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Researchers from the University of Florida and Singapore are focused on a novel drug candidate with marine origins as a new method to prevent or treat vision loss. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 million Americans 40 years and older experience vision loss. Abnormal blood vessel formation is a defining...

Alachua County has earned a Silver designation from the national SolSmart program for making it faster, easier, and more affordable for homes and businesses to go solar. This designation recognizes the County for taking steps to encourage solar energy growth and remove obstacles to solar development. For companies looking to expand, a SolSmart Silver designation...

Back by popular demand, the IdentoGo TSA Pre✓® Mobile RV will return to the Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) from Monday, Sept. 23 – Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. The Mobile Enrollment Center will be located on the airport property at 3880 NE 39th Ave., Gainesville, Fla., 32609 on the East end of the terminal. A similar...

CareerSource North Central Florida has elected its 2019-2020 Board of Directors Officers. Dr. Jeffrey Tate, Chief Operating Officer for CTD Holdings, an Alachua, Fla.-based biopharmaceutical manufacturing firm, assumed the role of Chair effective July 1. He succeeded Dawn Strickland, a Bradford County entrepreneur and 2018-2019 Chair of the Board of Directors.  Adrian Hayes Santos of...

The National Association of Counties (NACo) recently recognized Alachua County’s Children’s Services Advisory Board (CSAB) with an Achievement Award. The award honors innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents. NACo honored award-winning counties at its 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition in Clark County, Nevada. The CSAB was established by the County Commission...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL)’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program had another record-breaking year, with a total community impact of $4,110,913. This year UWNCFL’s VITA program filed 2,416 returns which refunded $2,712,113 to the community and saved taxpayers $659,568 in filing fees. Furthermore, through the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), taxpayers were...

James Moore & Company (James Moore) has been awarded the 2018 Top Wealth Advisory Firm by HK Financial Services (HKFS). The firm was selected in recognition of its positive impact, to businesses and families across the country.   Involving a CPA firm in the wealth management discussion brings a tax planning perspective to the discussion, which...

Household debt in the U.S. is the highest it has ever been. According to the New York Fed, total household debt reached $13.67 trillion in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 0.9% from the fourth quarter of 2018 and nearly $1 trillion above its previous peak in 2008. These statistics make sense in...

United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCFL) announced that 43,840 local residents have saved more than $4 million on their prescription medications, thanks to its partnership with FamilyWize, an organization focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities. Through this partnership, United Way Worldwide has helped promote the free, easy to...

The Education Foundation of Alachua County’s Take Stock in Children Program has received Gold Level Status from the state for the sixth year in a row with a perfect score this year. Take Stock served 387 students during the 2018-2019 school year in Alachua County. These students met with a college success coach once a...