Thanks to Flagler County incentives, Discovery World Furniture to move to US 1

The 250,000-square-foot assembly facility is hiring.

By Brian McMillan
| 5:49 p.m. September 2, 2019

Helga van Eckert, Flagler County's executive director of economic development, and Anthony Lupo, CEO of Discovery World Furniture. Photo by Brian McMillan

Palm Coast Observer
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Anthony Lupo, CEO of Discovery World Furniture, announced on WNZF’s “Free For All Friday” that he is building a 250,000-square-foot facility on U.S. 1 in south Flagler County.

Sanford-based Discovery World Furniture, formerly known only as Project Columbus, was awarded $680,000 in Flagler County tax incentives over 10 years. It builds children’s furniture and sells it to major retailers, including Amazon, Costco, Sam’s, and Badcock & More.

Helga van Eckert, the county’s executive director of economic development, was instrumental in helping to land the company.

“There’s no way it would have happened if it wasn’t for what Flagler County did for us,” Lupo said.

To apply for an assembly job, email [email protected].

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Brian McMillan

Brian McMillan and his wife, Hailey, bought the Observer in 2023. Before taking on his role as publisher, Brian was the editor from 2010 to 2022, winning numerous awards for his column writing, photography and journalism, from the Florida Press Association.