FROM THE EDITOR

EVOLVE Business and Professional Magazine is published by TouchPoint Innovative Solutions on behalf of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce and Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation .

PUBLISHER Howard M . Holley

EDITOR John Guthrie

MANAGING EDITOR Elesha Mavrommatis

CREATIVE DESIGN & LAYOUT Ashlee Harrell

CIRCULATION & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Alejandra Galan

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Space , the final frontier ! I grew up , as many have , watching Star Trek in my brother ’ s room on a 9-inch black and white TV every Sunday . I remember wondering if space exploration beyond the moon could really happen . Well , fast forward 40 some years and we are well on our way .

After 11 years without human space flight originating at the Cape , we are back –– and , as you ’ ll see in this issue , it means more to our future than many may realize .

I am especially grateful to Mayor Larry Kelly and journalist Mark Lane for putting the General Electric days in perspective in the article New Space Race an Old Frontier for Daytona Beach . As our industry grows to support the Cape , let ’ s make sure we are watching where the satellite is headed not just where it takes off . Losing GE was a huge blow , but many great people stayed in the area and have made Daytona Beach better .

One of the keys to our success is going to be the legislative and leadership support we have . In our Q & A with Senator Tom Wright , you can see that industry and government are aligning for growth , and location , location , location is in our favor .

Not only is this great space movement impacting the economy , but our institutions of higher education are working to prepare the workforce of the future . Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University leads the world , not only in aviation but also in all the support services necessary to seek out new life and new civilizations !

Although there were some initial concerns this issue of EVOLVE might not have relevance for small business , I firmly believe we have to focus on what can be , not only on what is right now . I encourage you to look at your business to see if there is room for you in the space race –– sewing , parts , pieces , technology , human factors and more .

One thing is certain , if we can plug wholeheartedly into this endeavor , we will lift all boats .

Beam me up , Scotty !

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FROM THE EDITOR

Space , the final frontier ! I grew up , as many have , watching Star Trek in my brother ’ s room on a 9-inch black and white TV every Sunday . I remember wondering if space exploration beyond the moon could really happen . Well , fast forward 40 some years and we are well on our way .