UF Health Celebrates Groundbreaking for Orthopaedic Surgical Center
UF Health officials and community leaders gathered early January to break ground for the UF Health Orthopaedic Surgical Center, a more than 24,000-square-foot medical facility that will support outpatient services for total joint replacements and other orthopaedic procedures while expanding access to patients in Alachua County and Northeast Florida. “We reflect anew on our longstanding...
Gainesville Receives Federal Award to Fund New EV Charging Stations
The City of Gainesville has been awarded $11.65 million in grant funding through the federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Program, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced. The funds will enable the city to build 47 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the area; the dual-port stations would be capable of charging as...
Infotech Appoints Shelly Nooner as Chief Product Officer
Infotech has announced the appointment of Shelly Nooner as the company’s Chief Product Officer. Previously at Trimble, Nooner joins the company with over two decades of experience in product development, engineering innovation, and mergers and acquisitions for the public sector. “We are excited to welcome such a first-class and seasoned Chief Product Officer to Infotech’s...
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Florida Universities Unite to Propel Space Exploration
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is entering a new era of collaboration that will propel the nation’s space exploration by leveraging the world-class expertise at three Florida universities. As outlined in a memorandum of understanding signed in early January, the institutions will provide critical research and development support for NASA’s Moon to Mars Initiative,...
Tower Publications Acquires Guide to Greater Gainesville Magazine
Tower Publications, publishers of Our Town Magazine, Senior Times and the BANCF Parade of Homes™ Magazine has acquired Guide to Greater Gainesville Magazine from Costello Communications & Marketing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “We have long admired what Scott Costello and his team have done in our community with his excellent publications,” said...
Miss Gainesville and Miss Ocala Competition to be Held at Eastside High School
The Miss Gainesville and Miss Ocala Organization Board of Directors have announced the 17th annual Miss Gainesville and Miss Ocala Scholarship Competition will be held on January 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The Miss Gainesville and Miss Ocala Scholarship Organization welcome young women from our area to the competition, which will take place in the...
Florida Consumer Sentiment Outlook Continues to Climb
Consumer sentiment among Floridians soared in December to 86.4, its highest level in more than four years, jumping 5 points from a revised figure of 81.4 in November. Meanwhile, national consumer sentiment rose 2.2 points, continuing its fifth consecutive monthly increase. “As the year ends, Florida’s consumer sentiment has seen a notable positive shift, rising...
Florida’s Division of Emergency Management and UF Launch AI-driven Emergency Broadcast System
BEACON™ integrates AI technology with the resilience of traditional broadcast channels to ensure local citizens have 24/7/365 access to critical content. After another record-breaking Atlantic Hurricane Season Futuri, the global leader in AI technology for broadcast and public safety, in partnership with Florida’s Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and the University of Florida, has launched...
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Recognized as Top Hospital in Multiple Clinical Specialties
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital has announced it received an outstanding 10 Best Specialty Awards from Healthgrades, the No. 1 online resource Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. For 2025, Healthgrades ranks HCA Florida North Florida Hospital among the nation’s 50 best hospitals for vascular surgery and surgical care, and among the...