SMARTstartIn the News
2021
Life Sciences Companies Growing in a Pandemic-Induced Depression
January 29, 2021
BioSpace
Florida’s job economy is getting a particularly big boost over the next 10 years or so. The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center is one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers. It’s ranked #11 on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals for Cancer last year. And it’s struck up a deal this week to grow even more in Pasco County, Florida.
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Moffitt Cancer Center To Begin 775-Acre Campus, to Employ Thousands
January 28, 2021
Trade & Industry Development
Moffitt Cancer Center will create 1.4 million square feet of research lab/office, light industrial/manufacturing, general office, and clinical building space on a 775-acre campus in Pasco County, FL. The expanded clinical and research facilities will accommodate Moffitt’s growth in the Tampa Bay region of complementary third-party research, product manufacturing, clinical providers, and conferencing facilities.
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It’s A Done Deal; Moffitt Cancer Center Is Coming To Pasco County
January 28, 2021
Patch
After more than a year of negotiations, the Pasco County Commission and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute has finalized an agreement to build a 775-acre Moffitt campus in Pasco County, bringing 14,400 new jobs to the area.
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Pasco welcomes Moffitt Cancer Center
January 27, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
Pasco County sealed a deal with Moffitt Cancer Center on Tuesday, approving a $25-million incentive package and financing to build a Sunlake Boulevard extension and other infrastructure needed to provide access and utilities to Moffitt’s 775-acre central Pasco site.
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Moffitt Cancer Center Announces First Phase of 775-Acre Campus Project in Pasco County
January 26, 2021
Florida Trend
In a project that is expected to support more than 14,500 jobs in the region, the plans for the campus have released. “The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) and Pasco County are thrilled to welcome Moffitt Cancer Center (Moffitt) to the county, ” said the Pasco EDC in a statement.
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Moffitt unveils plans for massive Pasco County research and innovation campus
January 26, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Moffitt Cancer Center has unveiled the first phase of its campus that will transform part of a major mixed-use development in Pasco County into a massive research and corporate hub.
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Moffitt Cancer Center To Begin 775-Acre Campus In Florida
January 26, 2021
Business Facilities
Moffitt Cancer Center will create 1.4 million square feet of research lab/office, light industrial/manufacturing, general office, and clinical building space on a 775-acre campus in Pasco County, FL. The expanded clinical and research facilities will accommodate Moffitt’s growth in the Tampa Bay region of complementary third-party research, product manufacturing, clinical providers, and conferencing facilities.
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Ensurem bringing 200 Jobs to Pasco County
January 19, 2021
The Capitolist
One of Tampa Bay’s fastest-growing companies is opening up shop in Pasco County. Ensurem, an insurance broker and technology provider, is investing $500,000 in tenant improvements and office equipment to upgrade and convert 10,000 square feet of existing retail space off U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey. At full capacity, the facility will be home to 200 employees with salaries exceeding 156 percent of the average county wage.
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Fast-growing tech insurance firm expands, plans 200 jobs
January 18, 2021
Business Observer
Ensurem, an insurance broker, insuretech firm and multicarrier insurance brokerage that helps those in or approaching retirement optimize their health care spending, plans to open a major operation in Port Richey.
(Read Full Article)Former Pasco retail plaza converted to insurance broker
January 16, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
The Piers Plaza, just north of the Gulfview Square Mall on U.S. 19, is now the home of Ensurem, an insurance broker and technology provider which has converted 10,000 square foot of the former retail space for the operation.
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