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Gainesville FL - The University of Florida serves a dual role in the economy: as the area’s largest employer, and as a major resource for a highly educated labor pool. Gainesville Regional Airport offers air service to a wide range of destinations, and is served by national and regional airlines. Gainesville’s 150-acre Airport Industrial Park is well equipped for commercial development. Gainesville Regional Utilities is Gainesville’s municipally owned, multi-service utility. G-R-U supplies services to more than 85,000 homes and businesses. The utility offers discounts to commercial customers through its Business Partners Rate Discount Program. GRUCom(Groo-Com), the utility’s telecommunications division, is providing Gigabit Ethernet service to a portion of the University of Florida. The technology offers blazing fast bandwidth, capable of transporting the equivalent of 200 full-length digital movies through a strand of fiber in one second. Free wireless Internet access is available in the core downtown Gainesville area. Popular Science Magazine ranks Gainesville as the 30th most technologically advanced city in the nation, and top high-tech hot spot in the State of Florida. The City of Gainesville Economic Development Department functions as an ombudsman for the private sector. Its staff works with private businesses, the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations to facilitate growth and expansion. For example, Gainesville has 3 state-designated enterprise zones, areas that offer tax savings and incentives for businesses employing zone residents.