5A- Identifying local opportunities

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Shon Smith and Zully Rivera-Ramos: Stepping up for social justice in Gainesville
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169AC9758CD3A548?p=WORLDNEWS

Gainesville is not immune to social issues. Just like the rest of the country there are issues that are a huge issue for citizens. One of these issues is racial inequalities. To try to help ease these tension, Gainesville is holding an event called “Social Justice Summit: For the Gator Good”.

The problem presented is that society is not as equal as we would like it to be. There are still underlying issues that are impacting people. These people being affected are typically minorities.

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Consumers Can Find Low-Cost Checking, Despite Bank of America Move
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169AC9740047ABA8?p=WORLDNEWS

Bank of America dismantled their eBanking checking accounts. These accounts were used to avoid monthly fees on their accounts. There are other options like turning to credit unions and online banks.

Bank of America clients no longer have the ability to avoid monthly fees on their account by using eBanking. If this is a major issue for them, they maty have to switch where they bank.

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Would village of tiny houses work in Gainesville?
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169AC974B9A11510?p=WORLDNEWS

Tiny homes have villages in places like Austin, Texas. These villages are low cost and low maintenance, with community volunteers living in these villages to keep order. Because they are such low cost, homeless people have started living in them. This article is analyzing the risks and benefits of the homes in Gainesville now that there are an increasingly large amount of homeless people.

The problem is that Gainesville is struggling to find places for homeless people to live. The homeless people affects Gainesville citizens and business owners because some may be intimidated by the homeless and not want to go out to public.

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4 suspended players rejoin UF program

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169A751FEDED04E0?p=WORLDNEWS

Some players are returning from a suspension the team placed on them for doing the credit card fraud last season. The team is emphasizing higher standards for their players to ensure this doesn’t happen again. The remaining five players either transferred to other colleges or declared for the NFL draft. All the players are facing felony charges, while some are attempting to resolve some of the problems they face.

The problem is that the Gators football team has issues with their players conduct. This conduct issue impacts the universities revenue generation, and it impacts the fans’ game-experience because these players are impact players.

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Local solar companies brace for tariff

http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/169A751FB6883098?p=WORLDNEWS

Donald Trump is placing a tariff on solar panels to protect American jobs and American people. This tariff will impact Gainesville solar company owners and the whole industry will be shaken up. The tariff is a whopping thirty percent. People don’t think it will help jobs, it will only raise the price of the products being sold, thus slowing the industries growth. It can also impact the consumer’s cost of around five percent.

The problem is that this tariff will hurt consumers and business owners. Prices will rise for consumers slightly, and the growth of the industry will slow which can hurt business owners.

The people who are trying to be environmentally friendly are going to be hurt most by this tariff, whether it be the companies or the business owners. People who don’t care about the environment will not be impacted because they don’t buy solar panels anyway.