July 5, 2010

CRANE IS BACK IN DAYTONA BEACH – Crane Acquisition, a Wisconsin corporation that bought the assets of Crane Cams Inc., has established a new company called Crane Performance Products at 1640 Mason Ave. in Daytona Beach. The new Crane company, like the former firm, will produce custom-made camshafts and high-performance engine components. The company expects to create 22 new jobs over three years and make an initial capital investment of $400,000.

GREEN JOB TRAINING – More local workers can receive 'green' job training thanks to a federal grant to the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) at the University of Central Florida. The grant will expand FSEC's weatherization training program, which provides inspectors, contractors and other skilled workers training courses in energy efficiency retrofitting and weatherization services. FSEC, a research institute of the University of Central Florida, is the largest and most active state-supported energy research institute in the nation. For more information about the center, visit http://www.floridaenergycenter.org or call the FSEC Public Affairs Office at 321-638-1015.

CANDIDATES WANTED FOR ECONOMIC GARDENING PROGRAM –The Florida Economic Gardening Institute is seeking candidates from phase two companies to participate in an economic gardening program. Once accepted, CEOs are paired with an economic gardening team, comprised of Fortune 500 talent, that operate as an extension of the CEO’s staff, providing the business with relevant information mined from high-powered databases, geographic information systems, search engine optimization and social media tools–at no charge to the business. For more information, visit www.GrowFL.com, or call Paul Mitchell at Volusia County Economic Development at 386-248-8048.

ENHANCE YOUR E-NEWSLETTER MARKETING SKILLS – The Small Business Development Center at Daytona State College is presenting a workshop for e-newsletter marketing. This free workshop will teach shortcuts on building e-mail lists, creating professional newsletters and outsourcing this crucial aspect of your business retention program. The workshop will be Tuesday July 13, from 6 - 8 p.m. at Daytona State College, building 110, room 112. Reservations are required and can be made at 386-506-4723 or sbdc@daytonastate.edu.

APPRECIATION FOR THOSE WHO SERVE – The Museum of Florida Art in DeLand is a proud Blue Star Museum, one of more than 600 museums in the United States that offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families Memorial Day through Labor Day. The museum is located at 600 North Woodland Blvd., DeLand. For more information call 386-734-4371 or visit www.MuseumofFloridaArt.com.

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR OIL SPILL RECOVERY JOBS – The new Florida Gulf Recovery Jobs website, http://www.floridagulfrecoveryjobs.com , works with Florida’s official online job bank, Employ Florida Marketplace, to allow job seekers to locate and apply for positions created in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. British Petroleum (BP) and its various contractors and subcontractors are responsible for making all final interviewing, hiring and deployment decisions for clean up and recovery workers responding to the oil spill disaster. Applicants can call BP at 281-366-5511 to be registered into their database or to submit alternative response technology, services or products. For more information on employment opportunities, visit http://www.floridagulfresponse.com/go/site/3059/.

TAX AMNESTY DAYS ARE HERE – Taxpayers will be able to pay overdue taxes with no penalty and reduced interest during Florida's Tax Amnesty Days, July 1 – Sept. 30. All taxes administered by the Department of Revenue are eligible, except unemployment tax. Taxpayers must sign an amnesty agreement to participate. For more information visit http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/

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
 

Division 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

Rob Ehrhardt
Manager
doed@volusia.org