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CHW Professional Consultants, a leading planning, surveying, engineering, landscape architecture, and construction services firm has announced several promotions from within their organization. Ryan Thompson, AICP has been promoted to the position of Senior Project Manager in the Land Planning + Design Department. Mr. Thompson has served as a professional planner at CHW for more than...

The Alachua County Commission will conduct a hybrid Regular Meeting Today, Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the Alachua County Administration Building (12 S.E. 1st Street, Gainesville). The daytime portion of the meeting begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening portion begins at 5 p.m. The daytime meeting includes a COVID-19 discussion. The evening meeting includes a...

The 29th Annual Waldo Fall Festival is set for this Saturday, September 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The theme for 2021 is “The Spirit of Waldo.” The reimagined outdoor festival will feature fun experiences and new ways to celebrate everything Waldo. The Waldo Area Business Association is partnering with The Strawberry Swing to...

Renewing its longstanding commitment to student wellness, the University of Florida is building a new home for its Student Health Care Center, or SHCC. The state-of-the-art, 46,000-square-foot facility will focus on comprehensive health care needs, steps away from where students live and learn. Now under construction, the $26 million building is located on Stadium Road,...

Infotech®, a leader in infrastructure construction software solutions and expert statistical and econometric consulting services, has announced Florida Trend has ranked it the No. 21 Large Company and No. 9 among those headquartered in Florida in the Best Companies To Work For program. This is the second year in a row Infotech has received the...

The University of Florida and UF Health have announced an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation aimed at improving the lives of patients across the globe through the continued expansion of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF Health. The new investment will spur growth in the...

In an effort to support the owners of equine athletes and other animals visiting Ocala’s new world-class World Equestrian Center, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has embarked on a strategic alliance with the center to provide leading-edge patient care in a new 40,000-square-foot hospital facility located on center grounds. The new facility...

Alachua County Public Works is reminding drivers about school bus safety and that as of January 1, 2021, the penalties for failure to stop for a school bus have doubled. The penalty for failure to stop for a school bus went from a minimum of $100 to $200, and if a second offense is committed...

Alachua County Commissioner Ken Cornell was appointed to three Policy Committees for the Florida Association of Counties (FAC) this month by FAC President and Wakulla County Commissioner Ralph Thomas. Among FAC’s committees for the 2021-2022 Legislative Session, he will serve as Chair on the Water & Environmental & Sustainability Committee, a member on the Health,...

After five consecutive years of ascension, the University of Florida’s performance has positioned UF among the nation’s top five ranked public universities, according to the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today, marking an extraordinary milestone in the university’s history. UF’s steady climb exemplifies a unified and sustained commitment at all...