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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...

Meridian, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and fellow mental health providers recognize May as “Mental Health Awareness Month.” Each May, mental health providers, professionals, and advocates around the nation come together to raise awareness for mental health. This year, we are sharing mental health “Fast Facts” provided by Mental Health America (MHA). The...

The coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse impact on everyone. Perhaps nobody has been impacted more than the movie theater industry. Gainesville movies have been shut down for a long time, leaving many people wondering what they are going to do to freshen up their date night. Now, Celebration Pointe movies are ready to open...

North Central Florida’s legacy mission-driven provider of hospice and palliative care. With a career that includes working in hospice and palliative care, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living, skilled nursing, pharmacy benefit management, durable medical equipment, outpatient and diagnostic centers, and specialty hospitals, Franklin brings a breadth and depth of vital and relevant experience to...