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The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit nursing team at UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital has earned a gold Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. A Beacon Award is a three-year designation recognizing nursing units that meet stringent criteria consistent with other well-respected honors. These include Magnet recognition by the American Nurses...

By Philip N. Kabler, Esq. Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A. Gainesville office In a prior article the steps to start a Florida company from scratch were addressed. In this piece the topic of buying a business will be considered. There are two basic ways to buy a business – purchasing the ownership interests, the equity,...

By Laura Labovitz On June 1, the Girl Scouts of Gateway council honored five local women known for selflessly pouring their skills and love into community service achievements that have impacted Gainesville. The Women Who Make a Difference award ceremony hosted 340 attendees and raised $58,000. “Just a little kindness can make a difference, whether...

Consumer sentiment among Floridians fell another 1.6 points in May to 89.4, according to the latest University of Florida consumer survey. This reading is lower than the previous 12-month average, trending downward for the third month in a row. Of the five components that make up the index, three decreased and two increased. Perceptions of...

The University of Florida and the University of Havana took the lead in opening academic relations between Cuba and the United States with a historic two-day interdisciplinary conference that brought together academics from both countries. With an eye to fostering long-term research collaboration, UF and UH co-sponsored the Conference on Law and Policy in the...

When Carol Doak and her husband purchased Gainesville Mini Maid more than twenty years ago, her understanding was that they were going into business to provide cleaning services. It didn’t take long, however, for Carol to realize that her new business was actually about much more than just cleaning. The Business Report spoke to Carol...

Especially for Women, a health boutique on Newberry Road in Gainesville, is the only local store of its kind — selling everything from prosthetic breasts and bras for women who have undergone mastectomies to compression hose, bras and pumps for women who are nursing. The store even has a special section with a wide selection...

Sherrilene Classen, Ph.D., M.P.H., an internationally recognized scientist in driving rehabilitation, has been named chair of the department of occupational therapy at theUniversity of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions. Classen is currently a professor and director of the School of Occupational Therapy at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. She begins her...

The University of Florida has a robust program to engage small, minority and women-owned businesses. The Division of Small Business and Vendor Diversity Relations (SBVDR), led by Director Kathey Porter, is charged with identifying small, minority and women-owned businesses to do business with UF and implement programs to increase their long-term viability and success. A...

There are all sorts of financial institutions in Gainesville, happy to take deposits, fund loans and rent out their safety deposit boxes for the convenience of customers. Lumping all the different types of banking facilities into a single category can be confusing, and incorrect. From small to large, the banks and savings and loans that...