A New Sheriff is Headed to Cryptotown If you’re a free-wheeling crypto cowboy, enthralled by the potential monetary rewards and the wild west nature of a relatively unregulated market, you better sit down. After months of dipping his toes in the roiled waters of digital assets, Uncle Sam is ready to dive in headfirst with […]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
Conde Nast Readers Rank Amelia Island in Annual Survey With travel and tourism recovering from the pandemic-induced hiatus, Northeast Florida is high on the list of preferred destinations. In its annual Reader’s Choice Awards poll of top destinations, Conde Nast Traveler readers voted Amelia Island as the No. 3 top island in the U.S., behind […]Read More
Overdevelopment is the new buzzword when it comes to advocacy on behalf of stopping the latest commercial or residential project. But is it really true? What are communities across the northeast Florida region doing to ensure we keep a healthy balance between urban development and nature? Talking with Flagler and St. Johns County leaders, including […]Read More
Happy and Here to Stay – Starting and Maintaining a Successful Business When coal goes through tremendous pressure, a diamond emerges.For two Volusia County couples, the desire to change and the pressure it created forged two successful businesses. It was at the height of The Great Recession in 2009 when LaToya Carey, who was in […]Read More
As Floridians, we know the effects of climate change all too well. Each summer seems to break extreme heat records. We see reports of sports fans hospitalized for heat stress-related complications on scorching game days. Hurricane vulnerability continues to be an annual concern with our proximity to warming oceans. The good news is that on […]Read More
St. Johns commissioners reject industrial park plans The idea to create the Elkton Industrial Park is still on the drawing board after the St. Johns County Commission voted 4-1 to deny a request to transmit the plans for state review. During a long public hearing Sept. 20, commissioners heard from landowner Chris Shee, who was […]Read More
Florida invests $5.2 million for workforce education at Daytona State The state of Florida awarded Daytona State College more than $5 million to enhance workforce training opportunities at the college in welding, machining, cybersecurity and apprenticeship programs. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was on Daytona State’s campus in late September to formally present the award to […]Read More
American Airlines to resume seasonal flights from Daytona Beach Daytona Beach International Airport is going to get busier this holiday season. American Airlines recently announced plans to resume nonstop flights to and from Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport and Washington Reagan International Airport in December. “The resumption of these seasonal flights is great news for our […]Read More
St. Johns Industrial Development Authority to issue bonds for development project The St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority will issue up to $30 million in industrial revenue bonds to support the expansion of Life Care Ponte Vedra/Vicar’s Landing, according to a county media release. The bond funding will be used for the development of the […]Read More