UF neurosurgery department becomes College of Medicine’s first named department
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The department of neurosurgery became the first named department in the University of Florida College of Medicine’s 60-year history on Saturday, when it was officially named the Lillian S. Wells department of neurosurgery in honor of significant philanthropic support from the Lillian S. Wells Foundation Inc. The Fort Lauderdale-based foundation’s most recent contribution...
UF to hop into hops varieties for microbreweries
University of Florida researchers hope to help farmers hop into the beer business by cultivating hops. Scientists with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will work with a $158,000 grant from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumers Services to develop a viable hops crop. Hops, which have a long history of use in...
Procedures for forming a business
By Philip N. Kabler, Esq. Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A. Gainesville office In the last article I outlined the factors a business person typically considers when selecting a form of doing business, namely liability, taxes, and privacy. Here I will outline the outline the details of entrepreneurship – how one starts a business and what...
Block Yik Yak? UF Health researchers suggest doing the research first
Some colleges have called for the banning of Yik Yak, a social media application to which users centered around a geographic area can post anonymously. But University of Florida Health researchers have found that the decision to ban the app may be a little hasty. The hyperlocal app has gotten a lot of media attention...
Industry Players Join Forces to Launch Combined Brand
Long-term industry stalwarts InterMed Biomedical, InterMed Ultrasound, InterMed Nuclear Medicine, and InterMed X-Ray have joined forces with premier financial player Wafra Partners, LLC to form The InterMed Group. This restructuring positions The InterMed Group to become the preeminent third-party provider of medical equipment management and service solutions in the U.S., and opens avenues to new...
Health Care Leads in Employment in Most Congressional Districts
For the first time, congressional office staff and their constituents can analyze the business patterns of the nation’s 435 congressional districts. These new statistics are available through the U.S. Census Bureau’s updated My Congressional District Web application. Annual County Business Patterns data joins the latest statistics from the American Community Survey to provide the most detailed portrait of America’s congressional districts...
Gainesville Health & Fitness Featured in Forbes
Gainesville Health & Fitness was featured in the February 8th release of Forbes magazine. The issue will highlight the twenty-five best small businesses in America from the last year. Joe Cirulli and his staff of fitness professionals were excited to learn that they’d been selected to be a part of this elite group of private...
Financial Times: UF MBA Internet Program No. 3 in the world, No. 1 in U.S.
The Financial Times listed the internet MBA program at UF Hough Graduate School of Business No. 3 in the world in the publication’s Online MBA 2015 rankings. UF MBA’s internet program was the top-ranked online MBA program in the U.S. “It’s an honor for our internet program to again receive such prominent recognition by The Financial Times,” said Dr. Alex...
FEDC Chair Bob Swindell endorses Governor Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida
Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC) Board Chair, Bob Swindell has announced his support for Governor Scott’s proposed reforms for Enterprise Florida, including the creation of the Florida Enterprise Fund. Swindell said, “I support Governor Scott’s proposal to create the Florida Enterprise Fund to strengthen Florida’s ability to successfully compete for new high-wage jobs for Floridians. Leadership...
Crisis Communication: From Calamity to Opportunity
By Frank Avery Oh no. It’s happened. You’re the CEO of your company, and someone messed up. It’s about to go to press. It’s bad. You work at Volkswagen, and it turns out your cars are programmed to deceive U.S. federal emissions tests. Your PR strategist tweets a less-than-responsible...