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CompTIA, the leading trade association for the global technology industry, and ITProTV, a leader in online, on-demand IT training, announced today they will partner on new initiatives to expand education and learning options for the global technology workforce. ITProTV will serve as the official video content provider for CompTIA certifications and related CompTIA Learning offerings....

The Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention was selected among 90 entries from across the Southeast including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Check out the Oct. 29 print edition of ENR Southeast for a profile on the Cade Museum and the other project winners. ENR Southeast will host an award luncheon...

“United Way of North Central Florida fights for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community,” is not just a tagline, it is our mantra. At United Way, we believe everything is connected. If a child does not have adequate dental care, tooth pain can affect their ability to focus in...

Workplace disengagement has become a United States epidemic. According to Gallup, only 30% of Americans are engaged with their job, creating a significant drain on the economy. Now recognized as a bottom line issue, business owners are actively combatting disengagement to improve performance, increase employee loyalty, and ultimately, grow revenues. With the development of these...

Eating healthy on a busy schedule can be challenging, but nowhere is it more difficult than in the office during lunchtime. You have a midday energy slump, plus you ate out yesterday for a meeting. Then, on top of that, Steve is taking orders for a cheap and fast sandwich delivery, and Carol’s birthday is...

It’s no secret that work can be stressful and one way that businesses are increasing productivity in their stressed out employees is yet another yoga trend. The opportunities to practice yoga seem to be limitless; we have hot yoga, normal yoga, and a plentiful of fancy name yoga. In a 2016 study conducted by Yoga...

The City of Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) has been awarded $3 million in federal funding to enhance its service and fleet. The most recent is a $1 million dollar Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No-Emission (called “Low-No”) grant to augment the transit fleet with electric vehicles. Gainesville was one of three cities in...

With hospitals providing continuing quality improvements and advancements in patient care, medical technology, new product developments, and burgeoning high technology in general; a healthcare area that is on the front lines of highly specialized advanced care: Executive Health. The University of Florida’s Douglas Williams Executive Health Program (UF Executive Health) delivers comprehensive and personalized diagnostics...

43North, the $5 million startup competition, has announced Gainesville-based company Immersed Games as one of the 18 global finalists. The company will compete in Buffalo, NY for a $1 million grand prize in early October. Immersed Games helps teachers deliver hands-on, Next Generation Science learning, with a video game. The game, Tyto Online, builds science...

University of Florida Health officials and Alachua County and city of Gainesville emergency first responders announced the launch of a smartphone app that alerts citizens to a nearby cardiac emergency and empowers them to help, which officials say could double the survival rate from cardiac arrest in Gainesville and the surrounding area. PulsePoint Respond is...