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True to the story’s title, Fitz Koehler of Fitzness International is a versatile entrepreneur. She is a fitness expert, spokesperson, founder of the Morning Mile, author, and professional race announcer. Koehler prides herself on teaching and supporting others to achieve the best version of themselves both physically and mentally. Koehler started teaching fitness when she...

ICI Homes, one of the nation’s Top 100 Homebuilders, has announced a new line of homes they are building in Oakmont, an established 550-acre community located in the southwest section of Gainesville, Florida.  The company is introducing over a half dozen new floor plans with pricing starting from the low $300,000s. These 3 and 4...

Alachua County voters with diminished vision can use specialized equipment to help them cast ballots during the early voting period and on Election Day. The devices are nearly identical to other electronic voting machines but with a few added features: A handheld controller allows voters to enlarge ballot text and adjust the screen’s contrast. It...

Gator Electric Racing is a fully electric student racing team at the University of Florida. The program aims to continue the development of its sustainable framework and change the future of electric vehicles.  Gabriela Vukaj, the Vice President of Gator Electric Racing, is a fourth-year student majoring in finance at the University of Florida. She...

The finance professionals of Building Gen Wealth, the Matrimony and Money podcast, Everything Money and Lowry Financial Advisors use their passion for finances to help others manage their money and gain more confidence with their financial decisions. Andrea Ramos is the CEO and founder of Building Gen Wealth, a company designed to educate women of...

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (AGTC), Blueprint Genetics, and Foundation Fighting Blindness, have announced that AGTC, a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, will join the My Retina Tracker® Program as a new scientific collaborator to enhance development of its investigational gene therapies for...

University of Florida neurosurgery chair Brian Hoh, M.D., MBA, has been elected the 2020-21 president of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, one of the largest international neurosurgical societies, with over 9,800 members. Two other UF Health neurosurgeons, Daniel Hoh, M.D., and Maryam Rahman, M.D., also have been elected to leadership positions in the CNS: Daniel...

Wendy Wiggs of PRP Regeneration Specialists decided to open her own business in Gainesville to expand her passion for helping people achieve their best life through regenerative medicine. Wiggs moved to Gainesville when she was in the eighth grade. Following graduation, her parents thought she would make a great nurse so they enrolled her in...

The Alachua County Commission will conduct a virtual Special Meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. The Commissions will discuss the Alachua County CARES Act, and the COVID-19 Emergency Order. The public may attend virtually through Cox Channel 12, Facebook, and the County’s Video on Demand website. For meeting audio-only,...

Many Americans are simply touching their faces too often during the novel coronavirus pandemic, public health officials have observed, potentially increasing their exposure to the pathogen. But just try to stop. Face touching is like breathing. We do it without really thinking about it. One pre-pandemic study found that people touch their face an average...