SMARTstartIn the News
2019
Medical device maker wakes up a bedroom community
March 15, 2019
Business Observer
Say goodbye to the era of Pasco County being one big “bedroom community” that supplies workers to companies in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater.
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Sen. Wilton Simpson wants $30 million event center for his home county of Pasco
March 11, 2019
Tampa Bay Times
Sen. Simpson and Rep. Amber Mariano, R-Hudson, are seeking a multimillion-dollar appropriation in the 2020 state budget for a "Pasco Events Center.'' Simpson asked for $3 million for initial design and other work. Mariano put in for $10 million.
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Medical device maker gets warm welcome to neighborhood
February 15, 2019
Business Observer
Pasco County has reeled in another big manufacturing company. A new master-planned community in Pasco County has gotten its first resident, and it’s not who you might expect.
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Matching up employer needs with workforce supply
February 13, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
The Pasco Economic Development Council Inc., has launched a three-year pilot program aimed at helping employers meet their workforce needs.
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‘Facts are facts,’ economic expert says
February 13, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
Economic expert John B. Jung delivered a talk called ‘Facts are Stubborn Things’ during the Pasco Economic Development Council’s 2019 Economic Forecast Luncheon at Hyatt Place Tampa/Wesley Chapel.
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TouchPoint Medical’s headquarters to open in 2020
February 13, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
Construction began last week on TouchPoint Medical Inc.’s global headquarters on South Branch Boulevard in The Preserve, a new residential community off State Road 54, west of the Suncoast Parkway.
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New industry plans target State Road 52 corridor in Pasco County
February 11, 2019
Tampa Bay Times
New industry could replace orange traffic barrels as the top commodity on a stretch of State Road 52 in central Pasco County.
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TouchPoint Medical breaks ground for world headquarters in Pasco
February 8, 2019
The Suncoast News
Brian McNeill, CEO of TouchPoint Inc., hailed the groundbreaking of TouchPoint Medical’s global headquarters, which will be off State Road 54, just west of the Suncoast Parkway, as a “big and beautiful day.”
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Medical tech firm breaks ground on $24M global HQ in Pasco County
February 7, 2019
Tampa Bay Business Journal
The medical technology firm broke ground on its new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Pasco County.
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Building a foundation for economic growth
January 9, 2019
The Laker/Lutz News
Bill Cronin, the president/CEO of Pasco Economic Development Council Inc., has no shortage of ideas when it comes to pursuing ways to strengthen Pasco County’s economy.
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