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2023
Power 100: Meet Tampa Bay’s most influential leaders of 2023
February 9, 2023
Tampa Bay Business Journal
The Tampa Bay Business Journal has named the 2023 Power 100, a guide to the region’s most influential business leaders.
... (Read Full Article)
PASCO COUNTY Moffitt Cancer Center breaks ground on massive Pasco County campus
January 20, 2023
WFLA
It was a historic day in the battle against cancer in Florida, as Moffitt Cancer Center broke ground on its... (Read Full Article)
New Moffitt Cancer Center campus to bring more than just a hospital in Pasco
January 20, 2023
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Linda Shotsberger’s fight started off in the new year when she saw something that didn’t look... (Read Full Article)
Moffitt Cancer Center breaks ground on new Pasco County campus, the largest expansion in history
January 20, 2023
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Moffitt Cancer Center's planned 775-acre campus has hit a new milestone. President and CEO Patrick Hwu, former Florida... (Read Full Article)
2022
Gary Plastic Packaging moving from the Bronx to Florida
December 9, 2022
Plastics News
New York City-based injection and blow molder Gary Plastic PackagingCorp. plans to pull up stakes from the Bronx and head... (Read Full Article)
PLASTICS COMPANY TO ADD MORE THAN 500 JOBS IN FLORIDA
December 8, 2022
WhatJobs? News
More than 500 employees will soon be recruited by a plastics company which is
expanding Pasco County’s manufacturing presence... (Read Full Article)
Pasco commissioners approve deal to moveplastics manufacturer from New York
December 6, 2022
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Pasco County Commissioners have approved anincentive deal to entice a New York plasticsmanufacturer to relocate from the Bronx.
Commissioners on... (Read Full Article)
Pasco leaders provide $1M in incentives to lure NY plastic manufacturer
December 6, 2022
Business Observer
A New York packaging company is moving to Pasco County and creating about 555 jobs in the process.
Gary Plastic Packaging... (Read Full Article)
Pasco’s ‘Ready Sites’ program is attracting companies
December 6, 2022
Laker Lutz News
Pasco County continues to attract manufacturers seeking a place to set up shop, and is headinginto a new fiscal year... (Read Full Article)
SMARTstart celebrates 10 years of helping budding entrepreneurs
December 6, 2022
The Suncoast News
A decade ago, the Pasco County Economic Development Council received some seed funding from the Florida High Tech Corridor that... (Read Full Article)