SMARTstartIn the News
2019
Pasco County: New company investments, new jobs
September 3, 2019
Tampa Bay Times
A new drug company will create 30 new jobs. And the nearly 70-year-old Phillips & Jordan, Inc., plans a $15 million regional headquarters
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Commercial kitchen incubator to open in East Pasco
July 10, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
An incubator commercial kitchen is expected to begin operating in September at 15029 14th St., in Dade City.
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Pasco company planning to expand
June 25, 2019
The Suncoast News
A company that makes power supply solutions for military, commercial, industrial and custom uses is planning to expand its production capacity and add jobs.
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AJ’s Power Source, Inc. to Expand its Operations in Pasco County, Florida
June 19, 2019
Florida Trend
AJ’s Power Source, Inc. (AJPS) will create 20 new jobs in Pasco County. Although they can fit the new positions in their current facility, AJPS is considering eventually purchasing 2.6 acres of land from Pasco County in order to expand their current facility.
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New brewery coming to Wesley Chapel
June 12, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
A new brewery, restaurant and beer garden will be setting up shop at a former fitness facility in Wesley Chapel — with an expected opening in the first quarter of 2020.
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Brew Bus Brewing expanding to Pasco County
June 3, 2019
Tampa Bay Times
Joe Redner's Brew Bus Brewing has paid $3.9 million for a 34,000-square-foot former athletic club on State Road 56 in Pasco County, according to property records, with plans to open a craft beer microbrewery, beer garden, restaurant and event space.
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Concrete plant signals renewed industrial development in rural east Pasco
May 28, 2019
Tampa Bay Times
Concrete is replacing cypress as an economic engine in rural east Pasco. Land that was once home to the Cummer saw mill is poised to become a 25-acre precast concrete plant as part of a new industrial park in Lacoochee.
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Pasco blooming with business
April 30, 2019
The Suncoast News
Pasco Economic Development Council Vice President Juawana Williams delivered the Pasco EDC’s quarterly report to the Board of Commissioners during their April 23 meeting.
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April 24, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
When Pasco County spends money from its Jobs and Economic Opportunity Trust Fund, it’s getting a healthy return on investment, according to David Engel, manager of the Pasco County Office of Economic Growth.
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Economic incentive program pays dividends
April 16, 2019
The Suncoast News
Pasco Office of Economic Growth Manager David Engel gave an update on the program’s achievements since its inception in 2015. County realizes $100 for every $1, official says.
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