The Lehigh Greenway Rail Trail is part of Flagler County’ s more than 135 miles of biking and hiking trails.
Norden said, with the Daytona region now“ located at the northern point of the Space Triangle.”
In 2025, Boeing, one of the world’ s largest aerospace manufacturers, opened an engineering facility within the Cici & Hyatt Brown Center for Aerospace Technology at ERAU. French company Aura Aero opened a facility at ERAU’ s Research Park, and in 2028 will begin manufacturing its 19- seat ERA, which it intends to be the world’ s first hybrid electric regional aircraft.
Tourism and Hospitality
A yin-yang dynamic is at play in the tourism / hospitality industry of East Central Florida.
The Volusia County-owned Ocean Center, located in the heart of Daytona Beach’ s beachside, is a 9,300-seat venue working to revitalize its concert scene.
Meanwhile, tourist officials in adjacent areas say visitors to their locales are now seeking the quieter joys of natural and historical attractions.
The Ocean Center, said general manager Lynn Flanders, recently marked its 40 anniversary and is investing approximately $ 40 million th in capital improvements over the next five years. Upgrades include refurbished dressing rooms and restrooms, new flooring and new
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’ s Daytona Beach flight inspection
Air traffic control tower and mission control center at Cecil Spaceport in Jacksonville. Photo provided by Jacksonville International Airport
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