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Chicago, IL I April 2, 2015 – Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation announces the acquisition of ABC Research Holding Co., LLC in Gainesville, FL. With the acquisition of ABC Research, Mérieux NutriSciences now has two full-service operations in Florida (Gainesville and Lakeland) providing food testing and consulting services to companies throughout the nation’s southeast region. “ABC Research...

Employees stroll in to work around 9:30 and after a series of conversations on the latest episode of Game of Thrones, they begin their work day. At another company across town, workers are at their desks by 7:45 am, coffee in hand, jacket on and ready for the first of seven meetings on a Monday....

Tips from April 2015’s Frequent Flyer Jason Czaplewski   What is your job and how long have you lived in Gainesville? My background is technical, with an Electrical Engineering Bachelors from UF.  After graduation I worked at Shands for 13 years in both an IT role and ultimately, after earning my MBA, as a manager of...

Cox Communications has launched Cox Homelife in the Gainesville/Ocala market. Cox first piloted the home security and automation product in Arizona in 2011 and has since rolled out the service across its other markets over the past several years. Cox Homelife provides a wide array of both security and advanced smart home features. The reliable,...

Author: Score Experts predict that over the next few years, online retail sales in the U.S. will approach $400 billion. While that figure represents a small fraction of all retail activity, the rapid growth and diversity of e-commerce options is sure to attract even more customers in search of both value and convenience. With more...

In today’s short media cycles, it is more important than ever to manage your message.  Working in the field of child welfare, that isn’t always easy.  Everyone cares about keeping children safe, but no matter how hard we all work, there will still be people who do terrible things to children.  Any company or non-profit...

When Ty Parker and Trevor Abbott first rolled out their SpinChill product, they established a connection with the buyer from ABC Fine Wine & Spirits, and he was intrigued with the product. The SpinChill cools beer to a temperature colder than a typical freezer in under 60 seconds through a simple spinning process. The only...

AvMed tops the J.D. Power Health Plan Study for 4th Consecutive Year For a fourth consecutive year, a study released by J.D. Power ranks AvMed “highest in member satisfaction” in Florida. The 2015 study surveyed more than 31,500 members representing 134 health plans throughout the United States. In the Florida region, AvMed achieves the highest...

April 2015 On The Move University of Florida neurologist Michael Okun, M.D., has been named one of eight to be honored by the White House as a Champion of Change for Parkinson’s Disease. Okun’s book, “Parkinson’s Treatment: Ten Secrets for a Happier Life,” is available to people with Parkinson’s disease around the globe. It has...

$50,000 prize winner to be announced on May 16th The Cade Museum for Creativity + Invention announced it’s Sweet 16 finalists for the 6th Annual $50,000 Cade Museum Prize for Innovation. Named after the Dr. J. Robert Cade, who led the team that invented Gatorade in 1965, the Prize is an annual competition for early-stage inventors...