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‘IF I WANT TO DO IT, I JUST DO IT’ Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
UF Health president shares his vision
David Nelson wants to expand primary care and telehealth initiatives.
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BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
because “I was determined to own everything I have. When business is slow and you take out a loan, the loan payment is still due.” A month ago, she opened a new venture, the Majestic Event Complex, at 5870 Norwood Ave. in the same strip of businesses. Again, no loans. Her strategy? She saw a need and aimed to fill it. Atwater said event space can be expensive and there are few on the Northside. She explained that customers often have an event for 200 but order a cake that will feed half that many because they are cutting costs so they can afford the rental space. The inadequate amount of cake not only costs her money but reflects on her business. Atwater’s business plan is focused on three words
Dr. David Nelson, president of UF Health, presented his vision for the academic health center in an address Wednesday to UF Health faculty, staff and students in Jacksonville and Gainesville. Nelson said it would be crucial for UF Health to stick to its mission to provide “high-quality clinical care” and proposed several ways to do so over the next three years. Nelson, also UF Health’s senior vice president for health affairs, was appointed April 30. He stressed Nelson transitioning UF Health to population health management and value-based care, expanding access to primary care by investing in women’s and mental health services, developing innovative care models and expanding telehealth initiatives. UF Health already has developed “world class” programs at its hospitals in Gainesville and Jacksonville, he said. Nelson wants to continue to build upon those programs to reach more patients statewide, regionally and nationally. At the Jacksonville facility, cancer, neuroscience and pediatrics are among those Nelson called “top-in-the-country programs.” “These are the programs that present opportunities to advance high impact research with the potential for significant impact on human health,” Nelson said.
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Ladreeka Atwater expanded her Cupcake Connection Bakery and Desserts on Norwood Avenue to include the Majestic Event Complex.
Entrepreneur and Cupcake Connection Bakery owner Ladreeka Atwater launches event business in North Jacksonville and shares her strategy for success.
BY DAN MACDONALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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ith no formal culinary or business training, Ladreeka Atwater started her Cupcake Connection Bakery and Desserts business out of her house in 1993. She worked from home and then commissaries before opening a storefront bakery in 2002 at 5876 Norwood Ave. in North Jacksonville. Atwater created her business without borrowing a dime. No inheritance. No lottery winnings. Just hard work and keeping her eye on the goal. She said the struggles of a hard childhood means she makes no excuses. “If I want to do it, I just do it.” Atwater said she wanted to avoid a loan
Bank rolling out new name, signs It’s BBVA now in the U.S., dropping the “Compass.” The Madridbased bank announced in April that it will discontinue local names in the U.S., Argentina and Mexico. BBVA bought Alabamabased Compass Bancshares in 2007. At BBVA’s main Jacksonville office at 10060 Skinner Lake Drive, the city issued three permits Monday for BBVA signs on the south, east and north elevations. Anchor Sign Inc. is the contractor for the $13,601 project. Spokeswoman Christina Anderson said the bank will change all branch signs, but dates for that are being worked out.
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