Tampa Group to Build Space Park in Edgewater Onicx Group, a Tampa-based private real estate firm, announced plans in November to develop the Space Coast Industrial Park at Parktowne in Edgewater. Working with South Florida firm Aries Capital, the planned 1 million square-foot Class A warehouse facility will serve the growing space vehicle launch industry. […]Read More
St. Johns Commission Approves Impact Fee Change While the mantra “location, location, location” may apply to economic development as much as it does to real estate, when it comes to attracting new business development it also extends to “housing, housing, housing.” Earlier this month the St. Johns County Commission took a step to bring that […]Read More
Yiorgos Bakamitsos to Lead Stetson School of Business Administration Yiorgos Bakamitsos has been named as dean and professor of marketing in the Stetson University School of Business Administration following a national search, according to a media release. “I am thrilled about what we are doing here at Stetson focusing on experiential learning,” said Bakamitsos in the […]Read More
Daytona Regional Chamber Receives 5-Star Accreditation The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce added a feather to its cap with the receipt of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 5-Star distinction. “Chambers that achieve this level of Accreditation distinction are truly leaders in their industry,” said Raymond P. Towle, U.S. Chamber Vice President, in a chamber media […]Read More
Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown has been named a Great Place to Work for the fourth year in a row by Great Place to Work, a global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation. The award is based entirely on what employees say […]Read More
EnterCircle Summit Offers Entrepreneurial Inspiration People thinking about taking the entrepreneurial plunge can soak up three days of information, connections and inspiration at EnterCircle Summit 2022 Nov. 16-18. The event, sponsored by the Sapna Foundation, will be held at the link in Nocatee. Raghu Misra, founder of the Sapna Foundation and a serial entrepreneur, said […]Read More
Truli for Health (Truli), an affiliate of Florida Blue and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is a new health maintenance organization (HMO) launching in January 2023 for businesses in Duval and St. Johns counties, according to a media release. Truli was built from the ground up to be an […]Read More
Details Flowers Software, Techfit Digital Surgery and Yaupon Brothers American Tea Co. are among the 50 companies recognized as Florida Companies to Watch by GrowFL. The awards program – now in its 12th year – honors second-stage companies from throughout the state for developing valuable products and services, creating quality jobs, enriching communities and broadening […]Read More
Lunde Named President/CEO of AdventHealth Deland AdventHealth has named Eric Lunde president and CEO of AdventHealth DeLand. He will report to Lorenzo Brown, president/CEO for AdventHealth Fish Memorial and the West Volusia market, according to a media release. “Eric has an extensive background in health care leadership serving in a wide range of service lines […]Read More
Yvette Gonzalez Ferrell Joins AAEA Yvette Gonzalez Ferrell has joined the African American Entrepreneurs Association as Community Development Director, according to a media release. Originally from The Bronx New York, Gonzalez Ferrell has lived in West Volusia for 33 years and currently resides in DeLand. Her experience of working on numerous boards and local community […]Read More