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Alachua County is seeking applicants to fill an opening on the Land Conservation Board (LCB). The Board meets on the last Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m., at the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department (408 W. University Avenue, Gainesville). The LCB provides an opportunity for citizen involvement in the selection and acquisition of Alachua...

Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: CTDH) has announced that it has completed its name change from CTD Holdings, Inc. following appropriate regulatory filings with the State of Florida and FINRA.  The new name better reflects the company’s business as a biotechnology company that develops cyclodextrin-based products for the treatment of disease with unmet medical need, most...

Avison Young has been retained by Sus Hi Eatstation, a burgeoning fast-casual sushi eatery well-known in Central Florida, to secure space for the company’s continued expansion in North Florida. Senior Vice President Jason Hurst, who specializes in tenant representation, already secured a 1,400-square-foot space for Sus Hi Eatstation’s first-to-market concept in Gainesville and will further...

The UF College of Dentistry research enterprise ranks fifth nationally for a second straight year among all U.S. dental schools in National Institutes of Health funding, with $11.2 million awarded through the 2018 fiscal year. The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research rankings include award data from all NIH institutes. The college ranks fourth among...

In the fight against high blood pressure and depression, there’s a new target being investigated by University of Florida Health researchers: gut bacteria. People with both conditions appear to have a distinct microbial profile in their digestive tract, the researchers have found. The discovery is significant because it could eventually revolutionize the way scientists and...

Gia Arvin, member of the Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors® (GACAR) and co-broker of Matchmaker Realty, was elected to serve on the 2020 Florida Realtors® Leadership Team as its Secretary after a close campaign against two other candidates, Veronica Malolos of Orlando and Lynnette Hendricks of Merritt Island.   GACAR President Heather Swanson said, “Our Association...

Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) has received a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its upcoming 15,200-square foot commercial terminal expansion. The $12,163,252 multi-year grant, the largest received by the Gainesville Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA), will be distributed over a two-year period, in Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020. GNV’s CEO Allan Penksa...

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) has announced that Vanessa Wakeman, founder and CEO of The Wakeman Agency, one of the nation’s leading social change agencies, has joined the College as a Public Relations Department Professional-in-Residence for the 2019-20 academic year. “We are extremely thrilled and privileged to welcome Vanessa to...

The gender gap in youth suicide is smaller than previous estimates, according to a new University of Florida study that found suicide mortality rates among females ages 10 to 19 have been underestimated, while rates among males have been overestimated. The findings appear today in JAMA Network Open Psychiatry. “The reduced gender gap in suicide...

Florida Surgery Consultants opens its first location in Alachua County at 3760 NW 83rd St Suite 3, Gainesville, FL. It will be their eighth location in the state of Florida. The company started in 2012 and has expanded rapidly with medical clinics in Tampa, Bradenton, Ocala, The Villages, Palm Harbor, Wesley Chapel, Lakeland and now...