City of DeBary
Economic Development

  

 
The City of DeBary is the gateway to southwestern Volusia County, with direct access to I-4 and U.S. Highway 17/92. DeBary serves as a corridor between the cities of Orlando, Sanford and Daytona Beach.

DeBary’s Economic Development Advisory Committee has completed an analysis of the City’s economic development assets and has created a marketing strategy to attract new industrial employers.

To further stimulate the local business climate, the City Council has established an Opportunity Fund to entice new industrial jobs and to help existing employers with their expansion programs. The Mayor and City Council actively encourage new industry to locate in DeBary.

DeBary enjoys the lowest ad valorem tax rate (3.0) in the County of Volusia. The City contracts for public works, police, fire, growth management, animal control, and other services, which keeps costs low while providing a high level of service. The City government has amassed impressive financial reserves in its ten-year history.

For more information about incentives or information that will assist you in expanding or relocating your business to the City of DeBary, please contact the City Manager at (386) 668-2040 or online at mcourson@debary.org.

Volusia County also offers business incentives. You may contact Richard Michael, Director of the County of Volusia Department of Economic Development at rmichael@co.volusia.fl.us.

Please visit the link on this page entitled “DeBary Business Data” which is a comprehensive list of local businesses. If additions or deletions need to be made to this list, please email these changes to Business@debary.org.

You will find that our City is committed to increasing value-added employment by supporting quality development through the expansion of current industry and the re-location of new industry to the City.
 

   City Demographics
Census Information

DeBary Business Data

Business Data (spreadsheet)

Economic Development
Strategic Plan

Opportunity Fund


 

Economic Development Strategic Plan

Economic Development Strategy
Analysis
Background Information
Business Recruitment Targets
Key Findings

Opportunity Fund


The City has created an Economic Opportunity Fund for the purpose of bringing new value-added jobs into the City. Value-added jobs are certain manufacturing and industrial jobs that pay at least 115% of the most recently available “Average Annual Salary for Volusia County” as determined by the Office of the Governor. Formal agreements are submitted to the DeBary Economic Development Advisory Committee for a recommendation to the City Council for approval. The City Manager monitors the project at least annually and will require such documentation as may be necessary to confirm compliance with the targeted hiring goals and determine the economic impact of the project.