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Getting the job done: Small-business center now serving Palm Coast
Jul 25 –

Firm puts Bunnell on list for its headquarters
Jun 20 – Working under the code-name "Project Design," Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity, the county's public/private economic development agency, has been working on landing the prospect for a couple of months, according Greg Rawls, Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity.

Database to List Commercial Properties in Flagler County
May 11 –

Talent Delivery Means Creation of Jobs
May 11 – Five teams were chosen to refine goals in preparation for the next summit, scheduled for Friday.

Economic development goals turn focus to target industries
May 4 – Five teams were chosen to refine goals in preparation for the next summit, scheduled for May 13.

Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity offers summit update
Apr 25 – The group of elected officials and community leaders gathered at the public/private economic development agency's quarterly luncheon this week were not disappointed.

Flagler County Unemployment Rate Down
Mar 28 – The number of unemployed residents in the Volusia and Flagler market declined last month just as the area’s special events season kicked into full gear with the arrival of Speed Weeks.

Expert puts Flagler leaders into economic state of mind
Mar 23 – Flagler County elected officials, along with representatives from the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce & Affiliates, the Flagler Home Builders Association and Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity, spent the afternoon talking about economic development issues with the help of a facilitator. The summit is an outgrowth of a Jan. 31 meeting of elected officials to discuss the county's economic woes.

Economic Summit 2011
Mar 23 – A detailed summary of the recent Economic Development Summit. Next date is May 13, 2011.

AmRAD -- Brothers create new products to survive
Feb 10 – American Radionics moved south in 1987, a couple of years after the elder Stockman retired, and the brothers began looking for a location somewhere on the East Coast, finding a place here where they consolidated three buildings into one site.

Business leaders dig into economic gardening
Jan 24 – Flagler County business leaders got a first-hand look at how the program works and the kinds of assistance available during Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity's quarterly luncheon Thursday.

Palm Coast 'back-yard distillery' part of growing microindustry
Jan 11 – Day operates Flagler Spirits out of a nondescript industrial park not far from U.S. 1, fermenting his mash, distilling and bottling the liquor: Whiskey from local corn, vodka from local potatoes and rum from Belle Glade molasses.

Palm Coast OKs plan to lure solar energy firm
Dec 8 – Companies request confidentiality and a breach of that could spoil the city's chances of landing the needed jobs. Palm Coast is by far the largest city in a county which regularly posts among the worst unemployment rates in the state.

New Officers announced at Unity in the Community event
Nov 1 – Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity Welcomes New Officers

Economic Investment Initiative Removed from Ballot
Oct 6 – Representatives from Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity met with the Board of County Commission Monday to provide an update on the Economic Development Initiative.

Officials consider brownfields grant
Oct 4 – "This is another tool for both redevelopment and economic development in the city and Flagler County," said Palm Coast senior planner Beau Falgout.

Economic Investment Initiative
Sep 3 – A local committee has created a plan for economic investment it is up to the public to decide if this investment is warranted. New website gives the details and a town hall style meeting will give the community a voice.

Attitude attracted company relocation
Aug 25 – It wasn't the beaches or being on "The Quiet Side of Florida" that attracted Margaret Combs to Flagler County. We ended up talking with (Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity executive director) Greg Rawls and made our first visit there, probably in late May, early June."

Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity Signs Up New Business
Aug 18 – MH Operations -- which makes hoses for commercial, industrial and residential use -- plans on hiring 125 people over the next two years at an average salary of $33,603, according to county documents. The airport facility will be a temporary location for the company, which intends to build a 50,000- to 100,000-square-foot building in Flagler County. The county beat out several other locations in Florida and one in Kentucky for the project.

Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity Luncheon tours Advanced Technology Center
Jul 19 – Pushing students to acquire a technology-based education is important, but so is making it easily available, she said. That's why district officials worked with Daytona State College to bring technology courses to its Palm Coast campus.

Fastest growing U.S. counties
Jun 21 – Flagler County ranked 4th in the nation for fastest growing counties.

Palm Coast makes 5 great places to retire in Fortune Magazine
Jun 17 – Retirement guides routinely rate Naples and Miami as top spots for snowbirds, but data from Moody's Analytics show that median home prices in those markets could still drop another 26% and 38%, respectively. A more stable alternative? Palm Coast, south of Jacksonville, which has seen the median housing price fall 48% from its peak in 2005 -- and has only another 7% to fall before hitting bottom.

Fiber optic network nears Palm Coast launch
Apr 19 – April 17, 2010 Palm Coast residents and businesses soon will have access to broadband Internet when the city's FiberNET system goes active next month. At a City Council workshop Tuesday, Courtney Violette, the city's director of information technology & communications, said the city will begin providing services across the network by May 1. Prospective users already are lined up for the service.

County to Select Brownfields
Feb 15 – Recent Article in The Observer outlines the Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity partnership with the County and area cities to designate Brownfield zone.

CITY AND ENTERPRISE FLAGLER BRING FORTY NEW GREEN JOBS TO PALM COAST
Jan 6 – Going Green is more than just a catchy phrase,

National Guard Armory for Flagler County
Dec 30 – City makes deal to build National Guard Armory in Flagler County

Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity Following up Homeruns
Dec 17 – Keeping Palm Coast Data in Flagler County was a major economic development victory.....what's next for Flagler Department of Economic Opportunity