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Alachua County Commissioners Ken Cornell has been re-appointed to the NACo Environment, Energy and Land Use (EELU) Steering Committee and Alachua County Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler has been appointed to the NACo Human Services and Education (HSE) Steering Committee. The committee appointments run from August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020. NACo is the National Association...

Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) has been awarded $35,000 by the Conservation Alliance to kickstart efforts for new acquisition projects along the Santa Fe River. Alachua Conservation Trust is already working on these land protection efforts and has just launched their fundraising campaign for The Santa Fe Springs Project. The Santa Fe Springs Project will work...

In a continuing effort to nurture and promote an environment of entrepreneurship across Central Florida, Cox Business is offering start-ups an opportunity to showcase their idea, product, or service.  The company added it hopes to continue to foster innovation and support the Gainesville entrepreneur community. Cox Business is partnering with StartupGNV and the Cade Museum...

Avison Young has completed a new 42,000-square-foot lease expansion for marketing automation company SharpSpring Inc., at Celebration Pointe.  SharpSpring will expand its current 25,000-square-foot space by 17,000 square feet at 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave. On behalf of the landlord and tenant, Senior Vice President Rick Cain of Avison Young’s new Gainesville office facilitated the transaction....

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) has been recognized once again at the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) Annual Golden Image Awards celebration. UWNCFL won an Award of Distinction and a Judges’ Award at the state-wide annual FPRA Golden Image Awards celebration. An Award of Distinction is presented to entries that meet the standards...

Business Responds to AIDS Local businesses are invited to participate in Business Responds to AIDS, a partnership between WellFlorida Council and businesses interested in ending HIV/AIDS. Businesses participating in the program provide prevention messages and materials to customers, employees and neighborhoods, and can also serve as a free HIV testing site. Business Responds to AIDS...

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has announced the award of more than $90,000 for youth literacy grants in Florida that work to help students and educators reach their literacy goals throughout the academic year. These funds are aimed at supporting youth literacy programs within a 20-mile radius of a Dollar General store or distribution center...

According to a recently published newsletter from the organization, Wild Spaces & Public Places recently oversaw the completion of several projects for the City of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) Department.   Projects funded by the Wild Spaces & Public Places half-cent sales tax are a result of the PRCA Vision 2020 Master Plan....

United Way Worldwide and Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, have partnered to distribute 200,000 free children’s books across the United States to children who don’t have sufficient access to books during the summer months. This collaboration is all part of the Scholastic Summer Read-a-Palooza, a nation-wide movement to unite kids, parents,...

Thomas E. Angelini, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida and his research group, the Soft Matter Engineering lab have successfully fabricated living micro-beams from glioblastoma cells and extracellular material (ECM) embedded in a packed microgel support medium. They subsequently characterized the physical properties of the...