The Volusia County Council declined to issue a moratorium on building pushed by Council Chair Jeff Brower but the more than seven-and-a-half hour special meeting earlier this month did produce some potentially positive results. Brower introduced the idea of a moratorium this past November in response to severe flooding in the county in the wake of Hurricanes Ian and Milton.
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Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University joined NASA’s Kennedy Space Center director and other charter members in the Florida University Space Research Consortium to sign a memorandum of understanding in
The Volusia County Environmental, Cultural, Historical, and Outdoor Recreation (ECHO) Advisory Committee will meet at ECHO grant applicants’ project sites on Jan. 30, according to a media release. There will be a
If a rising tide lifts all boats, then the country’s biggest banks are riding high in their luxury yachts. While inflation was an economic thorn, 2024 was a pretty good year for the U.S. economy. When final gross domestic product
Economic forecasting is an art and a science – at least a social science – but that doesn’t ensure accuracy in the predictions. In fact, according to a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis,
The Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) will continue with its series of Community Tourism Listening Sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at noon at the Ocean Art Gallery, 197 East Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach,
The World Golf Village properties may never turn into a cash cow for St. Johns County, but officials are hoping it doesn’t become a white elephant. The fate of the IMAX Theater and other facilities on the campus produced a lot
There’s no doubt about it – women lead the pack in healthcare. Women make up 67% of the global health and social care workforce. Annually, they provide health services to 5 billion people worldwide, according to the
In the United States, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 children experience some form of mental illness annually.1 According to a report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) less than
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Your next cashier could be a robot, at least if the findings of Honeywell’s latest AI in Retail Survey are accurate. According to the survey, more than 80% of retailers plan to increase the use of automation and artificial
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