SMARTstartIn the News
2021
Pasco County celebrates economic successes
June 1, 2021
Laker Lutz News
Despite unanticipated challenges of the COVID-19 crisis, Pasco County still had much to celebrate in terms of growth, tourism and economic development.
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Pasco officials debate what should come first: businesses or housing
May 29, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
While Pasco County has long tried to shed its image as a bedroom community for the counties to its south, it now confronts a variation on the timeless dilemma: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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May 11, 2021
Laker Lutz News
As Pasco County businesses and individuals look to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is continuing to provide wide-ranging resources and guidance.
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Pasco EDC & Experience Florida’s Sports Coast Team Up! For Joint Economic Celebration
May 7, 2021
Tampa Free Press
Experience Florida’s Sports Coast (FSC), the destination marketing organization for Pasco County, and Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) hosted their first-ever joint event, Team Up!, on May 6th at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel.
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Developer buys 165 acres along I-75 in Pasco for million-square-foot industrial project
May 6, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
A Jacksonville developer that's active in the Tampa Bay industrial market has closed a major land deal in Pasco County, where a 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse development is planned.
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Lanky Lassie’s Shortbread Shoppe in Dade City Grand Opening
May 6, 2021
ABC Action News
Grand opening Lanky Lassie’s Shortbread Shoppe will be this Saturday, May 7th in the historic downtown Dade City, FL. The Ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 9 am with events happening through the day until 5 pm and followed through Saturday 9am-5pm.
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More tax money targeted to Moffitt Cancer Center
May 4, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
A tax package approved Friday by Florida lawmakers is expected to lead to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center receiving millions of additional dollars each year.
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Leaders tour new research center site
May 4, 2021
Laker Lutz News
Leaders from Moffitt Cancer Center, Lennar, and Metro Development Group recently toured the Central Pasco site that is planned to become home to a massive research and innovation district — as well as to one of the West Central Florida region’s newest live-work-play communities.
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Local company is expanding with 100,000-square-foot building
May 4, 2021
Laker Lutz News
A new 100,000-square-foot building, representing an $8 million investment in Pasco County, is being built in Compark 75 — just off Wesley Chapel Boulevard.
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Moffitt CEO sets foot on the future site of Pasco campus, shares ongoing plans
April 29, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
For the first time, Moffitt Cancer Center CEO Dr. Patrick Hwu set foot on the 775-acre site in Land O' Lakes, where the center will build its massive research hub.
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