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Event personalization platform Feathr announced its expansion into new offices at its Gainesville, Florida headquarters, following an extremely successful start to 2017 that has seen it grow rapidly. Feathr’s second office, dubbed ‘Feathr North’ is located on W. University Avenue in Gainesville, a mere 250 feet from its current ‘Feathr South’ office that is located...

The finish line for groundbreaking on the new location of the Alachua County Fairgrounds is in sight and according to Gina Peebles, Alachua county assistant county manager for community and administrative services, the project is on track. With 90 percent of the $25 million budgeted for the project approved, the remaining ten percent of funds...

Gainesville’s first-ever Bahama Breeze restaurant location opened in late July. Offering Caribbean-inspired food, handcrafted tropical drinks, and a vibrant island atmosphere, Bahama Breeze lets you feel a million miles from home, any day of the week. The Gainesville location is one of only two restaurants in the nation to boast the brand’s new design prototype,...

By the beginning of August, sunscreen bottles are beginning to run dry and school supply shopping is well underway; the telltale signs that summer vacation is coming to its inevitable end. Fall is quickly approaching, serving as a galling reminder that, yet again, our 2017 resolutions will stay unfulfilled; however, as we near the holidays...

The Florida Museum of Natural History has officially opened its new “Beverly and Jon Thompson Discovery Zone”, an exciting, interactive, and free permanent exhibit showcasing a diverse range of educational science-based entertainment and activities for children to age 8 and their caregivers. The exhibit features developmentally appropriate components focused on teaching about the world around...

Nearly seven years after a statewide database was created to encourage safer prescribing and to reduce opiate abuse and diversion, the number of emergency medicine providers who use the system remains low, University of Florida Health researchers have found. In Florida, the stakes are enormous: State officials reported 2,530 prescription drug overdose deaths in 2015....

The FL SUN Alachua Solar Co-op Selection Committee has selected Gainesville-based Power Production Management, Inc.’s (PPM) bid to install solar panels for Cooperative members. The Committee chose PPM over 11 other firms. through a competitive bidding process. Michael Collins, PPM Market Analyst/Sales, states that they are very excited and humbled to be the solar contractor...

James Moore & Company (James Moore) has been given the 2017 Top Wealth Advisory Firm award from HK Financial Services (HKFS). James Moore was selected in recognition of its commitment and dedication to its clients.   Involving a CPA firm in the wealth management discussion brings a tax planning perspective to the discussion, resulting in...

Erika Tonnelier, of do-it-yourself art studio Corks & Colors Studio on 3415 W University Ave., has owned the seven-year-old business since July of 2016. While she cannot imagine working anywhere else, Gainesville-native Tonnelier did not always plan to run a small business. Tonnelier attended the University of Florida to study sociology and environmental sustainability. After...

A University of Florida Health orthopaedic surgeon is one of two nationally to perform the first computer-assisted shoulder replacement surgery in the U.S. using a new technology allowing live navigation of the operative site. The technology, ExactechGPS Total Shoulder Application, provides the surgeon with a real-time 3-D computer model of a patient’s shoulder during surgery....