Dave Deren has launched Deren Land Surveying, LLC. The new company is a result of Deren’s purchase of Terrence Brannan Land Surveyor, Inc. and a merger with Kris Ann Gath Land Surveying & Mapping, Inc. The new Deren Land Surveying brings more than five decades of experience in the field.
Terrence Brannan Land Surveyor Inc. began business in 1982, and was purchased by Dave Deren in November 2012. Kris Ann Gath Land Surveying has been surveying in Florida since 1994.
The new company will provide the expertise of two major local land surveying firms and will retain the same high quality service. Deren Land Surveying offers all aspects of surveying services including boundary, engineering, ALTA, mortgage and topographic.
AxoGen, Inc. Announces Pricing of $18 Million Underwritten Offering and Uplisting to NASDAQ
AxoGen, Inc. (currently NASDAQ: AXGN, formerly OTCQB: AXGN), a leading regenerative medicine company focused on the commercialization of proprietary products and technologies for peripheral nerve reconstruction and regeneration, announced the pricing of the underwritten offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $3.00 per share generating gross proceeds of approximately $18 million, excluding the underwriters’ over-allotment option and deductions for underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses.
In connection with this offering, AxoGen received approval to list its common stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol “AXGN”.
AxoGen will use the net proceeds from the offering to expand product commercialization and marketing efforts for its portfolio of peripheral nerve repair products (Avance® Nerve Graft, AxoGuard® Nerve Connector and AxoGuard® Nerve Protector); to further develop its product pipeline; and for general working capital purposes.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The registration statement may be accessed through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. JMP Securities LLC is acting as the sole book-running manager in the offering and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., is acting as co-manager.
All of the shares of common stock in this offering are to be sold by AxoGen. AxoGen has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 900,000 additional shares of our common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, to cover over-allotments, if any.
Congratulations to the New Horizons North Florida Team!
At the New Horizons Worldwide Conference held in Orlando, the New Horizons North Florida Team raked up the awards. They were honored for the following:
- New Horizons North Florida Center, Location of the Year, three of last four years
- Wes Bryan – #2 New Horizons Instructor in Worldwide Network
- Mike Rodrick – #3 New Horizons Instructor in Worldwide Network
- Jeremiah Kilgore – Top 25 Applications Instructor in Worldwide Network
Martha S. Kern Named to New York Life’s Executive Council
Martha S. Kern, CFP, ChFC has been named a member of the 2013 Executive Council of New York Life Insurance Company. Members of the Executive Council are among the most successful of New York Life’s elite sales force of 12,250 licensed agents.
Kern has been a New York Life agent since 2004, and is associated with New York Life’s Jacksonville General Office.
Kern has a degree from the University of Virginia where she earned a B.A. in Physics and Cognitive Science. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of No More Homeless Pets and as the District Secretary for Rotary District 6970. The New York Life Office of Martha Kern is located at 1502 NW 6th Street in Gainesville, Florida.
Community Bank & Trust of Florida Vice President Recognized as Honor Graduate at Florida School of Banking
The Dr. C. Arnold Matthews Honor Graduate Award was recently presented to John Roberts, vice President of Commercial Banking at Community Bank & Trust of Florida’s Gainesville Office. The award was given at the 44th Annual Florida Bankers Association (FBA) Florida School of Banking Ceremony at the University of Florida.
“We are extremely proud of all of the graduates from the Florida School of Banking. However, the fact that John Roberts is this year’s top graduate is very exciting,” said Hugh Dailey, president of Community Bank & Trust of Florida. “John is an important part of our leadership team. Our expansion in the Gainesville market is exciting with great bankers like John Roberts leading the way.”
Sponsored by the Florida Bankers Association in cooperation with the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida, the banking school requires one-week attendance on campus annually for three years with six extensive home study assignments between the first and second sessions. The Florida School of Banking (FSB) faculty consists of 20 bankers, business and professional leaders, and educators from all parts of Florida.
High scholastic marks, contribution to and participation in class, and overall personal contributions within the student body are criteria the FSB Board use to determine each year’s Honor Graduate.
“John certainly exhibited characteristics the board was looking for, with high scores on all exams and home study problems, significant contributions to the Senior Bank Simulation program and leadership qualities exhibited throughout his three years with the School,” said Peter Brokaw, FSB Administrator and Senior Vice President of Education at the Florida Bankers Association.
The Dr. C. Arnold Matthews Honor Graduate Award was established to recognize a graduating senior who has distinguished themselves during the completion of the School’s course of study, achieving the highest standard of excellence during their attendance at the Florida School of Banking.
University of Florida Engineering Professor Recognized With ‘Oscar of Innovation’
Kelly Jordan, assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Florida, has been recognized for his role in developing one of the top 100 technology products of the year.
Jordan and collaborators at Adelphi Technology Inc. have been recognized for their “High Flux Neutron Source” beam instruments in this year’s R&D 100 Awards.
R&D Magazine has covered research and development news for scientists and engineers for more than 50 years. Known as “the Oscars of Innovation,” the R&D 100 Awards identify revolutionary technologies from a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, optics, high-energy physics, materials science, chemistry and biotechnology. They have spanned industry, academia and government-sponsored research.
Jordan specializes in nuclear security — making sure potentially dangerous materials can be easily identified and safeguarded — as well as in radiation detection and nonproliferation. He received his doctorate in nuclear engineering from University of California, Berkeley in 2006 and worked as a reactor physicist at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland until he came to UF in 2011. In addition to teaching, he serves as the director of the University of Florida Training Reactor.
The award-winning DD-109X is a microwave-driven neutron generator that provides high fluxes of fast neutrons to small samples of nuclear materials. This is useful for identifying the composition of nuclear materials. Jordan compares the technology leap to a scenario where airport security have for many years tried to determine if passengers’ shoes pose a public safety risk, and then suddenly they receive a body scanner.
“You can’t just sweep your finger across [nuclear materials] and taste them to figure out what they are. You can’t even lift the lid and look at them. This is a technology that simplifies how we are able to identify a very complex substance,” Jordan said.
Those who keep tabs on the world’s supplies of plutonium and uranium will find the DD-109X — and the technology it harnesses, makes the job of identifying these substances a lot easier.
“This is a remarkable instrument for nuclear security as evidenced by recognition as an R&D 100 award recipient,” said David Norton, UF’s vice president for research. “Dr. Jordan’s innovative contributions are significant for UF and the U.S. nuclear engineering community. This award reflects most positively on Dr. Jordan’s research and the UF nuclear engineering program.”