SMARTstartIn the News
2019
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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Ten years later, T.Rowe Price land could lure new jobs to Pasco
January 8, 2019
Tampa Bay Times
LUTZ — Property once targeted for a T. Rowe Price office campus again is being considered for an employment center in central Pasco County.
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The shipping news: Brewery welcomed with open arms abroad
December 14, 2018
Business Observer
Will Chileans drink American craft beer made some 4,300 miles away from their South American homes? A Tampa Bay area brewery is about to find out.
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Pall Aeropower expands in Pasco County
December 11, 2018
Tampa Bay Times
One of Pasco County's largest private employers is expanding.
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International business increasing in Pasco
November 28, 2018
The Laker/Lutz News
Pasco County has been making strides in the arena of international trade, and Pasco County Commissioner Kathryn Starkey provided a briefing on the topic at a recent North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
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Recent Chile trade mission an example of Bay area counties pooling resources to collaborate.
November 23, 2018
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Earlier this month, businesses in Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough counties were offered the chance to participate in the latest international trade mission to Santiago, Chile offered through Global Tampa Bay.
(Read Full Article)Global Tampa Bay Sales Mission to Chile Yields More Than $3 Million in Projected Economic Activity
November 15, 2018
Tampa Bay News Wire
Global Tampa Bay announced today that the participating companies in October’s export sales mission to Santiago, Chile have projected future sales and economic activity of approximately $3.35 million as a result of the trip.
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Five questions with Tampa Bay area economic development leaders
October 28, 2018
Tampa Bay Business Journal
What are your community’s top selling points? What are your community’s biggest challenges facing the region’s economy?
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