fawcett. Carr becomes the third hard commit in Florida's 2026 class, joining defensive lineman Jamir Perez and quarterback Will Griffin. His commitment signals another long-term win for third-year head coach Billy Napier, who has gone 19-19 in Gainesville but is fresh off his best season at the helm with the Gators. Advertisement Carr's path could align perfectly with the rise of former five-star quarterback DJ Lagway, who threw 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions as a true freshman last fall. By 2026, Lagway will be in his third season under center, with Carr potentially ready to shore up any holes on the offensive line. Following the conclusion of this season, Florida will graduate multiple seniors on the offensive line, including veteran guard Damieon George Jr. Noel Portnjagin and Roderick Kearney sit as the only non-upperclassmen on the two-deep of Florida's depth chart, per Ourlads. Related: College Basketball World Reacts to Xaivian Lee's $6 Million NIL Move This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Rhys Hoskins' second home run (9)
What it looked, sounded like inside Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium as Florida softball won the Gainesville Regional The Gators defeated Mercer 8-0 in five innings to clinch the Gainesville Regional. UF won all three games by run-rule for the first time in program history 0:29 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The World's Best White Rums, According To The SF World Spirits Competition
The Unaged Rum Finalists From The 2025 SFWSC Photo, courtesy Tasting Alliance/San Francisco World Spirits Competition Five rums are finalists for the World's Best Unaged Rum at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The SFWSC is one of the world's most prestigious spirit judging events, and both consumers and the beverage industry closely follow its results. Below are brief backgrounds and tasting notes for the finalists. Burdekin Rum is a small-batch, Australian craft, Jamaica-style rum distilled in Queensland. The Coral Sea Strength edition is a high-proof unaged rum. It's made from molasses, distilled on a pot still, and designed to highlight the raw, estery potential of Queensland sugarcane. The rum is fruity and briny on the nose, featuring green banana, overripe pineapple, molasses funk, and a hint of coastal salinity. It's robust and full-bodied on the palate, with a rich oily mouthfeel. It exhibits layers of tropical fruit, white pepper, herbaceous and grassy notes, and burnt sugar. The finish is long and fruity, with lingering notes of fermented or oxidized fruit, a hint of minerality, and a funky, estery tang. Oak House Distillery, based in Gainesville, Georgia, produces Silver Rum from 100% molasses. Distilled in small batches, it's crafted to be a mixable, slightly fruity white rum with a subtle flavor profile and minimal burn, ideal for rum-based cocktails. The rum is ester-forward and aromatic on the nose, featuring vanilla sugar, coconut cream, honey, tropical fruits, especially banana, and digestive biscuits. It's smooth and balanced on the palate, expressing molasses and candied/marshmallow sweetness, almond and tropical fruit. The finish is long and slightly sweet, with lingering notes of earth and fruit. Dark and Stormy Rum Cocktail with Lime and Ginger Beer getty Based in Washington, D.C., Cotton & Reed produces this pot-stilled white rum using a wild yeast fermentation of grade-A molasses. According to the company, 'the rum is designed to capture fermentation complexity' and showcases the distillery's signature estery, bold character. The rum is herbaceous and estery, featuring Rhum Agricole-style notes of fresh and oxidized apple, ripe plantain, lemongrass, and funky, overripe melon. It's aromatic and slightly estery, with a funky note on the palate, exhibiting brown sugar, citrus, pineapple, and a hint of earthy funk. The finish is medium-length, with lingering fruit notes and a touch of wet stone minerality. Ten To One is a Caribbean rum brand founded by Marc Farrell. The brand has been a perennial medalist in international spirit competitions. This expression is a blend of Dominican Republic and Jamaican rums. It's non-chill filtered, unaged, with no added sugar or additives, and showcases a combination of Jamaican funk and Dominican smoothness in a versatile, premium white rum. The rum is aromatic and fruity on the nose, featuring tropical fruit with hints of pineapple, lychee, lemon peel, and fresh-cut grass, layered over persistent but subtle molasses aromas. On the palate, it's lightly funky, with a layered complexity exhibiting guava, white pepper, coconut, and citrus zest flavors. The finish is dry and crisp, with a slightly peppery backdrop and lingering fruit notes. Planteray (formerly Plantation) 3 Stars is a blend of unaged and lightly aged rums from Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad. It's charcoal filtered to maintain a clear appearance. Each island contributes a unique component: fruitiness from Barbados, funk from Jamaica, and crisp lightness from Trinidad. The rum is very aromatic on the nose, featuring banana peel, vanilla, citrus oil, and a hint of herbaceous grassiness. It has a light to medium body on the palate, showcasing notes of brown sugar, apple, tropical fruit, white chocolate, and a hint of funky esters from the Jamaican component. The finish is long and crisp, with lingering fruity and spicy notes. White rums are typically used as a cocktail base, but these rums offer a degree of layered and nuanced complexity that would make them equally adaptable for cocktails or enjoyed straight up. Stylistically, they run the gamut from traditional, column-distilled molasses-based rum to more Rhum Agricole-style rums, featuring a range of flavors from fruity to Jamaican-style funk. If you're a rum enthusiast, there's bound to be a rum here that you'll enjoy.
