UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR EXPORTER OF THE YEAR
-- The Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA) is seeking nominations
for the 2006 Exporter of the Year, an award sponsored by the county
Department of Economic Development. The VMA is encouraging Volusia
County companies that are engaged in the international marketplace to
submit a nomination application outlining their accomplishments by
September 7. The company chosen as the “Exporter of the Year” will
receive a fully paid “Gold Key” international grant that will
provide a customized marketing support package to any country of choice.
The “Gold Key” program is part of a worldwide network of business
services provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. embassies
overseas. The winner will be announced at the VMA Awards Banquet October
26. For more information, please contact Paul Mitchell, county
Department of Economic Development Business Specialist, at 386/274-3439.
ORMOND BEACH’S EFFECTIVE BUYING INCOME TOPS $950 MILLION – Ormond
Beach’s minimum effective buying income for 2005 was $952.5 million,
according to the Survey of Buying Power published by Sales and Marketing
Management. The effective buying income (EBI) is the estimated total of
disposable income generated by a community from all sources of incomes
including wages, interest, dividends, Social Security and disability
payments. The total EBI for Volusia County is $8.9 billion. Ormond Beach
accounted for nearly $742 million in retail sales alone.
WHO’S MOVING TO VOLUSIA COUNTY? – More than 29,000 new
residents will move to Volusia County in 2006. More than 21 percent, or
more than one in five of these new residents, will come from Seminole
and Orange counties and most will relocate to southwest Volusia County.
According to the Internal Revenue Service, more than 31,000 new
residents have moved into Volusia County from Seminole and Orange since
2000. An estimated 6,500 more are expected this year.
DISTRIBUTOR SEEKS SITE – An Indiana distributor of utility
pipes and materials is seeking a site for a distribution center in
Volusia County. The company needs 10,000 - 15,000 square feet on one -
two acres with outside storage. Immediate occupancy is preferred. For
more information, please contact John Kizer, county Department of
Economic Development, at 386/248-8048.
COUNTY INVITES COMPANIES TO PARTICIPATE IN TRADE SHOW --
Interested in having your company’s products and services exposed to
hundreds of leading suppliers in the medical, aerospace/aviation,
automotive, and electronics industries? The Volusia County Department of
Economic Development will have a booth at the OEM New England trade show
in Worcester, Mass. September 20 - 21. Companies can attend and use the
county booth as home base and/or supply promotional materials for
distribution at the booth. For more information, please contact Paul
Mitchell, county Department of Economic Development Business Specialist,
at 386/274-3439.
WILL EMPLOYERS BE READY FOR THE AGING FLORIDA WORKFORCE? --
Productivity is a composite of many factors, but it all boils down
to assets -- human assets. Over many years, businesses have
evolved solutions to productivity issues, but the foundation upon which
all of those solutions is based is about to change radically. The
Economic and Demographic Research Unit of the Florida Legislature
projects that from 2000 - 2010, Floridians 45 - 64 will increase 45
percent, and the 65-plus population will increase 25 percent. The
two fastest-growing, five-year age groups during that period will be 55
- 59 (up 55 percent) and 60 - 64 (up 58 percent). During the
same period, the Florida population 25 - 44 will increase only 7
percent, and the state’s 35-39 population actually will decline 4
percent. In other words, Florida employers will be scrambling to find
workers within the age groups they traditionally have gone after.
NEWS ITEMS WANTED! – Please send your business news items to Dave
Byron, Volusia County Community Information Director, 123 W. Indiana
Ave., DeLand, 32720-4612, by fax at (386) 822-5072 or by e-mail at
dbyron@co.volusia.fl.us.
