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TAO Connect, a digital health company aiming to make behavioral health therapy more accessible, efficient, and effective,has announced its partnership with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, a not-for-profit organization providing behavioral health education and treatment in North Central Florida. This alliance allows Meridian’s clients to use TAO Connect’s suite of online-based health tools and self-help features in...

RTI Surgical, Inc., a global surgical implant company, announced the full commercial launch of its Fortilink®-TS and -L IBF Systems, adding to a growing series of interbody fusion devices featuring proprietary TETRAfuse® 3D Technology. The Fortilink-TS and -L Systems are intended for use in lumbar interbody fusion procedures at one or two adjoining levels in...

State and federal officials have implemented an aggressive eradication effort following a new Oriental fruit fly discovery in Miami-Dade County.  The insect is capable of attacking 400 different fruits and vegetables. Announced by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, the work is being conducted within a 1.5-square-mile area around the sites where three flies were detected....

For many years, women have been underrepresented in all leadership positions, including academia. At the University of Florida, there are 22 deans and 11 are female, by all accounts a great representation of female leadership. The Business Report sits down with Diane McFarlin, Dean of the UF College of Journalism and Communications to discuss her...

The Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) has announced the return of one of their most popular events, their Artist Studio Tour on the weekend of July 14th-15th, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This free event, open to the public, is a self-guided tour through working artist studios in and around Gainesville, showcasing fine...

Ernst & Young (EY) named AxoGen Chairman and CEO Karen Zaderej as the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2018 Award winner in the Health Care category in Florida. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. “I am honored to be...

SharpSpring has recently announced that they will be relocating to Celebration Pointe, located at 5001 Celebration Pointe Ave. Front Street, a commercial real estate service firm based in Gainesville, represented SharpSpring in this transaction. Front Street also represents Celebration Pointe, where they handle exclusive leasing for the office portion of the project. SharpSpring made the...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) have recently released employment and unemployment estimates as well as revised historical data. As highlight of the report, the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is showing economic growth overall, losing pace with the state of Florida in...

StartupGNV  connects local entrepreneurs to the people they want to meet and some “who you don’t know you should,” for the promotion of the Gainesville start-up community.  The vast mentor network helps ideas grow and businesses reach milestones faster through exposure, capital, knowledge and experience. Here, we highlight one of the many businesses we’ve helped...

The University of Florida technology commercialization enterprise has a new name – UF Innovate – to reflect its mission of moving discoveries from the laboratory to the market. UF Innovate is the umbrella organization for four entities – Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, The Hub and Sid Martin Biotech. “UF Innovate is an...