MISTRAL AIRCRAFT ENGINES AT DBIA – Mistral Engines SA, a Swiss
company, has developed a revolutionary rotary aircraft engine which will
be tested for FAA certification at Daytona Beach International Airport.
Mistral has been working with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s
(ERAU) Eagle Works over the last two years as the engine was developed
and test flown. The new engine offers high reliability, low maintenance
and low noise levels among other advantages. Mistral intends to build a
testing facility at the airport, and when the engine is certified by the
FAA, also hopes to build an engine assembly facility, too. To learn
more, visit the company’s website at
www.mistral-engines.com.
FLORIDA RANKING IN HOUSE PRICE APPRECIATION – For the four
quarters ending June 30, 2007, Florida ranked 45th among the 50 states
and the District of Columbia with a gain of 1.29 percent in residential
real estate value. But for the five years ending June 2007, Florida came
in third nationwide, behind Hawaii and Washington, D.C., with
95.3-percent growth, according to the Office of Federal Housing
Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) For more information, visit
http://www.ofheo.gov/hpi_state.aspx.
EMBRY- RIDDLE SHOWCASES AIRPORT OF THE FUTURE – Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University demonstrated the technology for an “airport of
the future” at DBIA Nov.14. An aviation consortium led by ERAU showcased
emerging technologies in safety, security, capacity, and efficiency,
using existing technology to update and improve the air traffic system.
Embry-Riddle’s partners include Lockheed Martin, Transtech Airport
Solutions, ENSCO, Mosaic ATM, Jeppesen, Boeing and Sensis. The Volusia
County Department of Economic Development hosted a luncheon for ERAU,
their partners and guests.
BUSINESS RESOURCES: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR – The Office of Small
Business Programs is available to help employers understand the
Department of Labor rules and regulations. Its website,
www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa, offers a wealth of information essential to
avoiding employee problems, and offers guidance for the most common
questions.
SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS IN VOLUSIA TOTAL 1.4 BILLION ANNUALLY –
According to the Social Security Administration, 120,890 individuals in
Volusia County received $117,363,000 each month – nearly $1.4 billion –
from the U.S. Social Security Administration in 2006.
WANT TO BECOME A NOTARY PUBLIC? – Daytona Beach Community College
(DBCC) will offer a course on becoming a notary public from 5:30 - 8:30
p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28. Participants will learn the laws a notary
needs to abide by, rules for identifying the signers, requirements for
electronic notarizations and how to avoid any possible liability from
improper notarizations. Did you know that in addition to verifying
signatures, notaries can perform marriages in Florida? On course
completion, participants will earn a certificate of course completion
from the American Society of Notaries (ASN). For more information or
registration, please call DBCC at (386) 506-3858.
IT PAYS TO DO BUSINESS IN VOLUSIA – The cost of doing business in
Volusia County is one-third that of New York and less than half than in
Miami. According to FORBES Magazine's Special Report (April 5, 2007),
the Deltona, Daytona Beach, DeLand MSA ranks number 66 nationwide in the
cost of doing business. The index is based on the cost of labor, energy,
taxes, and office space. Miami ranks 150, and New York City ranks
highest at 200.
EMERGENCY PLANNING MADE SIMPLE – A free workshop designed for
smaller to medium-sized businesses and non-profits will be held from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Volusia County Emergency
Operations Center. The workshop will cover the planning approach,
developing and implementing the plan. Participants will receive a CD and
material to help develop a plan. To register, call Tammy Heuring at
(386) 254-1500, Ext. 1633 or Richard Moore at (386) 254-1500, Ext. 1031.
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
