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Inspirational, impressive, and intentional are words that aptly describe Ms. Ja’Net Glover, the new Senior Director of the University of Florida’s nationally recognized Career Connections Center (formerly Career Resource Center). Ms. Glover leads the career center, which has 34 full-time staff and 50 part-time student employees. It serves 52,000 University of Florida students and alumni...

TAO Connect, a digital health company aiming to make behavioral health therapy more accessible, efficient, and effective,has announced its partnership with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, a not-for-profit organization providing behavioral health education and treatment in North Central Florida. This alliance allows Meridian’s clients to use TAO Connect’s suite of online-based health tools and self-help features in...

RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of its Fortilink®-TS and -L IBF Systems, adding to a growing series of interbody fusion devices featuring proprietary TETRAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-TS and -L Systems are intended for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures at one or two adjoining levels in...

State and federal officials have implemented an aggressive eradication effort following a new Oriental fruit fly discovery in Miami-Dade County.  The insect is capable of attacking 400 different fruits and vegetables. Announced by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, the work is being conducted within a 1.5-square-mile area around the sites where three flies were detected....

For many years, women have been underrepresented in all leadership positions, including academia. At the University of Florida, there are 22 deans and 11 are female, by all accounts a great representation of female leadership. The Business Report sits down with Diane McFarlin, Dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications to discuss her...

The Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) has announced the return of one of their most popular events, their Artist Studio Tour on the weekend of July 14th-15th, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This free event, open to the public, is a self-guided tour through working artist studios in and around Gainesville, showcasing fine...

Ernst & Young (EY) named AxoGen Chairman and CEO Karen Zaderej as the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2018 Award winner in the Health Care category in Florida. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. “I am honored to be...

Bob Dylan might have sung the times they are a changin’, but sometimes those changing times seem to happen very slowly. There are still a myriad of frustrations and challenges today’s local business women face, whether their field is engineering or sales, massage therapy, teaching or something entirely different.  And if you ask 25 local...

As co-director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity, Patrick Traynor has a mission to help businesses, industries and consumers protect their assets and privacy, and to provide security for unauthorized use of data. Even as an expert in cybersecurity, Traynor has been a victim of credit card fraud. That is what drew him to this...

The number of female business owners and entrepreneurs have grown significantly in recent years. Some reports estimate that women-owned businesses have grown 67% since 2007. Gainesville is experiencing and benefiting from this growth as well. GBP recently met with some female entrepreneurs that are making an impact on our economic landscape here at home. Seyi...