While international travel remains below pre-pandemic levels, domestic visitors pushed tourism to new heights in the third quarter of 2024. According to a media release from Visit Florida, the Sunshine State’s tourism marketing arm, more than 34 million visitors traveled to the state during the July to September quarter, an increase of 1.8% over the same period in 2023. The total represents
With the city in the process of updating its 2014 vision plan, St. Augustine City Commission members recently got an update on the effort’s progress. The city has enlisted the Northeast Florida Regional Council to assist
St. Johns County commissioners recently confirmed Sara Maxfield to be the county’s economic development director, according to a media release. Maxfield has 15 years of economic and business
Consumer confidence has traditionally been one of the key measures of the health of the U.S. economy. But no longer. Consumer confidence is now a bogus statistic, suitable only for cherry picking a data point that sounds
Like an over-protective mother that believes no one deserves their child – at least when it comes to romantic happiness – the U.S. economy is never going to be quite good enough for the Federal Reserve Board to provide some
Vested Metals, a raw material specialty steel and metals supplier with expertise in the medical, defense and government contracting, aerospace, industrial, energy, automotive and transportation markets, is expanding
Leisure activities and parks and recreation are not all fun and games. They are also big business and an economic driver for Volusia County. That was the message at the latest Volusia County Economic Development “Q”
The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce held its CELEBRATE Annual Awards Ceremony Thursday night, November 14, 2024, where various business leaders who made their mark in the community this year were
Three new big box retailers will soon open in St. Johns County. As the local population has grown, new demand has been created along State Road 210 and World Golf Parkway. Bass Pro Shops at 355 World Commerce
First Coast Region
With art programs for youth and adults, exhibitions, classes, events and more, First Coast Cultural Center is a cultural hub for northeast Florida. Established in 1996, the center moved in December 2023 into a
Greater Daytona Region
New apartment complexes are fast becoming common — and prominent — fixtures throughout Volusia’s landscape, extending from open undeveloped areas to urban infill districts.Just in the past four years, more than
Did You Know?
Monopoly, the board game that celebrates capitalism, will celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2025. Except the venerable champion of family game night is actually older than that. While many have wrongly credited
Tips + Tools
As we move into the final stretch of the year, it can only mean one thing: Tax season is almost here. And that means fraudsters are getting ready to launch their schemes and the Internal Revenue Service is not immune
