Business celebrates grand opening
Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce
grand opening/ribbon cutting for the Hibachi Grill will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at 1320 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach.
Federation presents advertising guru
The American Advertising Federation-Daytona Beach will host three time Emmy award-winning advertising guru Steve Lance, who will speak about how companies can build their market share in tough economic times.
The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Vince Carter's, 2150 LPGA Blvd., Daytona Beach.
Admission to the luncheon is free for full members, $20 for students, $25 for standard members and $35 for non-members.
To make a reservation, visit aafjanuary.eventbrite.com.
Learn how to manage cash flow
SCORE will conduct a small business workshop on "Cost/Cash Control -- Critical To Your Success" from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Daytona Beach International Airport, 700 Catalina Ave., Daytona Beach.
Registration is required.
To register, visit www.score87.org.
Chamber to host banquet
The Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce 2013 annual installation banquet will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at the Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center, 2700 N. Atlantic Ave.
The event will include the presentation of community awards and the installation of the chamber's 2013 officers and board of directors by Ormond Beach Mayor Ed Kelley.
Erick Kand Comedy Hypnosis Show will perform.
Individual tickets are $55 for members, and $65 for non-members.
For more information or to make a reservation, call (386) 677-3454.
Jackson Hewitt opens new location
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service has opened a
new office at 828 N. Nova Road in the Holly Hill Shopping Plaza.
Jackson Hewitt specializes in electronic filing and offers full service of individual federal and state income tax preparation and corporate tax returns.
For more information or to make an appointment with a local Jackson Hewitt tax preparer, call (386) 258- 3278 or visit JacksonHewitt.com.
Cypress Point Oral Surgery opens Ormond Beach office
Cypress Point Oral Surgery has opened an office in Ormond Beach, the second location for the five-year-old, Palm Coast-based oral surgery practice.
The office has about 1,500 square feet of space and includes three state-of-the-art treatment rooms.
The Ormond Beach office has hired Heidi Parris, a 30-year Ormond Beach resident, as the office coordinator.
The new office at 198 Vining Court will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the Palm Coast office will serve patients on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
There will be an open house on Thursday, Jan. 24, in the afternoon and everyone is invited to attend, meet the doctor, and tour the new office. For details on the open house and more, call (386) 492-6801 or visit https://www.facebook.com/CypressPointOralSurgery.
YMCA leadership gets new team member
Long-time Daytona Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce official Kevin Kilian will join the senior leadership team of the Volusia Flagler YMCA on Feb. 1 as Chief Organizational Development Officer.
Mr. Kilian serves as Chief Operating Officer of the chamber.
His new role includes the assessment of current YMCA programs and initiatives as well as the creation of new ones designed to engage the local business community in partnerships for greater impact and growth.
NAI Realvest negotiates $1.25 million sale of Ormond Beach subdivision
NAI Realvest recently negotiated the sale of 156 acres at Pineland Trail and Airport Road in Ormond Beach for $1.25 million.
Chris Butera, investment associate at NAI Realvest who brokered the transaction, said the property, known as the Pineland subdivision, has been entitled for 192 single-family residential lots.
The buyer is Ormond Pineland LLC of Holly Hill and the seller, represented by Butera, is Fort Lauderdale-based Tiger Investment Group Inc.
Daytona Beach to Host 2014 and 2017 Meetings of the Humane Society of the U.S.
The Daytona Beach area has been selected to host the 2014 and 2017 Humane Society of the U.S. Animal Care Expos.
The Humane Society's decision to bring its exposition to Daytona Beach is the result of the partnership between the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Ocean Center convention complex and the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.
The Humane Society of the U.S. Animal Care Expo will be in Daytona Beach on May 6-10, 2014, and May 8-12, 2017. About 1,800 delegates are expected to attend both meetings, which will bring an estimated economic impact of $1.08 million to the Daytona Beach area.
The Hilton will serve as the host hotel. The Wyndham Ocean Walk Resort and the Plaza Resort and Spa will serve as overflow hotels. Meetings will be at both the Ocean Center and the Hilton. The Animal Care Expo will be in the Ocean Center's arena.
For more information on the Daytona Beach Area CVB's meetings and conventions sales and marketing efforts, visit www.DaytonaBeachMeetings.com.
Arc Volusia names board members, officers
The Arc Volusia, which serves developmentally disabled residents, has named its 2012-13 directors and officers.
Officers include chairman Michael Sibley, senior manager, James Moore & Co.; chairman-elect Ted Young, business services manager, Center for Business Excellence; past chairman Deborah Quackenbush, president, Virtual Excellence; secretary Alice Godbey, senior professor of the School of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Daytona State College ; vice chairman Adam Kennedy, first vice president of wealth management, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney; vice chairman Ann Robbins, city commissioner, Lake Helen.
Directors are Ariel Beckner, sales coordinator, Lamar Advertising; Randall Freitas, personal financial representative, Allstate Financial Services; K. Eugene Gabriel, president emeritus, Arc of Volusia; Bradley G. Gordner, marketing development manager, Daytona Beach News-Journal; John Meyer III, retired Col. U.S. Army, adjunct professor Stetson University and owner/managing director, Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe; Keshia Marie Rentz, life skills instructor/director of cheerleading, Spruce Creek High School; Angie Robbins, self-advocate, Arc of Volusia; Preston Root, pit reporter, MRN Radio.
For more information about Arc programs, services and events, visit www.arcvolusia.org.