June 7, 2010
VOLUSIA COUNTY TO HOST WORKSHOPS FOR PROSPECTIVE VENDORS -- Volusia
County's Purchasing and Contracts Division will have two workshops for
vendors who want to learn more about how to do business with county
government. The workshops will be in the first-floor training rooms of
the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave., DeLand.
The sessions will be Tuesday from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 9
- 11 a.m. During the workshops, county representatives will demonstrate
how to register as a vendor, submit bids, proposals and quotes, and they
will discuss state and local ordinances that apply to working with the
county. In addition, staff will explain the information channels
available to vendors and answer questions. For more information, contact
the Volusia County Purchasing and Contracts Division at 386-736-5935,
ext. 2490.
ST. JOHNS RIVER CLEANUP SET FOR SATURDAY-- In conjunction with
National River Cleanup Week, the 14th annual St. Johns River Cleanup
will begin at 8 a.m., Saturday. Groups and individual volunteers are
encouraged to join the team to clean the St. Johns River by removing
trash and debris. During last year's cleanup, 442 participants cleaned
59 miles of the river. For more information or to pre-register, please
contact Darrell Abrahamson, event coordinator, at 386-736-5927 ext. 2424
or visit:
http://volusia.org/cleanup
INFLATION AT A 44-YEAR LOW -- Consumer inflation remains under
control, with the Consumer Price Index rising 2.2 percent during the
last 12 months. The rise largely matches the 2.3 percent average annual
rise between 2006 to 2009. In addition, “core” consumer prices (which
exclude food and energy costs) rose only 0.9 percent during the most
recent 12 months, the smallest rise in 44 years.
THE UNITED STATES IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURING ECONOMY --
According to the National Association of Manufacturers, U.S.
manufacturing produces $1.6 trillion of value (or 11.5 percent of GDP)
each year. This makes it the world's largest manufacturing economy.
Nearly 12 million Americans, or 10 percent of the overall workforce,
work directly in manufacturing. Visit: nam.org
to learn more.
BUSINESS SUMMIT SUCCESS KEEPS GROWING -- The Center for Business
Excellence (CBE) hosted its sixth annual Business Summit June 2. Over
200 human resources and business managers from around the region
gathered for this year's summit to network and participate in training
sessions that addressed key topics such as leadership, change
management, conflict resolution, employee retention, and efficiency. The
CBE serves Volusia and Flagler County businesses in need of job
placement, workforce development and training assistance. For more
information visit:
CenterForBusinessExcellence.net.
AMERICAN WORKERS ENJOY UPWARD MOBILITY – The upward mobility of
the typical American remains the greatest in the world. Why? The U.S.
economy “rewards” the combination of hard work and educational
achievement more than ever and more than any other country in the world.
AIR POLLUTION DECLINES – Air pollution declined 25 percent over
the past 30 years, even as the population and the economy grew. Water
quality also continues to improve. It’s predicted more progress will
occur in coming years as companies see the rising value in “going
green”.
PUBLIC SMOKE-FREE AREAS SAVING LIVES – Smoke-free laws in
restaurants, bars, the workplace, etc. reduced the rate of heart attacks
by an average of 17 percent after one year in those communities where
the bans had been adopted.
TEEN SMOKING DECLINES – Our national focus on air quality, health
and education is having a positive effect. Cigarette smoking by
teenagers is at the lowest point since measurement began in 1975.
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.
