The dog days of summer now go all the way to the beach in Volusia County – or at least part of the beach. The Volusia County Council approved a measure to create a pilot program allowing dogs on the beach along a 0.6 mile stretch between Millsap Road and Rockefeller Drive in Ormond Beach. […]Read More
Training and recruiting the next generation of skilled workers is a goal of many communities. A week-long camp at Daytona State College’s main campus offered students a head start on finding the right career for them. The college has offered the career exploration camp, funded through a federal Perkins grant, since 2014. This year’s camp […]Read More
Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown is adding to its portfolio. In late May the company announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kentro Capital Limited, according to a media release. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023. Kentro is an insurance industry group headquartered in London, managing over […]Read More
Elements of Design, a lighting and design company, opened a new location at One Daytona, according to a media release. “Our Ormond Beach location offers gifts, home decor, and small accent furniture and our new location at One Daytona carries lighting, furniture, home decor, and gifts,” said Karen Holmay, owner of Elements of Design and […]Read More
FitUSA Manufacturing, a veteran-owned manufacturer of custom athletic and performance wear, professional sports jerseys, uniforms and custom products, has expanded operations in a new facility in DeLand, according to a media release. FitUSA’s growth comes with newly acquired contracts to produce character and staff apparel for major corporations, the release states. In response to the […]Read More
Daytona State College will soon be home to more students – literally. The college announced plans to build a second on-campus residence hall that will house 200-250 students and could open by Fall 2025. The announcement follows the opening of the college’s first dorm in 2022, a four-story, 252-bed facility designed to be an affordable […]Read More
The rhetorical stars aligned for the 24th L. Gale Lemerand Speaker Series at Daytona State College. Adam Berringer, founder of SoNapa Grille, as well as a successful entrepreneur and former mayor of New Smyrna Beach, encouraged students to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams with vigor, and shared his journey from working his way through college to […]Read More
To support Daytona State College nursing students, the school has received $3.8 million in new funding from state and community partners, according to a media release from the college. The funds are designated for the College’s Bob & Carol Allen School of Nursing to assist students as they prepare to meet the critical need for […]Read More
The business of sports is growing in Daytona Beach after City Commissioners approved a rezoning request from DME Holdings, operator of DME Academy, to build new housing units at its Bellvue Avenue location. The approval allows DME to add an additional 3.8 acres in its footprint and rezones the tract to increase the number of […]Read More
AdventHealth has named Wally De Aquino president and CEO for AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway, a new hospital currently under construction in Flagler County, according to a media release. The new facility is expected to open in August. He will continue to report to Denyse Bales-Chubb, president/CEO for AdventHealth Palm Coast and the Flagler/St. Johns market. […]Read More
