The
CEO
Business
Alliance’s
services
complement
the
efforts
of
partner
organizations
in
Volusia
County.
As
a
fully-private
economic
development
entity,
the
Alliance
is
not
subject
to
public
record
requests
and
can
offer
entirely
confidential
consultation,
all
at
no
cost.
If
you
are
a
business
considering
a
move
to
Volusia
or
to
grow
your
existing
business
here,
we
work
with
you
as
an
objective
source
of
information
in
the
site
selection
process.
And
Alliance
Members
are
active
participants
in
projects so clients have access to a wealth of business insights.
The
CEO
Business
Alliance
does
not
provide
equity
investments
or
angel
funding;
however,
we
can
make
referrals
to
small
business development centers and technology incubators.
“I
moved
to
Ormond
Beach,
Florida,
in
2004
to
be
president
of
Hudson
Technologies,
a
manufacturer
of
deep
drawn
stampings
for
the
medical,
semiconductor,
and
aerospace
industries
globally
after
28
years
working
in
manufacturing
in
the
Midwest
.
I
couldn’t
have
been
more
pleased
with
the
support
I
received
from
both
the
City
of
Ormond
Beach
and
Volusia
County.
The
relationships
developed
with
other
local
manufacturers,
as
well
as
the
VMA,
our
local
manufacturing
alliance
of
businesses,
was
invaluable
to
both
me
and
Hudson
Technologies.
I
highly
recommend anyone wanting a business-friendly environment to investigate the advantages this area has to offer. “
Mark Andrews
President, Hudson Technologies (retired)
According
to
Aaron
Howell,
CEO
of
Northwest
Lineman
College,
“Tens
of
thousands
of
critically
important
utility
linemen
and
related
positions
will
be
retiring
in
the
near
future.
The
electrical
industry
will
need
top
notch
power
professionals and Northwest Lineman College will provide those professionals.
”Edgewater
is
a
great
place
for
Northwest
Lineman
College’s
fourth
campus,”
said
Mr.
Howell.
“The
officials
in
Edgewater
are
great.
We
are
grateful
to
Mayor
Michael
Ignasiak,
Edgewater
City
Council,
Tracey
Barlow
and
Samantha
Bishop.
We
appreciate
the
efforts
of
J.
Hyatt
Brown,
Kent
Sharples
and
Mary
Garvin
of
the
CEO
Business
Alliance
as
well
as
Gerry
Glass
and
Dick
McNerney.
The
excellent
work
of
these
individuals
led
to
our
decision
to
locate
in
the
Daytona
area,
specifically
the
city
of
Edgewater.
They
believe
in
the
purpose
of
Northwest
Lineman
College.
825 Ballough Road, Suite 210 | Daytona Beach, FL 32114
P: 386-256-4900 F: 888-688-4474 E: info@ceobusinessalliance.com
Dear Dr. Sharples,
After
several
months
of
headaches,
a
few
moments
of
feeling
like
we
should
retire
to
the
islands
and
lots
of
leg
work
researching
a
large
move
to
South
Carolina,
we
are
finally
under
contract
at
the
Coronado
Paint
building
in
Edgewater.
We
admire
your
drive
and
knowledge
and
greatly
appreciate
your
willingness
to
help
us
through
this
process.
The
time
you,
Mary
and
Random
spent
with
us
was
invaluable.
We
are
convinced
that,
if
not
for
the
CEO
Business
Alliance,
we
would
have
thrown
in
the
towel,
packed
up
and
left
the
state.
We
realize
this
was
not
a
“normal”
transaction; however, without you as a mediator the deal would have never happened.
It
is
refreshing
to
be
around
like-minded
business
people
who
just
want
to
get
things
done.
We
appreciate
you
and
your
team’s
attention
and
support.
We
look
forward
to
growing
our
new
business
here
in
Volusia
County
and
adding
many more jobs!
Again, thanks to you all for really making this happen!
Sincerely,
Sarah Dougherty
Dougherty Manufacturing
