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The John Templeton Foundation has awarded $184,000 to the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida to share their creativity and science programs with a national audience. Named in honor of the late Dr. J. Robert Cade – the lead inventor of Gatorade – the Cade Museum exists to inspire creative thinking, future...

Governor Rick Scott announced that USR Systems, a U.S.-based IT consulting services company, will be expanding in Gainesville to create 140 new jobs. USR Systems specializes in mobility, cloud enablement, digital transformation, business intelligence, data analytics and testing. The new positions will support USR’s goal of ultimately building a delivery center in Gainesville. Governor Scott...

Steven T. DeKosky, M.D., has been appointed interim executive director for the Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida. DeKosky, a prominent Alzheimer’s disease researcher and UF alumnus, came to UF in July as the institute’s deputy director and a professor of neurology in the College of Medicine. He...

By: Laura Labovitz Gainesville’s many small business owners have the opportunity to register and attend the 25th annual UF Small Business and Vendor Diversity Relations Vendor Opportunity Fair. On Tuesday, April 26, 2016, the all-day fair will provide educational workshops and a vendor fair for small businesses to learn new skills and gain city-wide connections....

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare eye diseases, and Synpromics Limited, a leading synthetic promoter development company backed by Calculus Capital, announced they have entered into a broad, multi-target collaboration agreement. Potential payments to be made by AGTC to Synpromics...

Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc., a Gainesville based engineering and environmental sciences consulting firm, recently was recognized by NASA for its contributions to the Kennedy Uplink System project. The firm received the NASA Space Flight Awareness Team Award at an award ceremony held on November 4 at the Kennedy Space Center. Jones Edmunds provided design...

Governor Scott announced that Florida’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew faster than all other large states at 5.1 percent in the second quarter of 2015, according to data released this week. Florida’s GDP was also higher than the national average of 3.8 percent. Governor Scott said, “Florida’s GDP outpacing all other large states, and the...

Working parents know that time is in short supply and that sometimes, something has to give. When work commitments and family obligations pile up, a workout is sadly one of the first things to go. Some local parents have figured out a great solution to this problem by combining quality family time with exercise. According...

Columbia Bank recently held an official groundbreaking ceremony at the site of their newest branch off of Highway 90 in the Lake City Commons shopping Plaza in front of Publix. “Just a few years ago, Columbia Bank celebrated its centennial birthday. Being the third oldest bank in Florida, we have proven our ability to withstand...

By: Ron Wayne 2016 will bring a new “front porch” to downtown Gainesville in the form of a more welcoming entrance to the revamped Bo Diddley Community Plaza. Until now, the East University Avenue side of the plaza was like the back of a house, said Malcolm Kiner, who is managing the $1.8 million improvement...