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Stetson unveils role-play sales labs
LAB EXPERIENCED — Chase Levesque, a senior in the Centurion Sales Program, poses next to a split-screen shot showing how the two-camera system in the sales labs records simultaneously the seller and...
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Waffle House to expand DeLand’s ‘breakfast district’
EMPTY, FOR NOW — This vacant lot at 1120 N. Woodland Blvd. in DeLand will be where Waffle House opens a new restaurant in about a year. The site is within a quarter-mile of a Denny’s and an IHOP, and...
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New Goodwill store opens, includes help center for job-seekers
IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE — This new Goodwill store and Job Connection Center is at 1600 N. Woodland Blvd. on DeLand’s north side. It replaces a smaller, retail-only store about a quarter-mile south.BEACON...
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Riviera Bella grows by nearly 300 homes
The Henin Group, developer of the luxury Riviera Bella community spanning 240 acres overlooking the St. Johns River in DeBary, is expanding the award-winning community by an additional 293...
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DeLand Chamber names interim executive director
TEMPORARY BOSS — Amanda McHugh Worrall has been appointed interim executive director at the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce and Orange City Alliance. The DeLand native is a former marketing director...
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Skilled-nursing center celebrates 50th anniversary
WEARING WELL — This original section of what is now Parkside Health and Rehabilitation Center stretches alongside South Amelia Avenue in DeLand. This first part of the facility had a larger companion...
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College offers culinary classes in Spanish
THE TEACHER — This is Abdiel Laboy, one of the culinary-arts instructors in a 13-month, Spanish-language program at Florida Technical College in Kissimmee.PHOTOS COURTESY FLORIDA TECHNICAL COLLEGETHE...
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Jamaica native opens new hair salon in DeLand
NOTHING BUT THE BEST — Owner Mitzi Caine works on a client, Kenya Williams, one day recently in Mitzi’s First Impressions Hair Salon in DeLand.PHOTOS COURTESY TAKEEM ESCÖBÂRDec. 2 marked the grand...
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C’s Waffles to open by year’s end
PROUD PARTNERS — Brian Martin, left, and his partner, Josh Cotelesse, hope to have their new restaurant open Tuesday, Dec. 26, on South Woodland Boulevard in DeLand.BEACON PHOTO/JOE CREWSA...
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Stetson student honored as Hometown Hero during Orlando Magic game
SHOWERED IN PRAISE — Eddie Molina, a Stetson University Executive MBA student, is honored by the Orlando Magic in late November as a Hometown Hero.PHOTO COURTESY FERNANDO MEDINA/ORLANDO MAGICEddie...
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West Volusia business highlights for 2017
BRIGHT AND AIRY — The interior of the new Subway shop in DeLand follows design guidelines the parent company introduced earlier this year.BEACON PHOTOS/JOE CREWSGATOR TRAINING — Nathan Sweeting works...
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Blossoms Workforce Academy helps budding careers take root
Cutting a ribbon — CEO and instructor Paul Sturdgess (wielding the oversize scissors) is surrounded by his staff and members of the DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in...
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Building chief at John Knox Village retires
LEAVING WITH HONORS — John Knox Village’s Joe Rudolph, third from left, receives a send-off from his fellow executives at the retirement center in Orange City. From left are Ken Behnke, director of...
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Halifax Health marks 90 years of service
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! — Halifax Health commemorated 90 years of service to the communities it serves with a special cupcake celebration Jan. 3 for its more than 4,000 employees in Volusia, Flagler and Orange...
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Stetson stock picks: investments in artificial intelligence and women’s health
SAVVY PICKERS — These six Roland George Investments Program students presented stock recommendations at an annual meeting. From left are Leah Hauserman, Christina Lint, Megan Christopher, Loic Blanco,...
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DeLand Airport soars: Focus on sport aviation is paying off
TEST FITTING — One of the nearly 5,000 attendees at November’s Sport Aviation Showcase on the DeLand Municipal Airport straps on an Aerolite 103 ultralight airplane and dreams of flying free above the...
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Accountants team up to create new firm
NEW PARTNERS — Vicki Kizma, left, and Melissa Trickey have teamed up to open Trickey & Kizma, Certified Public Accountants, in DeLand.PHOTO COURTESY TRICKEY & KIZMAVeteran CPAs Melissa Trickey...
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Sweet Spot to move north
FROM HERE — Pictured above,Sweet Spot’s longtime home has been 115 E. Rich Ave. in Downtown DeLand.BEACON PHOTOS/JOE CREWSTO THERE — Sweet Spot will occupy this former Subway restaurant building at...
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DeLand Chamber installs officers
NEW OFFICERS — The DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce’s officers for 2018 are sworn in by Mayor Bob Apgar (back to camera, right). From left are Joe Hearn, president; Hector de Jesus, president-elect;...
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Rejuvenating airplanes is a soaring local business
SHOWING OFF — East Coast Aircraft co-owners Paulus and Marta proudly show off their first recently completed full-size business-jet rejuvenation project. The custom-striped plane, a Gulfstream 550,...
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