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The University of Florida Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator was ranked “World’s Best University Biotechnology Incubator,” according to an international study conducted by the Sweden-based research group UBI. The inaugural benchmarking report was based on an extensive analysis of 150 incubators in 22 countries. UBI assessed more than 50 performance indicators including job creation, talent retention, access...

University of Florida Health Shands Hospital has been recognized among the nation’s best hospitals in five adult medical specialties, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14 Best Hospitals rankings released on July 16. Overall, UF Health Shands Hospital was recognized as one of the best hospitals in North Florida and in the state as...

United States Representative Ted Yoho plans to visit Gainesville’s community hospital on Friday, July 26, from 2pm to 3pm, to discuss health care trends, concerns and community needs. Yoho will also take a guided tour of the hospital’s recently completed $62 million Phase IV Expansion. He will be accompanied by his healthcare legislative assistant and...

The University of Florida has received an $846,000 National Science Foundation grant and plans to develop a program to assist students with learning disabilities to excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math — or STEM. Students with learning disabilities make up between 46 and 61 percent of college students who have a...

Residents of northwest Gainesville, Alachua County and surrounding areas now have an emergency department to call their own. UF Health Shands Emergency Center – Springhill, located at 8491 NW 39th Ave. is scheduled to open in early August. UF Health Shands Emergency Center – Springhill is an 8,500 square-foot building that will be staffed entirely...

The Village Retirement Community, a not-for-profit community owned by Gainesville-based SantaFe Senior Living, has received recognition from state leaders for its 22-month-old Vitality Program, through which third-party health care providers offer free on-site access to medical services to residents. Village Executive Director Jim Antonucci, who initiated the program, was invited to speak to industry leaders...

By Bradley Osburn Almost 300 hopeful jobseekers packed the second floor of Union Street Station in downtown Gainesville on Thursday night during the first-of-its-kind Start Up Downtown. The event, sponsored by FloridaWorks, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Innovation Gainesville, lasted from before 6pm to after 9pm and featured more than a dozen Gainesville...

By Bradley Osburn Trimark Properties, which owns almost 40 luxury apartment communities centered around the University of Florida campus, unveiled two finished apartment complexes, totaling 58 new units, on Thursday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Solaria1024 Luxury Apartments and Greystone Luxury Apartments are located just east of campus, about a block and a half behind Norman...

By Bradley Osburn About 100 citizens and business owners attended the Your Energy Bill: A Conversation with the Chamber event at the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday night. The event was billed as a chance for Gainesville Regional Utilities customers to raise concerns and discuss solutions with Mayor Ed Braddy and members of the...

RTI Biologics, a leading company in the business of biological and synthetic surgical implants, has completed its acquisition of Pioneer Surgical Technology, according to a press release. The combined company name will be changed to RTI Surgical Inc., and the company plans to keep its headquarters located in Alachua while the company stock will still...