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The Education Foundation of Alachua County has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the First Federal Foundation to create new senior scholarships and sponsor the 2026 Teacher of the Year Reception. The funding will provide 4 new scholarships for local high school seniors pursuing higher education and help celebrate outstanding teachers across the district. The...

A multi-faceted group of 83 socially conscious and activist women will be inducted into the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc., Greater Gainesville, FL Chapter. The chartering ceremony, to be held on Saturday, November 1, in Gainesville, will mark the local chapter’s emergence among the city’s advocacy thought leaders. According to Mrs. Florida Bridgewater-Alford,...

The excitement was palpable as University of Florida leadership, corporate partners and state officials gathered for the unveiling of the country’s fastest university-owned supercomputer at the institution’s East Campus, officially launching the next generation of the groundbreaking HiPerGator system. The event marks the latest milestone in the university’s artificial intelligence initiative, which began in 2020...

iOncologi, Inc., a biotechnology company developing next-generation RNA-based cancer immunotherapies, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted a U.S. patent for a novel method using RNA-based formulations to enhance tumor responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. The patent, owned by the University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) and...

A $1.57 million Workforce CAP grant will allow Santa Fe College to both mobilize and expand engineering technology training into rural portions of Alachua and Bradford Counties. On September 30, the Florida Department of Education announced $40 million in awards statewide to expand education programs with a focus on in-demand industries. Funding is from the...

A significant step toward reimagining the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo will be made possible thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Rotary Clubs of Gainesville Foundation.  The funding will make way for the development of an Elevated Treehouse System and Learning Center at the Teaching Zoo, which is part of a larger master plan...

Santa Fe College (SF) Vice President for Governmental and Community Relations John Hooker announced that Kari Hamende has joined the college as Director of Community Relations. Hamende brings more than a decade of experience in nonprofit leadership, higher education, and healthcare fundraising. Most recently, she served as Interim Executive Director and Charitable Gifts Officer for...

Captain D’s, the nation’s leading fast casual seafood restaurant, has set sail in Ocala with the opening of its first location in the market this September. The new restaurant is located at 2510 SW 27th Avenue, Unit 101, in a newly constructed shopping center near College Road and I-75, one of the city’s busiest intersections. ...

Circularix, a leading U.S.-based producer of food-grade recycled PET (rPET resin), has announced the successful completion and commercial start-up of its new recycling facility in Ocala, FL. The site complements Circularix’s flagship facility in Hatfield, PA and significantly expands the company’s ability to deliver high-quality food-grade recycled PET resin to leading consumer brands. “We built...

Tioga Town Center is so pleased to announce the addition of Volcanic Sushi + Sake to the Award-Winning Town Center! Volcanic’s newest, and fourth restaurant, will be located at 13005 SW 1st Rd, Suite 137. Fueled by a vision to become the most dominant Asian restaurant in the world, Volcanic Sushi + Sake offers outstanding...