HOLLY HILL — Synergy Billing is working to develop the first phase of a planned headquarters campus on the site of the old Holly Hill Middle School that it hopes to move into by year's end, but that's too long of a wait for company, which has outgrown its 9,000-square-foot leased office space in Daytona Beach.

In a Dec. 10 editorial, "Job growth must produce higher wages," The NewsJournal correctly pointed out that job growth alone is not enough to propel Volusia County to the greatness it can achieve. It is encouraging that job growth is on the rise, but how can we reach our potential if we cannot solve the wage gap and the lack of diversification in our economy?