Volusia Matters Podcast

Jayson Meyer’s Fountainhead Innovation Center, located at the I-95 and U.S. 1 interchange in Ormond Beach, is an exciting new destination for creativity, collaboration, and community growth. Designed to bring people and ideas together, the center offers entrepreneurs and business leaders space to connect, explore opportunities, and turn plans into progress. Its vision reflects the belief that inno...

Fountainhead Innovation Center: A New Opportunity for Volusia……Jayson Meyer is transforming the former WyoTech property, just north of Destination Daytona at the I-95/US 1 interchange, into the new Fountainhead Innovation Center. What makes this project exciting is the opportunity it creates for our local business community. Smaller office suites will give entrepreneurs, start-up companies and gro...

Jayson Meyer’s new Fountainhead Innovation Center at the I-95/ US 1 interchange in Ormond Beach is about to deliver some real benefits for Volusia County. The center is making small office suites available for entrepreneurs and growing businesses that need professional space without taking on a big facility of their own. Office suites and event space are described in recent Volusia Matters updates...

Jayson Meyer’s new Fountainhead Innovation Center’s new business model is introducing LaunchPad Volusia, a free, nine-week business accelerator offered through the Volusia Innovation Hub. The program helps entrepreneurs turn business ideas into workable business models. Participants learn to test their concepts with potential customers and determine whether their ideas have real market potential....

Jayson Meyer’s plans for the new Fountainhead Innovation Center……just north of Destination Daytona….I-95 / US 1 interchange in Ormond…. building is coming together….. If your business is looking to relate or expand OR if you know of another business looking to open….. I wanted to remind you that Jayson has different types of office space available… Details regarding square footage and type a busin...

Podcast News Topics The new Fountainhead Innovation Center located just north of destination Daytona….at the I95 / US 1 interchange in Ormond…. The building is coming together….. Jayson Meyer has different types of office space available… Details regarding square footage and type a business can be discussed. If your business is looking to relocate or expand, call me at 566-2140 and I'd be glad to...

Progress is happening every day at the new Fountainhead Innovation Center at the US 1/I-95 interchange, north of Destination Daytona. If your business is looking for new office space, call me at 566-2140 for a tour……     Oct 1 is the first day of local entities’ new FY 2026-27 budget. Everything has been finalized with all the budget hearings this past month. See NEXT WEEK’s VM newsletter for each...

Podcast News Topics Progress is happening every day at the new Fountainhead Innovation Center at the US 1/I-95 interchange, north of Destination Daytona. If your business is looking for new office space, call me at 566-2140 for a tour…… Local entities are hosting budget hearing through the end of the month on proposed budgets and tax rates for FY 2026-27.  Check out pages 1-4 of VM newsletter to s...

Podcast News Topics Progress is happening every day at the new Fountainhead Innovation Center at the US 1/I-95 interchange, north of Destination Daytona. If your business is looking for new office space, call me at 566-2140 for a tour…… Local entities are hosting budget hearing through the end of the month on proposed budgets and tax rates for FY 2026-27.  Check out pages 1-4 of VM newsletter to s...

Progress is happening every day at the new Fountainhead Innovation Center at the US 1/I-95 interchange, north of Destination Daytona. If your business is looking for new office space, call me at 566-2140 for a tour…… Sept 1 budget hearing, County Council’s proposed 2026–27 budget would increase Fire Rescue funding by nearly 3%, from ~ $81.8 million to ~$84 million...Council is moving forward with...

Progress is happening every day at the new Fountainhead Innovation Center at the US 1/I-95 interchange, north of Destination Daytona. If your business is looking for new office space, call me at 566-2140 for a tour…… County Council has first public hearing TODAY on tentative budget and millage rates for FY 2026-27. Other local entities will begin hosting their public budget hearings next week.   S...

Volusia County News: Economic Growth, Elections and Local Government Here are the latest Volusia County updates covering economic development, election results, local government decisions, public projects, schools, taxes and community services. Fountainhead Innovation Center Expands Jayson Meyer announced two updates for the Fountainhead Innovation Center near the U.S. 1 and I-95 interchange, just...

Daytona Regional Chamber to host a luncheon regarding Fla’s Property Tax Adm 3 on Sept 1, 11 AM - 1 PM at Halifax River Yacht Club. It’ll explore Fla's Property Tax Future…. potential effects of Adm 3.  Panel members…. Sen Jeff Brandes (Fla Policy Project), George Recktenwald and Ryan Ossowski (Volusia County), Michael Chambliss (Daytona Beach) Government will discuss Adm 3’s projected effect on l...

New Smyrna Beach and the County both run paid parking programs on coastal parking areas they control.  County uses Park Volusia and vehicle registration databases and license plate reader technology while the City has its own system and database for annual pass holders, plus daily parking fees. They’re forming an interlocal agreement would let annual City OR County pass holders park in the other p...

Podcast News Topics Fountainhead Innovation Center Update……Jayson Meyer wants to turn this building into a place for entrepreneurs, students, and the community. It will also include a restaurant, café, and wine bar where people can meet, work, and build new ideas. This could be a good chance for the right person to run a food business with less upfront money than starting from scratch. Interested?...

Fountainhead Innovation Center Update……Synergy CEO Jayson Mayer is offering a limited number of smaller office suites for businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations. There’ll also be event space for meetings, retreats, and training. Call 566-2140 if your organization would like a tour. County Council, School Board, and the county's 16 cities are developing budgets/setting property tax rates for...

Fountainhead Innovation Center Update…… Jayson Meyer CEO of Synergy Billing wants everyone to know about exciting updates at the Fountainhead Innovation Center near Destination Daytona. They’re offering a limited number of smaller office suites for businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations. They’re also building an event space that can hold up to 250 people for meetings, retreats, and training....

Fountainhead Innovation Center….(just north of Destination Daytona at the US 1 / I – 95 interchange) Is now making a limited number of smaller office suites available for businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations looking for a great place to call home. FIC is also putting together a beautiful event space that will accommodate up to 250 people……ideal for corporate meetings, leadership retreats,...

June 25 - at VCARD’s Real Estate Values Forum, Volusia Property Appraiser Larry Bartlett stated early totals for countywide market and taxable values for land, homes, buildings, and other improvements Meanwhile, County, School District, and the county’s 16 cities are paying attention to these numbers as they’re now in the budget development phase for FY 2026-27. School Supt Carmen Balgobin was nam...

County, School District, and the county’s 16 cities are now in the budget development phase for FY 2026-27. Last week was candidate qualifying week……several new candidates qualified at the last week while numerous announced candidates either withdrew or didn’t qualify. SO……….. Check out my UPDATED VM newsletter in today’s email. It includes a list of ALL QUALIFIED candidates for 2026 elections. DB...

2026 preliminary tax roll from County Property Appraiser Larry Bartlett gives early totals for countywide market and taxable values for land, homes, buildings, and other improvements.  For a full report/details, come to VCARD’s Real Estate Values Forum…..June 25, 9 - 10:30 AM (8:30 breakfast and check in). Co-hosted by Daytona Regional Chamber, Daytona Area Assn of Realtors and New Smyrna Beach Bd...

May 29 - legislature approved a $114.5 billion state budget… Major allocations include K-12 Education ($21 B), Higher Education ($9.9 B), Healthcare spending ($49.2 B), environmental projects ($2.5 B), and Budget Reserves ($17 B).  June 1-2 Special Session….Legislature adoptes measure for property tax relief Constitutional amendment….provides incremental increases of homestead exemption from $50,0...

On Monday, legislative leaders agreed on a $114.5 billion state budget….major topics include education funding, healthcare spending, environmental projects, and tax policy.  Legislators will take a final vote tomorrow on a FY 2026–27 state budget after their required 72-hour waiting period. Gov Desantis is calling legislators back for another Special Session June 1-3 to address property tax relief...

Update on new Fountainhead Innovation Center by Synergy CEO Jayson Meyer….we’re moving to the old WyoTech Bldg at Destination Daytona… May 20 – DB City Commission rezoned/annexed parcels into Avalon Park development, which is planned for 8,818 homes and about 1 million square feet of commercial space approved  a resolution to send City’s 2026–2029 housing plan to the Fla Housing Finance  Corporati...

May 8 - Team Volusia Bd met to hear an update on business prospects from CEO Keith Norden. Team Volusia will provide another update to County Council on May 19. May 11 - Volusia Elected officials roundtable heard a report by consultant Dr James Houston regarding the impact of the beach as it relates to Volusia's economy May 12 - NSB City Commission took up several measures to additional parking in...