UNITED TO OFFER DAYTONA BEACH-WASHINGTON FLIGHTS BEGINNING IN
FEBRUARY -- United Airlines has announced that United Express
will begin daily nonstop jet service between Daytona Beach and
Washington Dulles International Airport beginning February 8. Washington
Dulles International Airport is a major United Airlines hub just outside
Washington D.C. that serves an extended region that includes Washington
D.C., Baltimore and the northern Virginia area. United Express will
offer two daily flights using a 50-passenger regional jet. Tickets are
available via United’s worldwide Apollo reservation system. The new
service is the result of the joint efforts of the county-operated
airport and Volusia’s three tourism advertising authorities.
EDGEWATER BREAKS GROUND ON INDUSTRIAL PARK EXPANSION –
The City of Edgewater broke ground Friday as a symbolic beginning for
the expansion of the Parktowne Industrial Park. This $1.3-million
expansion will provide up to 80 acres of new industrial parcels to
support manufacturing and distribution jobs in southeast Volusia County.
An economic development grant of $300,000 was provided by the Volusia
County Council as part of the county/city strategy for development of
new industrial lands. Participating in the groundbreaking were
representatives of the city, the Southeast Chamber of Commerce, the
County Council and the County’s Division of Economic Development. Once
completed, this latest expansion will provide millions of dollars in new
capital investments.
IDEAL ALUMINUM CUTS RIBBON TO OPEN DELAND FACILITY – A
ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week at the former General
Dynamics production facility at the DeLand Municipal Airport for the
newest owner, Ideal Aluminum. Hosted by the owners of the company,
Walter and Lynn Lehman, the ceremony included a plant tour of the
365,000-square-foot manufacturing operation. Ideal's purchase of the
facility was the result of the joint efforts of the City of DeLand, the
Volusia County Division of Economic Development which sponsored
Industrial Revenue Bond financing, the DeLand Chamber of Commerce, and
Bank of America which purchased the Industrial Revenue Bonds to enable
the purchase. Ideal was presented an $11,000 check from Progress
Energy's Economic Development Initiative.
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FAIR SET – The County
Division of Economic Development‘s Minority and Small Business Program
will host its fourth Business Fair Tuesday on the campus of Daytona
Beach Community College, Building 110. The fair will be from 5:30 p.m. -
8:30 p.m. The objective of the fair is to assist individuals who want to
start or expand a small business. Participants include the Small
Business Development Center, SCORE, the Workforce Board, the Central
Florida Community Development Corporation, the City of Daytona Beach and
the Halifax Chamber. There is no cost for this event. For more
information or to register please contact Julio Holness at 386/274-3437.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE OFFICE COMING TO ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER
– An office of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Foreign and Commercial
Service will be relocating to the county’s Entrepreneurial Center in
October. The office will be staffed by an International Trade Specialist
who will assist local companies in identifying opportunities to sell
their locally-produced products and services overseas. This initiative
is part of the County Division of Economic Development’s Business
Assistance Program which already has generated more than $5 million in
new exporting sales for local companies through its cooperative program
with the U.S. Department of Commerce. To learn more, please contact Phil
Ehlinger, Business Assistance Manager, at 386/274-3438.
MARINA ELEMENT OF MANATEE PLAN APPROVED -- The Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, in cooperation with the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, has approved Phase II of the
Manatee Protection Plan for Volusia County. This satisfies the state's
requirement that Volusia County has a fully approved plan. This element
of the manatee plan regulates the location of new commercial boat slips,
primarily along the Halifax River.
NEWS ITEMS WANTED! – Please send your business news
items to: Dave Byron, Volusia County Community Information, 123 W.
Indiana Ave., DeLand, 32720-4612, by fax at (386) 822-5072 or by e-mail
at dbyron@co.volusia.fl.us
