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Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation, commonly referred to as AGTC, is an Alachua County based company that rose to national prominence when a collaboration deal with pharmaceutical giant Biogen was announced last summer. Shares of AGTC are publicly traded on the NASDAQ market and the company is worth $226 million, according to October 23 market closing...

With its slate-gray stripes, towering cypress trees and cascading bio-swales, Southwest Ninth Street stands out as Innovation Square’s signature corridor. The roadway caught the eye of industry leaders too – Southwest Ninth Street was recognized as the state’s 2015 Project of the Year in the under $5 million transportation category by the Florida chapter of...

  Expansion to create 100 jobs, capital investment of more than $4 million On Thursday, February 19th, a host of local and state dignitaries were on hand to celebrate the relocation of the corporate headquarters of Optym, a global leader in logistics and transportation planning and scheduling software that caters to Fortune 500 companies primarily...

Jeffrey T. Lindsey, PhD, PM, EFO, CFO Coordinator/Lecturer FES Programs Rinker School of Building Construction PO Box 115703 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611 352-273-1199 [email protected] UF Construction Management: Fire and Emergency Services What is your job and how long have you lived in Gainesville?  I am the Coordinator for the Fire and Emergency Services...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Heavener Hall, the Warrington College of Business Administration’s new home for undergraduate programs and activities, was officially dedicated during a ceremony Friday afternoon on the business campus. Among the distinguished guests in attendance were University of Florida President Bernie Machen, Warrington Dean John Kraft and James W. “Bill” Heavener (BSBA ’70), whose lead...

University of Florida among those receiving $7 million to empower women farmers The University of Florida is part of a consortium led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that has been awarded $7 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to increase global food security and support effective rural development....

More Powerful Wireless Charging System Using “Hotspots” This wireless power transmission system provides power to multiple devices within a volume of space, potentially as large as a room. The age of battery-powered electronics has created a huge demand for convenient recharging technologies. For many applications, traditional recharging via wire connections or physical contact can be...

By Caitlyn Finnegan University Corners, the three-square-block complex planned to be built on the corner of Northwest 13th Street and University Avenue, has finally earned approval from the Gainesville City Commission after an hours-long debate over its impact on the already busy intersection. In two 4-2 votes Thursday night, city commissioners gave the green light...

By Caitlyn Finnegan When the founders of software development company Totuit, based in the University of Florida Innovation Hub, decided to take on the issue of public safety, they wanted to tie it into the one thing people never leave home without: their smartphone. So Totuit’s President Jordan Johnson designed an app that acts like...

By Caitlyn Finnegan The University of Florida is back to winning national titles — but this time it’s in the world of medicine, not college sports. The University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital was recognized for its high level of care for children in six medical specialties by U.S. News and World Report. U.S....