In the News

2023

After Amazon retreat, Sunlake business center in Pasco is repositioned as flex space
November 3, 2023
Tampa Bay Business Journal

A poster child of the Great Recession impact, the prime site envisioned for years as a sprawling corporate campus of T. Rowe Price is now 360,000 square feet of finished flex space.

Economic developers find new cooperation, especially in seeking foreign direct investment
November 3, 2023
Tampa Bay Business Journal

With so many county-based and local economic development organizations around the Tampa Bay region, results have suffered in the past from silos and fiefdoms.

While there are still overlapping redundancies, there's a new understanding of the importance of how organizations can work together, said Craig Richard, CEO of the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council.

Bauducco Foods to locate in Pasco County
November 2, 2023
Spot On Florida

The Pasco Economic Development Council, FloridaCommerce, the city of Zephyrhills, and Pasco Board of County Commissioners have welcomed Bauducco Foods to Pasco County.

New website tool focuses on helping employers, job seekers
October 31, 2023
Laker Lutz News

The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) recently added new features on workforceCONNECTpasco.com.

The new ConnectOPP tool allows employers to help bridge the gap between employers and job seekers, according to a Pasco EDC news release.

Zephyrhills can soon add cookies and cakes to its claims to fame
October 26, 2023
Tampa Bay Times

Move over bottled water and Sky Dive City because the city of Zephyrhills has a new product to pitch, panettone.

The moist holiday cake made with candied fruit and raisins is among the products produced by Bauducco, a company that snagged a $4.4 million economic incentive package from Pasco County on Tuesday. The company, which is based in Brazil, plans to build a new factory on a 72.5-acre site at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Chancey Road near the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport.

Zephyrhills can soon add cookies and cakes to its claims to fame
October 26, 2023
Florida Trend

Move over bottled water and Sky Dive City because the city of Zephyrhills has a new product to pitch, panettone. The moist holiday cake made with candied fruit and raisins is among the products produced by Bauducco, a company that snagged a $4.4 million economic incentive package from Pasco County on Tuesday.

Brazilian food manufacturer invests $200M to build warehouse on Pasco County site
October 26, 2023
Fox 13 News

A Brazilian food manufacturer will soon call the Tampa Bay area home. 

Bauducco Foods recently purchased 72 acres of the Zephyrhills Municipal Airport Industrial Park. The property is a part of a Pasco EDC program. The manufacturer, known for its panettones and biscuits, plans to invest $200 million into building a 400,000-square-foot facility that would create 600 jobs. 

Brazilian food company in discussion to build Zephyrhills factory, create 600 jobs
October 26, 2023
Bay News 9

A Brazilian food manufacturer has plans to build a $200-million dollar facility in Zephyrhills.

The company, Bauducco Foods, which specializes in biscuits, wafers and bread, would bring about 600 jobs to the area.

Zephyrhills wins $200 million food production facility
October 26, 2023
Tampa Bay Business Journal

A Brazilian food manufacturer is planning to build a $200 million facility in Zephyrhills, where it will create 600 jobs.

Global Tampa Bay concludes trade mission
October 20, 2023
Tampa Bay Newspapers

Global Tampa Bay business leaders and five Tampa Bay companies have returned from a four-day trade mission to the Dominican Republic, Florida’s fourth leading destination for merchandising exports.

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