AIRTRAN AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES NONSTOP SERVICE FROM DAYTONA BEACH TO
LAGUARDIA – AirTran Airways has announced it will offer daily
seasonal nonstop jet service between Daytona Beach International Airport
and New York’s LaGuardia Airport beginning Feb. 14. Flights can be
booked immediately at airtran.com. The new seasonal nonstop service will
depart Daytona Beach at 12:50 p.m., arriving at LaGuardia Airport at
3:25 p.m. The inbound flight from LaGuardia will depart New York at 1:10
p.m., arriving in Daytona Beach at 3:55 p.m. No ending date has been
specified for this new nonstop service.
MANUFACTURER SEEKS 65,000 SQUARE FEET – The County’s Department
of Economic Development is in contact with a manufacturer urgently
seeking 65,000 square feet of production, warehouse, and office space in
Volusia County. If you know of an existing facility or the availability
of land properly zoned for immediate construction of a manufacturing
facility, please contact John Kizer, Business Specialist, at (386)
248-8048, or email your information to
jkizer@co.volusia.fl.us.
Your information will be forwarded to the company that will contact you
directly.
GOLD KEY SUCCESS - Karavan Trailers, a boat trailer manufacturer
in New Smyrna Beach, recently returned from the Enterprise Florida trade
mission to Brazil. Karavan successfully negotiated a distributorship
deal for $500,000 in Sao Paulo and is exploring other partnership leads,
too. Karavan joined Governor Charlie Crist for several days of meetings
with companies looking to do business in Florida. Karavan is eligible
for a matching grant toward the cost of the visit from the Volusia
County Department of Economic Development. Contact Paul Mitchell at
(386) 248-8048 for more information about the Gold Key matching grant
program.
COUNTY SEEKS LOCAL VENDORS - The Volusia County Purchasing
Department has found that local firms are very, very competitive and
often prevail in price and quality for the myriad of products that the
County purchases annually. County purchases from Volusia County
companies for the 2006/2007 fiscal year was over $171 million. Over $24
million of the $76 million cost for the Ocean Center expansion is to
Volusia firms. To sell to the County, you must first register as a
vendor. Get the information you need and register as a vendor online at
http://www.volusia.org/purchasing/.
AIR FREIGHT INCREASES - Inbound and outbound air freight through
Daytona Beach International Airport (DBIA) increased 54.50 percent in
the last 12 months. Averaging over 20,000 pounds a month, freight
shipments have increased a total of more than 104,000 pounds in the last
12 months, to 294,000 pounds. Volusia companies are learning that
shipping by air from DBIA is a great time saver and good marketing. For
more information on air freight, contact Stephen J. Cooke at (386)
248-8030, ext. 8309.
OCEAN CENTER TOPS OUT - The ambitious Ocean Center Expansion has
topped out the steel construction, and finishing the roof and interior
is on schedule. The project is on budget with an anticipated completion
date of late 2008, and renovations to the existing building to be
completed early in 2009. The current facility is 225,000 square feet and
the renovation will add an additional 227,491 square feet. For more
information visit
www.volusia.org/expansion.
FSU MEDICAL SCHOOL GETS GRANT - Volusia County Chair Frank Bruno
presented the second check for $250,000 Friday, Nov. 16 to the Daytona
Beach Community College Foundation. The Foundation will match the grant,
totaling $500,000 from the County, making a total of $1 million to be
used to complete the FSU School of Medicine at the Daytona Beach College
campus. The FSU Medical Facility will provide for third- and fourth-year
medical students on campus and support several other community
healthcare programs.
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
