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North Florida Regional Medical Center has announced that it will expand access to emergency care in North Central Florida with the opening of a 24/7 full-service, freestanding emergency department in Western Gainesville.  Usage of the property site was approved by the Alachua County Commission on February 23, 2016. The two-acre site for the project is...

Consumers increasingly rely on computers and the Internet for everything from shopping and communicating to banking and bill paying. While the benefits of faster and more convenient “cyber” services are clear, the strategies for preventing online fraud and theft may not be as well-known by many bank customers. That is why the FDIC has produced...

Gateway Bank of Central Florida has announced an affiliation arrangement with Prime Mortgage Group, to provide in-house residential loan processing, underwriting and closing. A Prime Mortgage Group sales staff will provide Gateway Bank of Central Florida customers with residential loan services through the bank’s offices in Ocala and Gainesville. “Being able to service residential mortgage...

The 10th annual “A Celebration of Innovation” event on March 8 at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center gave 14 startups the opportunity to showcase their latest innovations in the scientific, medical, tech and aerospace fields. These technologies were generated as a result of the more than $700 million in research conducted annually at...

AP -The University Athletic Association announced in March it will offer beer and wine sales in premium seating at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and at men’s basketball games in the O’Connell Center beginning this fall. For now, beer and wine will be sold in the Holloway Touchdown Terrace and the Evans Champions Club at football...

By Laura Labovitz Mayor-elect Lauren Poe plans to focus on economic growth, transportation, open government and education as he rolls into his new job. On the Plum Creek development front, Poe disclosed upcoming progress that may calm concerns and allow the project to move forward. “It is my understanding that they have already committed and...

The University of Florida College of Medicine has achieved its highest-ever position in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top research medical schools. Four other programs under the aegis of University of Florida Health jumped in annual rankings of the nation’s best graduate schools as well.  The UF College of...

The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention closed on $3.2 million in financing made possible by the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. The NMTC Program provides up-front equity that allows the project to begin immediately. Construction will begin in April on a 21,000 square foot building in downtown Gainesville’s Depot Park, which will be...

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, announced in February that the company has been selected to the 2016 Gator100. The Gator100, named after the University of Florida’s mascot, annually recognizes and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing businesses in...

Gainesville, Florida – March 2016 – Active Streets Alliance, an organization that started in Gainesville to support more equitable access to our community’s public spaces, will hold their latest event this Sunday. Active Streets Gainesville is a free community event that will be held on Sunday, April 3rd from 11am – 3pm on University Avenue...