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Climbing Mountains: In a rural Haitian town, UF Health program delivers timely care to sick children

The phone call came in late one night last year. On the outskirts of Gressier, Haiti, two children were ill. The nurses for MotoMeds, a pediatric call center and mobile medicine delivery service run as a University of Florida research initiative, asked crucial questions about the children’s symptoms. The principal investigator Eric Jorge Nelson, M.D.,...
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New Website Offers Local Deals & Coupons to Gainesville Residents

Gator Deal Finder, LLC has launched a new website, www.GatorDealFinder.com to help consumers find local coupons and deals from businesses in Gainesville. The new website aims to serve both businesses and consumers providing a valuable resource for the Gainesville, FL community. Now local consumers can easily search and find local deals and business information, while...
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Gainesville Regional Airport K9 Team Participate in National Calendar to Help Protect Law Enforcement Dogs

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV)’s K9 Team, Jason Berger and Beamer, have been selected to participate in the 2021 Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. nationwide fundraising calendar, and are featured in the month of March. Beamer is also featured on the calendar’s cover. Each year, twelve Law Enforcement K9s who are recipients of vests provided by...
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Property Investing and Taking a Chance

Reid Fogler grew up surrounded by conversations of real estate. He watched what individuals in the industry were doing and the impact they had on the larger business scene at hand. When he went away to school, Reid noticed how the rich kids seemed to always have parents who were connected back to real estate...
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University of Florida top among six university campuses for indoor mask use, CDC study finds

The University of Florida led the way in indoor mask compliance among six universities participating in a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of mask use on campuses during the COVID-19 pandemic. At UF, 98% of those observed wore a mask, and 95% of those wore their mask correctly. The study found mask...
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GrayRobinson Announces Expansion of Gainesville Footprint

GrayRobinson, P.A. (GrayRobinson), a full-service law and lobbying firm with 14 offices located across Florida and one in Washington, D.C., has announced it is expanding its Gainesville footprint with new office space in the Innovation District. On March 1, 2021, GrayRobinson will be moving to a new Gainesville office, a 3,620 square-foot office suite in...
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The New "Laundr Bomb" | Kyle and Michael of Laundr

Every friendship experiences different phases. For childhood friends Kyle Lampkin and Michael Behfar, one of those phases included starting an on-demand laundry service — Laundr.  Growing up in Miami, Florida, Kyle and Michael met when they were 12 years old. They stayed connected as they went to college — separately attending the University of Central...
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Tioga Town Center Earns Accreditations and Expands Offerings

Tioga Town Center, The Flats at Tioga Town Center, and ownership, Hankin Group and Hankin Apartments, won multiple awards during 2020, and now offer 11,827 square feet of new commercial space, 144 brand new modern luxury apartment homes, in addition to a new state of the art Playground and other Town Center improvements. Over the...
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Dave & Buster’s Opens

Dave & Buster’s – the ultimate destination to eat, drink, play and watch – will open their ninth location in Florida on Monday, February 8th at the Celebration Pointe Mall in Gainesville, FL with new health and safety precautions in place to provide good clean fun for everyone.  In compliance with CDC and local/state health...
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Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day Postponed

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) and University Air Center (UAC) are postponing their annual Gator Fly-In and Armed Services Appreciation Day, which was scheduled for March 20, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University Air Center, 4701 NE 40th Terrace in Gainesville, Florida (general aviation entrance off Waldo Road.) “Sadly, this morning we...