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Constant Contact, an established leader in online marketing, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and Siris Capital (together with its affiliates, “Siris”), has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SharpSpring, Inc. (“SharpSpring”) (NASDAQ: SHSP) in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $240 million including outstanding indebtedness....

Think of University of Florida scientists Nathan Boyd and Arnold Schumann a bit like surgeons. Except in this case, their operating room is a strawberry field. With their research, Boyd and Schumann hope to eventually help growers unleash surgical strikes on weeds – without vanquishing their fruit. Additionally, robots may replace tractors as the means...

When a conservationist first approached Joy Hughes about an offer-first straw policy at her bar, Loosey’s, she wrote the idea off. But then she and Danny, her husband and business partner, saw a video of a turtle getting a stir straw extracted from its nose. That could’ve been one of their straws. Even if it...

Gainesville neighbors are now able to rent electric scooters for short commutes, following approval by the Gainesville City Commission at a recent meeting. The authorization is the final step in a cooperative effort between the city and the University of Florida to regulate the safe use and operation of the shared micromobility vehicles on campus...

Butler Enterprises is excited to announce that the plant-based soap retailer, Buff City Soap, is coming to Gainesville. Buff City Soap offers a high-quality alternative to commercial soap products riddled with harsh chemicals, detergents, sulfates, and animal fats. By focusing on transparency of ingredients and processes, Buff City Soap is disrupting the consumer goods industry....

The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital is the No. 1 children’s hospital in Florida and stands among the nation’s elite pediatric hospitals in eight medical specialties including a first-ever top 10 ranking in cardiology and a historically high ranking for pulmonology, according to the 2021-22 Best Children’s Hospital Rankings released by U.S. News...

Fact: dads are hard to shop for. And with Father’s Day just around the corner (Sunday, June 20th, to be exact), we went ahead and got a jump start on some great ideas for him from local businesses here in Gainesville, FL. You’re sure to find the perfect gift to celebrate the paternal figure(s) in...

A team of University of Florida Health neurosurgeons and neurologists recently became the first in the U.S. to implant a newly FDA-approved, technologically advanced deep brain stimulation system designed to more precisely target motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and two other movement disorders. The team performed the procedure to implant Medtronic’s SenSight™ Directional Lead System...

Kamal & Jonnel Latham have lived around the world. Beijing, the Caribbean, and right here in Gainesville. Their home, and their jobs, changed with the seasons. Kamal has been a CEO, a diplomat, and an author. Jonnel has tried her hand at entrepreneurship, business consulting, and being a CEO herself. Kamal talks about these jobs...

Dana N. Zimmel, D.V.M., has been named permanent dean of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, after having served in the post on an interim basis since December 2019. She becomes the college’s seventh permanent dean, and the first woman ever to hold the job. “Only months after her interim appointment, Dr. Zimmel...