Finalists for the Greater Gainesville Chamber’s 2020 Business Awards were recently announced, with 37 local organizations representing 13 categories. Finalists were chosen after a panel of impartial judges carefully reviewed and graded each application. The finalists are listed below: Employer of the Year Comfort Temp Florida Credit Union Infotech Human Life Sciences Company of the...

Arranta Bio is among the top 50 second-stage companies in Florida selected as honorees in the 2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch, a statewide competition that identifies companies expected to see significant growth over the next several years. The 2020 GrowFL Florida Companies to Watch awards celebration is brought to you by Nperspective CFO &...

Seth Carswell of Vessel Goods Leather Company handcrafts heirloom-quality leather goods. He opened his business in 2015 to expand his passion for leather goods and produce quality products that will last for a lifetime.  Carswell’s journey into leather goods began after college. With a bachelor’s in fine arts and industrial design, he got a job...

Other than emergency services, all Alachua County government offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday (November 26, and November 27, 2020) in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Garbage and Recycling Collection: The Thanksgiving holiday will not affect curbside residential solid waste and recycling collection services scheduled for Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday in the Alachua...

Ology Bioservices Inc. (Ology Bio), a biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded the company with an agreement valued at $37 million. This work is supported by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs with funding from the Defense Health Agency....

Armed with a $1 million award from the National Institutes of Health, universities and health care entities throughout the state of Florida are collaborating to provide outreach and engagement to ethnic and racial minority communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Led by population health experts and physicians with the University of Miami Miller School...

The Alachua County Commission is now accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the Children’s Trust of Alachua County. The Children’s Trust is governed by a ten-member Board, and there is one four-year appointed term coming available. Applications must be received by Monday, November 23, 2020, to be considered at the December 8, 2020...

Justin Dee became involved in the unmanned systems industry after serving in the army for seven years. In 2017, he founded TerraData Unmanned, a company headquartered near Gainesville that seeks to solve some of the most complex unmanned and remote sensing challenges.  Dee grew up in the Illinois-Wisconsin border north of Chicago. After moving to...

With its flagship hospital already ranked the best in Florida, University of Florida Health has earned two more distinctions: It is No. 12 on Forbes’ list of the state’s best places to work and No. 50 in the nation for female workers. The business magazine and website publisher recently issued its rankings of the 100...

Alachua County has announced that the Budget and Fiscal Services Department was recognized with two prestigious awards for their countywide Performance Management Program this year.  The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) has recognized Alachua County with the 2020 Certificate of Excellence in Performance Management. The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to those agencies who attain...