The future of Volusia County’s economy will be on display at the Ocean Center March 27 when business innovators, small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs compete in the 2025 Volusia Innovation Challenge. The annual pitch competition enables participants to validate their product concepts, receive expert guidance and compete for cash and in-kind prizes to launch or […]Read More
John Phillips has been named president of the Palm Coast/Flagler Regional Chamber of Commerce, following a career at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. Phillips replaces interim President and CEO Howard Holley, who served as the Chamber’s head for five months after the departure of former president Greg Blose. In an interview with EVOLVE News, […]Read More
Volusia County has launched an online community survey offering residents the ability to help shape the future of its Environmental, Cultural, Historical, and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) program, according to a media release. As part of a long-term strategic planning effort, the survey provides an opportunity for the public to voice their priorities and guide decisions […]Read More
Daytona Beach’s residential construction industry showed signs of a slight slowdown in 2024, with 918 new single-family home permits issued, according to a media release. While this marks a significant investment in local housing, it represents the fewest permits issued in three years and a nearly 30% decline from the peak in 2022, when 1,282 […]Read More
AdventHealth Daytona Beach has named Robert Jepson as the new chief operating officer, according to a media release. Jepson, formerly the COO at White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, assumed his new role on March 10. With more than three decades of experience in health care leadership, Jepson has been part of Adventist […]Read More
The next generation of entrepreneurs heard first-hand the challenges and opportunities for success from those who have already been down that path at the Daytona State College Alumni Entrepreneurial Success Panel, part of the L. Gale Lemerand Speaker Series. More than 300 DSC students and students from several local high schools filled a room in […]Read More
Daytona Beach-based Brown & Brown, Inc. announced revenues for the fourth quarter of 2024 under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles were $1.2 billion, an increase of $158 million, or 15.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year, according to a media release. Revenues for the year were $4.8 billion, up $548 million, or […]Read More
St. Johns County commissioners were briefed earlier this month on the status of the comprehensive plan update underway and had some pointed comments about growth and growth projections. “These are the priorities, the thoughts, the ideas that are going to form that community strategy,” said Chris Dougherty, a consultant with Inspire Placemaking Collective, working with […]Read More
Daytona Beach International Airport has earned the 2023 Southern Region Air Carrier Airport Safety Award from the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a media release. The award was presented earlier this month during the 2025 Southern Region Airports Conference in Atlanta. The airport was also nominated for the award for 2024. “It is an honor […]Read More
Daytona International Speedway may be the World Center of Auto Racing, but Volusia County officials are focused on the county being a center of innovation. Earlier this month, some of Volusia’s “hidden successes” were on display at the latest Volusia County Economic Development’s ‘Q’ Breakfast. The meeting, held in the Dennis McGee Room at Daytona […]Read More
