Area tourism businesses have something extra to cheer about with news the National Cheerleaders Association & National Dance Alliance are calling Daytona Beach home for the next three years, according to a media release from the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. This year’s event brought more than 450 teams and 10,000 participants to […]Read More
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
Volusia County could end up being the wind beneath the wings of ultra-low cost airline Avelo as the company begins service at Daytona Beach International Airport. The County Council approved a co-promotional agreement with Avelo that sets aside $1 million over the next two years to assist the airline in adding Daytona Beach to its […]Read More
The Volusia County Council approved two grants totaling nearly $1.1 million to fund projects at the Daytona Playhouse and the African American Museum of the Arts. The ECHO program provides funds for building, purchasing, improving or restoring projects for a variety of purposes, including environmental, cultural, historical and recreational uses, according to information on the […]Read More
The Volusia County Tourist Development Council held its first meeting of 2023 with the throaty roar of motorcycles in the air with the beginning of Bike Week. The influx of visitors for the annual event was a fitting backdrop for the board with the prospects of a strong year for tourism in the offing. “I’m […]Read More
More healthcare options will be available in Volusia County with the construction of a new ambulatory surgery center at AdventHealth Daytona Beach. The hospital recently broke ground on the three-story, 60,000-square-foot facility, according to a media release. The new facility will include four operating rooms and two catheterization labs, and will be the medical office […]Read More
Stetson University’s Master of Accountancy and Master of Business Administration programs have been ranked among the best online programs in the country for 2023, according to U.S. News & World Report. “We are honored to be recognized for the quality of our online graduate business programs,” said Yiorgos Bakamitsos, dean of Stetson’s School of Business Administration, […]Read More
The nation’s housing market is slowing down, despite a rise in single-family construction. And that is not all bad news for Volusia County. According to the latest home construction statistics from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, total housing starts for 2022 were 1.55 million, down 3% from […]Read More
Small-business owners will soon have additional opportunities for assistance, thanks to an agreement between the city of Daytona Beach and the Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce. The agreement provides up to $300,000 for the development of a Small Business Resource Center at the Chamber offices on E. Orange Ave. using a Coronavirus Local Fiscal […]Read More