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Conservation Easement Adds Protection to Santa Fe River
Alachua County Forever, the County’s environmental land acquisition program, recently closed on the purchase of a 2,274-acre conservation easement from the Hitchcock family. This property, with a long agricultural history, will now be permanently protected from development to help maintain water quality in the Santa Fe River and habitat for wildlife. The property provides...
RTI Surgical Announces Spin Off of Businesses into Two Independent Companies
RTI Surgical, a global private label OEM company, has announced that the company will spin off its Metals business, creating two independent companies that are focused on the needs of customers and patients in their distinct market segments. Ownership of both companies will be retained by Montagu, a leading private equity firm specialized in finding...
Apps show promise to help heavy drinkers age 21-25 cut back
Smartphone apps to track blood alcohol abound, but until now had little evidence to show they help manage drinking in young adults. A new University of Florida study shows that heavy drinkers age 21-25 who weren’t trying to cut back on alcohol reduced their drinking by four and a half drinks per week while using...
Alachua County Criminal Courthouse Renaming to Honor Judge Mickle
On January 14, 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon) an event will be held to honor the life and legacy of the late Judge Stephan P. Mickle by renaming the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse after Judge Mickle. The event is at the Main entrance of the Criminal Courthouse located at 220 S. Main Street, downtown Gainesville. ...
Florida Athletics Partners with NIL Vendor
INFLCR Gators Made Exchange will allow student-athletes and businesses exploring Name, Image and Likeness opportunities to connect directly through a streamlined, free platform. The Florida athletic program, in conjunction with INFLCR, has launched Gators Made Exchange, which will allow athletes and businesses to connect directly. This streamlined, easy to navigate platform, is a free...
UF Health Shands Hospital ranked among nation’s best in maternity care
UF Health Shands Hospital has been recognized as high performing among the nation’s best for high-quality, patient-centered maternity care, according to U.S. News & World Report’s inaugural Best Hospitals for Maternity rating. The rating, based on data from 2019, focuses on hospitals that provide the highest quality of care for uncomplicated — not high-risk —...
Axogen sponsors 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade® Float
Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for damage or transection to peripheral nerves, has announced that nerve repair patient Christopher (Chris) Brown has been selected to ride on the 2022 Donate Life Rose Parade Float. Additionally, organ and tissue donor Paul Flanders will be honored through a...
New Board Announced including first Woman in Club History
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 the Gainesville Quarterback Club held its final meeting of the year which included the appointment of the 2022 Board of Directors, including for the first time in the club’s 71-year history, a woman, Mrs. Tricia Garzon. In 2018, the club changed its original charter, established in 1950, to open membership...
First Annual Alachua County Artists Conference
The Alachua County Arts Council will host the first annual Artists Conference on Friday, January 21, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Jack Durrance Auditorium, on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 S.E. 1st Street, Gainesville). The conference is for local Alachua County artists. Attendees can join either...
NFRMC cancer program earns CoC accreditation
The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at North Florida Regional Medical Center (NFRMC). To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and...