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FPRA Gainesville awarded community practitioners for their excellence in the field The Gainesville Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), the oldest public relations organization in the United States, awarded the industry’s most skilled communications professionals in north central Florida at the 2015 Gainesville Chapter’s Local Image Awards Competition. The ceremony took place at...

 Chamber, UF and CareerSource North Central Florida Team up to Create Opportunities for UF grads to “Stay in the Swamp.” On March 19, the University of Florida’s Hough Graduate School of Business was abuzz with over 300 students and alumni at the third annual “Stay in the Swamp” career fair. This number of student attendance...

The Gainesville Technology Council, a regional industry council managed by the Council for Economic Outreach and the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, has seated its 2015 Council Board of Directors. Thirteen executives representing a cross section of startup and mature software/information technology (IT) companies will lead CEO’s efforts to grow the region’s IT sector. Through...

Construction began on the new UF Health Children’s Surgical Center, currently located at the Ayers building on Southwest Second Avenue. “This endeavor reflects our ongoing goal to provide compassionate, quality care for our local community and across North Florida,” said David S. Guzick, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president for health affairs at the University of...

Cardinal Health agrees to pay $26.8 million to settle charges that it monopolized 25 markets for the sale of Radiopharmaceuticals to hospitals and clinics. Under Settlement, Money to Be Deposited Into a Fund for Distribution to Injured Customers The FTC announced that Cardinal Health, Inc. has agreed to resolve charges that it illegally monopolized 25 local...

Photo Credit: tipstimes.com/diet Summer is right around the corner…are you ready? Most people want to slim down before putting on the bathing suit, so I’m here to warn you of the 3 Flat Tummy Myths that could waste your time. Myth #1: Do extra crunches to flatten your abs. Excessive crunches aren’t the answer for tight...

The UF Health Shands board approved the appointment of Ed Jimenez as chief executive officer for the hospital system, effective April 23, 2015. The announcement comes less than one year after Jimenez became interim CEO for UF Health Shands after serving as chief operating officer and executive vice president. “Ed has demonstrated incredible talent and...

The Alachua County residential real estate market continues to show signs of a solid recovery. The first quarter finished out with a strong March indicating that our market is continuing to improve. March 2015 showed a notable 26.9% increase in the number of closed sales over last year, while median and average sale prices increased...

Sourcing professional services will help you focus on what you do best As a business owner, you probably handle most of the responsibility of running the business yourself. But, what if you could utilize a team of professionals to consult and guide the management of your company? What if this team could understand your situations...

Chicago, IL I April 2, 2015 – Mérieux NutriSciences Corporation announces the acquisition of ABC Research Holding Co., LLC in Gainesville, FL. With the acquisition of ABC Research, Mérieux NutriSciences now has two full-service operations in Florida (Gainesville and Lakeland) providing food testing and consulting services to companies throughout the nation’s southeast region. “ABC Research...