COUNTY COUNCIL OK’S $6.5-MILLION INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND ISSUE
– The Volusia County Council has approved the issuance of $6.5 million
in industrial revenue bonds for Intellitec Crossings. The company will
use the bonds to construct a 64,000-square-foot industrial facility at
DeLand Crossings Industrial Park on I-4 near DeLand. Construction of the
new facility is expected to begin by the end of the year. Intellitec
Crossings will consolidate the company’s Florida and Illinois operations
upon completion of the facility in mid-2008 and will employ
approximately 100 workers.
DEVELOPER NEEDED FOR JOINT PROJECT – The county Department of
Economic Development has an opportunity to provide a “build-to-suit”
proposal to an office/manufacturing prospect that requires a
125,000-square-foot facility to accommodate administrative, research and
production space for a defense manufacturer of simulation products. The
company is requesting lease proposals for sites only in the Port Orange
and Daytona Beach area. If you would like to submit a proposal for
review by the company, contact Pedro Leon, Project Manager, at
386/248-8048.
MANUFACTURING EXHIBITION AT ATC – More than 75 manufacturers and
support organizations will be exhibiting at the Advanced Technology
College in Daytona Beach September 27 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The exhibition
will showcase employment opportunities and trends among the area’s
manufacturers. In addition to the exhibitors, 20 workshops will be
presented by representatives from the SBA, area accounting firms, OSHA,
Florida Department of Environment Resources, and other manufacturing
professionals from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Topics include financing options for
manufacturing, product costing methods, labor law, government
contracting, rapid prototyping and supervisory training. To learn more,
contact Jayne Fifer at 386/673-0505 or by email at
jayne.fifer@VMAonline.com
WORKSHOP ON INCREASING PROFITS -- The Small Business Development
Center will present a workshop called Apply Common Sense to Increase
Profits. The event will be Wednesday from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Advanced
Technology College, Daytona Beach. Topics include attracting/keeping
good employees; reducing turnover; keeping ahead of competition;
evaluating processes/procedures; understanding/responding to customer
needs; identifying hidden costs and increasing profits. Advance
registration is required. For information, contact Nancy Franssen at
386/506-4723.
VOLUSIA COUNTY AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE IMPROVES -- The U.S.
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently released
occupational wage data for major metropolitan areas throughout the
United States for 2006. According to the data, the average annual wage
for all occupations in Volusia County is $32,470. This is a 3.6-percent
increase over the 2005 average annual wage of $31,340. This increase in
overall average annual wages exceeds an inflation rate of 3.2 percent,
as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
COUNTY PURCHASING SUPPORTS AREA BUSINESSES – During the 2006/2007
fiscal year, Volusia businesses received $171 million in contracts and
purchases from Volusia County Government. These expenditures went to 384
local companies that provide goods and services ranging from equipment
rentals, automotive products, gasoline, professional services,
engineering, office supplies, construction, and printing.
WILDFIRE IMPACT BEING CALCULATED -- Volusia is one of 16 counties
where the state is identifying economic injury to businesses, including
agriculture, from the wildfires of 2007. If your business was impacted
by the wildfires, please contact the county Department of Economic
Development. Information will be forwarded to the Governor’s Office in
an effort to justify a declaration of Economic Injury to the U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA). If approved, SBA resources will be
available to help with operating funds for businesses adversely
impacted. Contact Paul Mitchell, Business Specialist, at 386/274-3439 to
report a 2007 wildfire loss.
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. \
Department of Economic Development
700 Catalina Drive, Suite 200,
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
Telephone:
386-248-8048
FAX: 386 238-4761 Toll Free: 800-554-3801
