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A sweet addition is coming to Gainesville. Butler Enterprises has announced that the bakery chain specializing in the doughnut-shaped cake, Nothing Bundt Cakes, is coming to Butler Esplanade. Nothing Bundt Cakes is grounded in the warmth and nostalgia of home-kitchen roots, using real eggs, butter, and cream cheese in their recipes. Founded in 1997 in...

AavantiBio, a gene therapy company focused on transforming the lives of patients with rare genetic diseases, has announced it is partnering with the University of Florida to research and develop next generation gene therapy capsids with the goal of creating safer, more effective, and tissue specific gene therapies. The expansion of this partnership will enable...

Butler Enterprises will host the first annual holiday fashion show, Deck The Runway, on Friday, November 19th at 6PM. It will be an evening of fun, fashion, and philanthropy celebrating the latest styles from local retailers.   For the inaugural show, Butler Enterprises partnered with PALS THRIVE. PALS THRIVE is provides free counseling and mental health...

Female high school lacrosse players are significantly less likely to sustain concussions and other injuries if they wear headgear, a landmark study led by University of Florida Health researchers has found. Girls who play the sport in states that don’t require headgear had a 59% higher concussion rate than players in Florida, the only state...

The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County (DOH-Alachua) is offering influenza vaccine starting immediately.  “Receiving an influenza vaccine is a primary preventive measure against influenza infection,” stated Paul Myers, Administrator of the Alachua County Health Department. “In addition to getting a flu immunization, staying home when ill, practicing proper cough etiquette, and washing your...

The Gainesville Housing Authority, Lincoln Ventures and the City of Gainesville have partnered for the city’s first-ever voluntary inclusion of affordable housing in a proposed mixed-use development. The new real estate development will be located just blocks from the University of Florida. According to a Memo of Understanding (MOU) signed by Lincoln Ventures, an Austin-based...

Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) received and placed into service three Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS). These units are used to perform automatic mechanical compressions during CPR. ACFR purchased the equipment with a grant from the State of Florida Department of Health (for deployment in the rural areas of Alachua County). The LUCAS device...

The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study or HBCD, a longitudinal, multidisciplinary effort to study brain development and behavioral health in young children, the NIH announced Thursday. The HBCD study, which involves 25 institutions across the...

Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., dean and distinguished professor in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, was presented the 2021 Precision Medicine World Conference, or PMWC, Luminary Award on Sept. 23 in Pittsburgh. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to accelerate precision medicine within the clinical setting and is regarded as one of...

Butler Enterprises has announced that the popular “off-price” retailer, Burlington, is coming to Butler. Burlington, also known as Burlington Coat Factory, began with one family-run store in Burlington, New Jersey, in 1972. As the original name suggests, their initial success was founded on selling discounted coats and jackets. Over the years, they expanded their footprint...