Brown & Brown, Inc. has been selected by Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine for the 2024 Fortune Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance list for the fifth consecutive year, according to a media release. “Our unique culture puts our team, customers and communities first—and differentiates us from other organizations,” says J. Powell Brown, president and […]Read More
A long-delayed beachside project bringing more hotel rooms to Daytona Beach is back on the front burner after Daytona Beach City Commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s convention hotel and condominiums planned commercial district agreement earlier this month. The amendment request by PDA Trading Inc. provides for potential retail, parking and event space […]Read More
Entrepreneurs and small business owners can learn from the experts and gain the tools and knowledge they need to secure critical funding for their business venture at the upcoming Volusia Business Resources Funding Readiness Workshop hosted by Volusia County Economic Development, according to a media release. The event, scheduled from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. […]Read More
An amendment to the Daytona Beach land development passed earlier this month gives the city leverage in increasing the amount of affordable housing in the community. The amendment adds provisions to determine eligibility for the waiver or reimbursement of development and impact fees for affordable housing projects. According to the staff report prepared for the […]Read More
Reviewing and approving budgets for Volusia County’s three tourism advertising authorities is normally a fairly straightforward process. But the County Council is sending the agencies back to the drawing board to come up with more money to promote Daytona Beach International Airport in their spending plans. The three entities – the Halifax Area Advertising Authority, […]Read More
Daytona Beach International Airport was named Florida’s 2024 Commercial Service Airport of the Year by the Florida Department of Transportation, according to a media release. The award was announced at the FDOT Annual Aviation Awards ceremony held in conjunction with the Florida Airports Council Annual Conference. The county-managed airport also won this award in 2021. […]Read More
Daytona Beach International Airport’s roster of airlines is increasing again. Breeze Airways will begin direct flights to Westchester County/New York beginning in November and will add flights to Hartford, Connecticut, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and Providence, Rhode Island in February 2025, according to a county media release. “Breeze starting service at Daytona Beach International Airport is […]Read More
A plan to expand the use of properties at the corner of Walnut Street and Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach’s Midtown neighborhood could bring new business development to the area passed its first test earlier this month with a recommendation for approval from the city’s Midtown Redevelopment Board. The property owner is requesting […]Read More
Despite last-minute maneuvering by some members, the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force completed its work in late June and approved a report confirming St. Augustine/St. Johns County as its choice for the location of the proposed state facility. In a near unanimous tally, with State Sen. Geraldine Thompson the lone dissenter, the Task […]Read More
The spirit of regional cooperation was in the air at New Smyrna Beach’s Brannon Center earlier this month for the 4th annual Southeast Volusia Regional Economic Summit. Sponsored by the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce, the event featured presentations about smart growth, preserving community heritage and a roundtable discussion from city and county officials. New […]Read More
