Did You Know Small Businesses Could Pop-Up in Local Walmarts? Small businesses hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent economic fallout can get a new lease on life from an unlikely source: retailing giant Walmart. While the growth of big box stores has changed the retail landscape for smaller mom-and-pop operations, a deal […]Read More
Riding the Recessionary Bandwagon After two quarters of economic contraction, you’d think the 2.6% growth reported? in gross domestic product report released last month would be a cause for celebration. Apparently, that’s not the case. The truth is third-quarter GDP beat analysts’ expectations. And while the US economy is not out of the woods, the […]Read More
Volusia Business Resources week – em Business owners looking to learn a few tricks were in for a treat on Halloween with the kickoff of the Volusia County Department of Economic Development’s Volusia Business Resource week. The series of virtual lunch-and-learn sessions featured economic development professionals from cities across the county along with representatives from […]Read More
Clay Cass knew his coffee was good when customers were walking through dirt mounds to get into his coffee shop in historic downtown DeLand. Within two years of opening his Trilogy Coffee Cafe in 2015, the city began construction right outside the cafe. With sidewalks torn up, dirt piles everywhere and construction equipment blocking entry, […]Read More
Building a thriving local economy is a lot like baking a cake. It takes the proper mix of ingredients, attention to detail and the right conditions to make it work. In a roundtable discussion with John Guthrie, editor of EVOLVE Magazine’s Greater Daytona Region edition, DeLand economic development manager Nick Conte and West Volusia Tourism […]Read More
Head west on State Road 40 and you’ll get a glimpse of some of the more rural communities in Volusia County. Take just a few blinks and you might miss the town of Astor. The River’s Keepers Welcoming visitors to the community nestled along the St. Johns River, the Powell family has been building businesses […]Read More
West Volusia continues to grow, first on an economy and lifestyle centered around agriculture that the rich farmlands provided and now through economic development. Perhaps no city in the area showcases that surge more than Deltona. It began as a planned residential community called Deltona Lakes in 1962 and was primarily a commuter town to […]Read More
It’s not a far drive from the sun and surf of the beach, but in this rural northwest corner of Volusia County, the waves are green and not blue. Pierson is known as the Fern Capital of the World, and for generations, the namesake plant, and other agriculture, have fed the economy and traditions here. […]Read More
Volusia County Launches Website to Promote Business Resources Local entrepreneurs and small-business owners looking for resources to help fuel their success have a new tool. The Volusia County Economic Development Division’s partners have created a website, VolusiaBusinessResources.com, after a survey found local business owners were frustrated by an inability to find assistance, according to a […]Read More
St. Johns Commissioners Approve 134-Acre Development Commercial development in St. Johns County got a big boost in September when commissioners unanimously approved a development project expected to bring up to 1.35 million square feet of non-residential use to the State Road 207/Interstate 95 area. Called The Quadrant, the project could include up to 300 hotel […]Read More