Baptist Medical Center South Wins National Award Baptist Medical Center South has been named a 2021 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey, the national leader in healthcare consumer and workforce engagement, according to a media release. Press Ganey recognizes top-performing healthcare organizations achieving the 95th percentile or above for performance in patient experience, […]Read More
Palm Coast residents and businesses are about to merge onto the high-speed lane of the information superhighway. In a collaboration with Evansville, Indiana-based fiber-optic company MetroNet, the city will become a Certified Gigabit City with ultra-high-speed 100% fiber-optic internet available to businesses and residents. Palm Coast is the second city in Florida to have access […]Read More
Better internet connections are coming to Flagler County, according to a county media release. Flagler County commissioners approved plans to partner with a subsidiary of Charter Communications to expand broadband capabilities in the western part of the county in three phases. A final contract still must be approved by county officials. The project is expected […]Read More
While many residents have visited the News-Journal Center over the past month to view the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune destined for National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C., an important part of the local exhibition have been private events bringing large groups together to share the experience. For the Rotary Club of Daytona Beach, the […]Read More
Predicting the future is normally the province of soothsayers, science fiction writers and meteorologists. But sometimes, a flash of inspiration offers a glimpse of what’s ahead. David Szymanski provided a spark at the October meeting of the Flagler Tiger Bay Club and offered a vision of public/private partnership to meet the region’s healthcare needs now […]Read More
Window panels featuring the story of the statue project are part of the visitor experience at the News-Journal Center exhibit. Part of the large crowd at the unveiling of the Mary McLeod Bethune statue Oct. 11. Sculptor Nilda Comas, right, stands with the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune at the Oct. 11 unveiling. Part of […]Read More
While other industries are looking to take flight , Space Florida is keeping its feet firmly on the ground, expanding its infrastructure to support the growing commercial space industry. The organization began the first phase of development at the Launch and Landing Facility at Cape Canaveral earlier this year. Designed to attract aerospace industry businesses […]Read More
As a youngster growing up in Miami, Florida there was never any doubt that I would attend college. It was my parents’ desire that I attend a college with a Christian tie. Though I practice the Episcopal faith, attending Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC), now Bethune-Cookman University, a United Methodist Church supported institution of higher learning, satisfied […]Read More
Linguistically speaking, the word “innovation” means “introduce as new” from the Latin word innovare. But practically speaking, it means so much more. In today’s business landscape, innovation is a buzzword that finds its way into corporate mission statements, motivational speeches as well as marketing and advertising materials. But for entrepreneurs, startups and even established companies, […]Read More
Daytona State College kicked off construction of the new student residence hall with a groundbreaking ceremony earlier this year. Projected to open in August 2022, the facility will be located on the Daytona Beach Campus and will begin a new chapter in the life of the college. The four-story hall will provide 52,505 square feet […]Read More