Daytona Beach is a coastal resort city in Volusia County,Florida,United States. Located on the East Coast of the United States,its population was 72,647 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area,and is a principal city of the Fun Coast region of Florida.
DeLand is a city in and the county seat of Volusia County,Florida,United States. The city sits approximately 34 miles (55 km) north of the central business district of Orlando,and approximately 23 miles (37 km) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. It is a part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the population was 37,351.
Stetson University is a private university with its main campus in DeLand,Florida,United States. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy,it was later renamed John B. Stetson University in honor of a donor. The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 acres and has Florida's oldest collection of education-related buildings,including DeLand Hall,the state's longest-standing building used for higher education.
Adam's Mark Hotels &Resorts was a chain of upscale hotels in the United States. The company was headquartered in the HBE Corporation offices in Creve Coeur,Missouri,in Greater St. Louis. Fred Kummer founded the chain in the early 1970s,as well as its parent,HBE Corp.
The Orlando metropolitan area is an inland metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. Its principal cities are Orlando,Kissimmee,and Sanford. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines it as consisting of the counties of Lake,Orange,Osceola,and Seminole.
State Road 5A (SR 5A),also known as Nova Road,is a north–south highway that begins and ends at U.S. Highway 1 or US 1,in Port Orange and Ormond Beach,respectively. It is noted that when 5A was built,it was used more as a bypass or beltway,but in recent years with growth reaching far beyond SR 5A,it sees more use as a major thoroughfare that passes through the heart of the region.
Kenneth Cordele Griffin is an American hedge fund manager,entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder,chief executive officer,co-chief investment officer,and 80% owner of Citadel LLC,a multinational hedge fund. He also owns Citadel Securities,one of the largest market makers in the United States.
WDSC-TV is an independent non-commercial educational television station licensed to New Smyrna Beach,Florida,United States,serving the Orlando area. Owned by Daytona State College,the station maintains studios at the Center for Educational Telecommunications on the DSC campus in Daytona Beach,and its transmitter is located on Brown Road near Christmas,Florida.
AdventHealth is a Seventh-day Adventist nonprofit organization headquartered in Altamonte Springs,Florida,that operates facilities in 9 states across the United States. It is the largest not-for-profit Protestant health care provider in the country. In 2021,it was the second largest hospital network in Florida. In February 2023,it was the fifteenth largest in the country. Currently AdventHealth operates 54 hospitals.
The Museum of Arts and Sciences,often referred to as MOAS,is a museum in Daytona Beach,Florida,United States. MOAS is the primary art,science and history museum in Central Florida. Programs are sponsored in part by the State of Florida,Department of State,Division of Arts &Culture,the Florida Arts Council,the National Endowment for the Arts and the County of Volusia.The museum is a member of the American Alliance of Museums and an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. It is home to the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art which contains the largest collection of Florida art in the world,The Lowell and Nancy Lohman Planetarium,the only planetarium located on Florida's Space Coast,as well as 30,000 artifacts,making it one of the largest museums in central Florida.
Suzanne Kosmas is the former U.S. Representative for Florida's 24th congressional district,serving one term from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.
Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west,Alabama to the northwest,Georgia to the north,the Atlantic Ocean to the east,and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States,spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km),not including its many barrier islands. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of over 21 million,it is the third-most populous state in the United States and ranks eighth in population density as of 2020. Florida spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2),ranking 22nd in area among the states. The Miami metropolitan area,anchored by the cities of Miami,Fort Lauderdale,and West Palm Beach,is the state's largest metropolitan area,with a population of 6.138 million;the most populous city is Jacksonville. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay,Orlando,Cape Coral,and the state capital of Tallahassee.
Naval Air Station DeLand was a United States Naval Air Station located in DeLand,Florida from 1942 to 1946. After the war,the airfield and associated infrastructure was redeveloped into DeLand Municipal Airport.
The Stetson Hatters football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Stetson University located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Stetson's first football team was fielded in 1901,but the school dropped the sport in 1956 and did not reinstate it until 2013. The team plays its home games at the 6,000 seat Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand,Florida. The Hatters are coached by Brian Young.
George Lyle Lindemann was an American billionaire businessman known for being the chairman and chief executive officer of Southern Union,a fossil fuel infrastructure and pipeline company. He was also the owner of 19 Spanish-language radio stations and the vice president of the Metropolitan Opera Association in New York City.
Brown &Brown,Inc. is an insurance brokerage firm,specialising in risk management. Headquartered in Daytona Beach,Florida,Brown &Brown has 450+ locations worldwide.
John Bryan Morgan is an American attorney. He is best known as founder of personal injury law firm Morgan &Morgan. Politico described Morgan as "the godfather of Florida's medical marijuana amendment and a Democratic fundraiser."
Gary Russell Libby is an American art historian,author,educator and former museum director known for his books and scholarly exhibitions in the visual arts and his work on the history and development of the Florida School of Art.
Florida Hospital was a subsidiary in Orlando,Florida that rebranded when its parent company Adventist Health System rebranded to AdventHealth. Before the rebrand it operated 28 hospitals. It signed many entertainment and health partnerships/sponsorships that continue to this day with AdventHealth.
Morgan &Morgan is an American law firm. Founded in 1988 by John Morgan,it is headquartered in Orlando,Florida. While Morgan &Morgan was historically considered a firm focused on personal injury,medical malpractice and class action lawsuits,it also expanded practices to other areas of legal services. The firm has offices in all 50 U.S. states and Washington,D.C.
