New Businesses in Alachua County – Week Ending February 27, 2026
Fictitious Name Address City State Date A2A ORCHESTRA 835 SW 9TH ST, APT 111 GAINESVILLE FL 2/27/2026 DENT-TECH STUDIO 12 SW 250TH ST NEWBERRY FL 2/25/2026 HEALTH & WEALTH FINANCIAL GROUP 1449 SW 74TH DR,260 GAINESVILLE FL 2/22/2026 SAWGRASS PROVISIONS 650 TURKEY CRK ALACHUA FL 2/27/2026 STR8UP&DOWN LIKE 6 O’CLOCK STUDIO 2711 NW 6TH ST,UNIT...
City of Gainesville Invites Families to 2026 Summer Blitz
The City of Gainesville invites local youth and their families to attend Summer Blitz 2026, a free community event designed to connect students with summer camps, enrichment programs and job opportunities — all in one place. Summer Blitz 2026 is free and open to the public. No registration is required. When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat.,...
Advita Ortho Announces First GPS-Guided Shoulder Case with Central Screw Baseplate
Milestone marks first clinical use of navigation to support central screw placement in shoulder arthroplasty Advita Ortho, a global medical technology leader, has announced the successful completion of the first surgical case using Advita GPS™ in combination with the Central Screw Baseplate (CSB). The procedure was performed by fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon Andrew S. Neviaser, MD,...
Caspia Launches New RTL Security Analyzer
Caspia Technologies has announced broad availability of its flagship security verification product CODAx. New and unique capabilities delivered by the product were described, along with its impact on the customer base. The company also provided a preview of its plans to build agentic security verification workflows. CODAx is Caspia’s security-aware auditing solution that analyzes early...
Audi Gainesville Sold to E1T1 Automotive Group
Haig Partners LLC, a leading buy-sell advisory firm to auto retailers, served as the exclusive buy-side advisor to E1T1 Automotive Group on its acquisition of Audi Gainesville from Warren Henry Automotive Group. Audi Gainesville is located in a rapidly growing area of Florida. The transaction represents E1T1 Automotive Group’s first acquisition in Florida and its...
Infotech Appoints Esri Veteran Terry Bills to Lead Tribal Engagement and GIS Strategy
Infotech, a leader in infrastructure construction software and bridge-to-data intelligence, has announced the appointment of Terry Bills as Strategic Consultant. A renowned expert in transportation and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mr. Bills will spearhead Infotech’s strategic expansion into Tribal Nation infrastructure and deepen the company’s technical integration with Esri’s location intelligence ecosystem. Mr. Bills joins...
City of Gainesville Hires Development Services Advocate
The City of Gainesville has hired Ralph Hilliard as its development services advocate, a position designed to assist residents, small business owners and developers with permitting, planning and zoning processes. He began in the new role Feb. 16. Hilliard returns to the city after serving most recently as a planning manager in the Department of...
LightPath Technologies Receives $9.6 Million Purchase Order
LightPath Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation optics and imaging systems for both defense and commercial applications, announced that it has secured a $9.6 million purchase order for cooled infrared cameras from an existing defense customer for use in defense and security applications, with deliveries expected throughout calendar year 2026. Production of the cameras...
'Dirty Job' Stigma Costs Workers $100k in Earnings Over Career Lifetime, Research Finds
Workers who are employed in “dirty jobs” – considered occupations that are perceived as disgusting or degrading, like meatpackers, prison guards or paparazzi – face lasting career penalties, according to new research from the University of Florida. Those with a history of “dirty work,” which can range from the physically dirty, like a sewer dredger,...