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Alachua County Public Works would like to bring attention to the importance of wearing seatbelts in recognition of the national Click it or Ticket campaign, which runs from May 17 to June 6, 2021.   Seatbelt facts: The national seat belt use rate in 2019 was 90.7%. The other 9.3% still need to be reminded that...

Andrew Amron, PhD makes his living by freezing water.  After completing a doctorate program in modern U.S. history, Andrew started teaching at Santa Fe College to build his reputation as a professor. But his after-hours work as a bar manager ended up jump-starting an entirely different career path instead.  After catching an informational TV episode...

The Florida Chamber of Commerce recently announced its 2021 Distinguished Advocate Award recipients following another successful legislative session where twenty-two of our priorities were passed. The Florida Chamber’s Distinguished Advocate Award recognizes lawmakers who ensured consideration of the business community’s legislative priorities and fought tirelessly for the passage of a Chamber-backed policy or a priority...

To celebrate the 150th episode of the WHOA GNV podcast, Collin Austin and co-host Jason Hurst sat down with four Gainesville entrepreneurs that appeared in the podcast’s first fifty episodes. In a round table discussion, the group reflected on the changes to their businesses and the overall business climate over the last 3 years. Back...

The race to defeat the novel coronavirus took a major leap forward last week when the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in children 12 to 15 years old. Vaccine eligibility is expected to be expanded to even younger children in...

Scenthound, on a mission to keep dogs healthy and clean, is opening Gainesville’s first and only dog wellness and grooming service. The new location, which will be located at 2835 SW 91st, in the Haile Publix Market Square is opening late May. This is the first of four locations that Joseph and Kathryn Pizzurro are...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced that it has initiated plans to lease a build-to-suit 21,000 square foot current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) manufacturing and quality control facility adjacent to its Florida facility to...

The Gainesville Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) bestowed three awards given annually to acknowledge key members for their chapter and professional contributions, along with six awards presented as part of the group’s 2021 Image Awards competition. Held each year by Florida’s local FPRA chapters, the Image Awards recognize excellence in the public...

CHW Professional Consultants, a 30+ year planning, design, surveying, engineering, landscape architecture, and construction services firm, welcomes James “Jim” K. Harriott Jr. PE, Director of Engineering leading our Transportation department. Jim has over 25 years of professional engineering experience, bringing a wealth of knowledge in the public transportation field with specialties in Public Works, Environmental...

Heather Bentley Long, M.S.N., has been named chief operating officer for University of Florida Health Central Florida, effective June 1. “I am thrilled that Long has made the choice to join the UF Health family in this key position,” said David R. Nelson, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of...