Friday, January 31, 2020

Identifying Local Opportunities

1. Title: Coronavirus outbreak being monitored by UF Health officials
Link: https://www.alligator.org/news/coronavirus-outbreak-being-monitored-by-uf-health-officials/article_326453ba-40d4-11ea-afec-2f079d021025.html
This story describes the need to protect students at UF against the coronavirus. It details the need to inform students of preventative methods.

UF Health officials have the problem of needing to protect UF students against the coronavirus.

2. Title: Gainesville Regional Airport reaches new heights with passenger record
Link: https://www.alligator.org/news/gainesville-regional-airport-reaches-new-heights-with-passenger-record/article_32097908-413e-11ea-8d1e-63fe0a934142.html
This story talks about the fact that Gainesville Regional Airport has been experiencing a lot more traffic lately than it has in past years.

The Gainesville Regional Airport has the need to upgrade and update its facilities to accommodate the larger amount of passengers coming through the airport.

3. Title: County commission may install cameras on I-75 to prevent speeding
Link: https://www.alligator.org/news/county-commission-may-install-cameras-on-i--to-prevent/article_60ca8a1c-3940-11ea-9518-f75f01e96b1d.html
This story discusses introducing cameras to I-75 to send drivers' speeds to their insurance companies in hopes of preventing speeding.

The Alachua County Sheriff's Office has the need to prevent speeding as much as possible.

4. Title: Local vape shops lose profits due to recent tobacco law
Link: https://www.alligator.org/news/local-vape-shops-lose-profits-due-to-recent-tobacco-law/article_6033000a-42d4-11ea-bd9f-4f3ed2b963e4.html
This story talks about how the recent law, which raises the age eligible to purchase tobacco products to 21 instead of 18, impacts local vape shops' businesses negatively.

Local vape shops have the need to increase sales to make up for the fact that they are losing profits due to the new law.

5. Title: Ranking schools doesn’t close achievement gap in Alachua County, experts say
Link: https://www.alligator.org/news/ranking-schools-doesn-t-close-achievement-gap-in-alachua-county/article_b3e65070-3e7f-11ea-85b4-9b1663b4adc5.html
This story discusses the struggles of Alachua County Schools being ranked higher. It talks about the racial and financial barriers the schools have from evolving into better schools.

The Alachua County Education Association has the need to improve the quality of schools in our county.

3 comments:

  1. Hi Kimberly,

    I like how you described each of the article, but it was hard to identify what the assignment was asking for. However, as I read it, it became more noticeable. I agree with your who has, but do not forget that you can have more than one person! It will be really beneficial especially when seeing opportunities to create a business as that is what all entrepreneurs are looking forward to!

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  2. Hi Kimberly!
    I liked the articles you chose. However, it was unclear from your post what the problem really was and who was having the problem. I did find your last article to be the most interesting. I think schools have a lot of problems that an entrepreneur could potentially solve.

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  3. Hi! I have to say that most of your articles were interesting topics. I think you completed the assignment, but it could have definitely been more organized in terms of what the problem is and who has the problem. Your summaries maybe could have been a bit longer, but overall everything was great!

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