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Nanotherapeutics, Inc., a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), recently announced that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the company a contract for advanced biologics manufacturing services as part of a multiple award IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity) pool. The contract has a...

The good ones always look to reinvent themselves, and in doing so, continue to push for improvement and progress. Sabore, with Chef Valero at the helm, has recently rolled out a complete overhaul of their menu. For years, many of the items on the menu were carryovers from the previous regime.  The results of the...

Q&A with Tom Porter of ProActive Tax & Accounting The Business Report sat down with Tom Porter to discuss the many important reasons why business owners benefit from working closely with a CPA. TBR: For those who may not be certain, can you start by explaining what CPA stands for and what it means? Porter:...

As we head into the last two months of the year, it’s the perfect time for local businesses to conduct a review of their 2016 finances and begin planning for increased success in 2017. Not sure where to start? Here’s a list of go-to tips from experts to help guide your end-of-the-year financial planning.  ...

The value and importance of mentor relationships cannot be emphasized enough. From our earliest, informal interactions learning the ropes on the playground, to managing the social interactions in high school, then college when an upperclassman took you under his or her wing, to the workplace, where more formal relationships began to be established, mentoring has...

University of Florida Health celebrated the opening of its newest freestanding emergency room, the UF Health Emergency Center – Kanapaha, Monday, September 26th. The new facility will  provide access to emergency care for residents of southwest Gainesville. The facility expands emergency care at UF Health to four sites, including the UF Health Shands E.R. on...

Downtown Gainesville has a new café. Patticakes opened its second location in the newly built café space on the northeast side of Bo Diddley Plaza. Bo Diddley Plaza reopened in March after a year-long renovation. The café addition was part of an initiative to activate underutilized space in the plaza, increase the programming, safety and...

Key International, a real estate investment and development company specializing in hospitality, announced that it has acquired the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Downtown Gainesville. The hotel was purchased from Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., for a total of $27 million. Since opening in 2009, the hotel has become a popular destination for business and...

Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, a Utah-based fast casual Mexican cuisine concept opened at 3581 SW Archer Road in the Archer Centro West Shopping Center in early September. This location marks the first opening of Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill in the state of Florida. Costa Vida held a day-long grand opening celebration on September...

When you think of healthcare in Gainesville, UF Health Shands, North Florida Regional Medical Center and the VA Medical Center may instantly come to mind. But there’s another medical powerhouse that works hard to keep our community healthy: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers. LifeSouth is a nonprofit blood center that serves more than 130 medical facilities...