April 12, 2010

COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVES INCENTIVES FOR MANUFACTURER – The Volusia County Council has approved $75,000 in performance job incentives for CDC Enterprises, a company that intends to establish a manufacturing facility in New Smyrna Beach. CDC Enterprises is a Minnesota manufacturer of proprietary patented energy efficient products for heating and air conditioning uses. The company anticipates hiring a minimum of 125 employees over the next three years.

VOLUSIA COUNTY MANAGER DINNEEN TO ADDRESS VOLUSIA MANUFACTURERS – Volusia County Manager Jim Dinneen will be the speaker at the Volusia Manufacturers Association monthly dinner meeting at the Indigo Lakes Golf Club April 22. Dinneen will discuss the county’s budget reductions. Reservations are required. Call Jayne Fifer at 386/673-0505, or by email: jayne.fifer@VMAonline.com

HERE’S A BASIC ECONOMIC STRATEGY: BUY VOLUSIA! -- In this down economy, local businesses are challenged every day to stay afloat and keep our neighbors employed. To that end, here’s a basic economic strategy: Buy Volusia! and support our local businesses. Our business base is one of our best economic assets. Volusia County’s businesses and service providers create local jobs, use local suppliers and have a natural interest in charitable endeavors and the community's longterm health. So for your next purchase, why not think local -- Buy Volusia! and we all win.

COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM IN DALLAS FOR SITE SELECTOR NETWORKING – A team from the Volusia County Economic Development Department has returned from a three-day networking event in Dallas with national site selectors. The team met one-on-one with 15 site selection firms to discuss opportunities in Volusia County. The event was sponsored by Enterprise Florida, the state’s economic development agency, and was attended by representatives from several other economic development departments in Florida.

CANADIAN TRADE MISSION SCHEDULED IN FLORIDA -- The Innovation Prince Edward Island (PEI) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency has scheduled a trade mission to Florida May 10-15. Team Trade PEI will conduct business-to-business meetings across the state. Companies in the bio-science, aerospace, building and consumer products, and agri-food processing sectors looking to do business in Canada are invited to attend. For information, please contact David Warr or Sabrina Shepherd at 407/ 850-4131, or call Paul Mitchell at the Volusia County Economic Development Department at 386/248-8048. The registration deadline is April 30.

E-MAIL MARKETING TOPIC OF SEMINAR -- The Small Business Development Center at Daytona State College will offer a workshop titled: Getting started with constant contact/the power of e-mail marketing. The session will focus on building lasting relationships with clients with the best e-mail marketing practices and how to start an e-mail marketing campaign. This free workshop will be April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at Daytona State College, building110, room 112.
Reservations are required. For information, call 386/506-4723 or by email: sbdc@daytonastate.edu.

GOLF TOURISTS HAVE MAJOR ECONOMIC IMPACT IN REGION -- According to Florida’s First Coast of Golf, data provided by five local tourism bureaus shows that golf visitors had a $123-million impact on the regional economy last year. A Golf Digest study ranked Northeast Florida first for overall golf vacation experience in the state in 2009. Florida’s First Coast of Golf is a not-for-profit group that represents five counties from the Georgia-Florida border to northern Volusia County, home of the LPGA.

WOMEN’S INCOME EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY – The income of women worldwide is expected to increase $5.1 trillion by 2013 to $15.3 trillion.

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