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2021
Insurance Broker Ensurem to Bring 200 Jobs to Pasco County
January 14, 2021
Trade & Industry Development
The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is pleased to welcome Ensurem to the county. Ensurem 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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Clearwater firm expands into Pasco County, will bring 200 employees
January 12, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Insurance brokerage firm Ensurem has opened a new office in Pasco County that will be home to 200 employees. The Clearwater-based firm invested $500,000 in tenant improvements and office equipment to upgrade and convert 10,000 square feet of vacant retail space off U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey.
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Food advisory council members named
December 22, 2020
Laker Lutz News
The Pasco County Commission has appointed four new members to the Food Policy Advisory Council. The action came during the board’s Nov. 17 meeting. New members are Caitlyn Peacock and Dan Mitchell, both at-large; Sanithpriya Pedamella, a certified nutritionist; and Andrea Figart, a Farmers’ Market representative.
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875-New Jobs Coming to Pasco County
December 21, 2020
Tampa Free Press
Santander Consumer USA is investing $22 million, locating in over 115,000 square feet of converted retail space, and bringing new jobs to the county. “I am thrilled to welcome Santander to Pasco County and am looking forward to all of the great jobs they are bringing,” said Pasco County Commissioner Kathryn Starkey. “This is a huge economic development win and I am happy we are able to offer local incentives to assist in recruitment.”
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Santander will bring 875 jobs to Pasco
December 15, 2020
Laker Lutz News
Pasco County scored two big wins last week. First, it sealed a deal with Santander Consumer USA to set up shop in the county, and to create 875 new job opportunities in Pasco. Second, it found a way to give new life to a vacant building, at a prominent spot.
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Santander Consumer USA Bringing 875 Jobs To Florida
December 15, 2020
Business Facilities
Santander Consumer USA Inc. will invest approximately $22 million to upgrade and convert existing retail space to customer contact operations in Pasco County, FL. The financial services company will create 875 new jobs over the next five years, with salaries exceeding 115% of the average county wage.
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Santander Consumer USA to bring 875 Jobs to Pasco County
December 14, 2020
Nature Coaster
The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is pleased to welcome Santander Consumer USA Inc. (Santander) to the county. Santander is investing a minimum of $12 million of the approximate $22 million in tenant improvements and business personal property to upgrade and convert existing retail space off State Road 54 near the Suncoast Parkway.
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Company Moving Into Old Target in Pasco County, Will Add 875 Jobs
December 9, 2020
Bay News 9
A total of 875 jobs are coming to Pasco County. Santander Consumer USA is moving into the old Target building on State Road 54 near the Suncoast Parkway. “It’s a big win in several different ways,” said Bill Cronin, President of The Pasco County Economic Development Council.
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Company Moving Into Old Target in Pasco County, Will Add 875 Jobs
December 9, 2020
Spectrum News 13
A total of 875 jobs are coming to Pasco County. Santander Consumer USA is moving into the old Target building on State Road 54 near the Suncoast Parkway. “It’s a big win in several different ways,” said Bill Cronin, President of The Pasco County Economic Development Council.
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Pasco commissioners approve $2 million in incentives for finance company to move to Odessa
December 9, 2020
Tampa Bay Times
The Pasco County Commission approved a $2 million economic development incentive package Tuesday for Dallas-based Santander Consumer USA, an auto financing company which plans to renovate a portion of the former Target store on State Road 54 at the Suncoast Parkway.
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