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Volusia County highlights new Acuity Business Pass, innovation programs after state awards

Economic Development Advisory Board (Volusia County) · October 16, 2025
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Summary

Volusia County Economic Development presented the Acuity Business Pass — a library-based program providing businesses free access to paid research tools, meeting rooms and seminars — and previewed the Volusia Innovation Challenge and Launchpad cohorts as part of broader efforts to support startups and early-stage companies.

Brad Harris, business manager with Volusia County Economic Development, told the Economic Development Advisory Board that the county’s new Acuity Business Pass gives businesses a single library-based entry point to paid research databases and services previously accessible only by subscription. “What it is, it's a new library card exclusive to businesses,” Harris said, adding that the program consolidates business research resources and provides complimentary meeting-room use…

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