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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Having already secured seven partnerships for its planned research park, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University administrators appeared Thursday in front of the Volusia County Council asking for $1.5 million and to purchase county-owned land for half its value adjacent to the Daytona Beach campus.

And they brought a businessman to make the pitch. Not just any every-day businessman, mind you, but one of the most powerful and passionate, who happens to be the chairman of the board for ERAU -- Mori Hosseini of ICI Homes. And Hosseini delivered a promise on their behalf: $1.8 billion value in economic development and creation of jobs with salaries as high as $100,000, as the return on their investment down the line. 

DELAND, Fla. -- The School District of Volusia County and FUTURES Foundation have announced the principals of the year. 

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry, first-term incumbent, is among myriad candidates Headline Surfer is endorsing in the Aug. 30 primary. Endorsements start this weekend.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. It was Biketoberfest 2011 when Blue Oyster Cult took the stage at Rossmeyer's Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach. The classic rock band is an entrant in the 2016 Headline Surfer Hall of Fame. 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Former Volusia County GOP Chair Stanley Escudero has thrown his support behind the candidacy of of Dana Dougherty of Deltona in her quest for a third four-year term as Republican state committeewoman over her challenger, Marilyn Chandler Ford in the Aug. 30 primary.