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Florida farmers, ranchers and small business owners will speak up for agriculture when they visit with the Florida Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., May 23-25. More than 80 Farm Bureau members from across the Sunshine State will travel to the nation’s capital to discuss various federal policies that affect agriculture and rural land. The agenda...

WUFT-FM and WUFT-TV won both Professional and College “Station of the Year” awards from the Florida Associated Press Broadcasters (FAPB). WUFT-FM won in the Professional Radio II category and WUFT-TV won in the College TV category.  WUFT-FM also won for best Website/Digital for wuft.org. Overall, the UF College of Journalism and Communications was the winner...

Apply for the 2017-2018 Leadership Gainesville Class and join the 44th year of leadership excellence in our community. Are you ready to make a difference as a leader in our community? Leadership Gainesville is now accepting applications for the 44th class. This ten-month community leadership program is designed to give the leaders of today the tools they need...

SCORE of North Central Florida has announced the 2017 Business Startup Grant Program recipients. The Business Startup Grant Program is open to SCORE clients residing in Alachua, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Dixie, Columbia, and Suwannee Counties in North Central Florida. Grants are issued in the form of reimbursement for business startup expenses. Four outstanding SCORE clients...

Many descriptions could be used to define the success of Fracture — proprietary process owner and industry leader; explosive growth from 11 to 40 employees over the last 4 years; two Gainesville facilities including one that is 5,300-square-feet; more than 197,000 orders shipped worldwide and being carbon-neutral. What? Carbon-neutral? Innovation and double digit growth for...

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention, the University of South Florida (USF), Florida Inventors Hall of Fame, and Florida High Tech Corridor Council (The Corridor) are partnering to promote Florida’s most creative inventors and researchers. As part of this effort, USF, with The Corridor, has provided $50,000 to sponsor an exhibit on USF inventors...

Homeowners across Alachua County are forming a solar co-op. Co-op members will use their group buying power to get a discounted price for solar panels. The co-op is sponsored by the Suwannee St. John’s Sierra Club, League of Women Voters Alachua County, Swamp Head Brewery, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Gainesville, Earthkeepers, Interfaith Climate Group,...

Exactech, a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products and biologic solutions for extremities, knee and hip, announced today that 16 presentations featuring new scientific and clinical research in the areas of shoulder and knee arthroplasty, orthobiologics and computer-assisted surgery were presented at the 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) annual meeting, March 19-22...

Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Inc. received the National Council for Behavioral Health’s Award of Excellence in Behavioral Healthcare Management for their Forensics program at the NatCon17 Gala. The awards were given to organizations that are working hard to improve the lives of Americans living with mental illnesses and addictions. Meridian’s CEO, Maggie Labarta, PhD., said when...

The City of Gainesville and the University of Florida Bob Graham Center for Public Service have partnered to establish a fellowship opportunity for undergraduate UF students during the 2017-2018 academic year. The City of Gainesville and the University of Florida (UF) have outlined several areas for collaboration between the city and the university to help...