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2025
Duke Energy awards $255,000 in economic development grants to support Florida’s competitiveness
August 14, 2025
Citrus County Chronicle
Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation awarded $255,000 to 20 organizations focused on attracting businesses to the state, supporting Florida’s economy and developing workforce talent.
In the past five years, Duke Energy and Duke Energy Foundation have provided $1.98 million in grants to organizations in Florida in support of economic development.
(Read Full Article)UK defense tech startup expands in Pasco with first US-based operations
August 12, 2025
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Smytec Inc., a United Kingdom-based defense technology startup specializing in advanced forensic imaging, has officially launched its first U.S. operations and chose Pasco County.
(Read Full Article)UK defense tech firm opens in Pasco County
August 12, 2025
Business Observer
A U.K.-based defense technology company looking to launch its U.S. operations has chosen Wesley Chapel to be its first American home, according to the Pasco Economic Development Council.
(Read Full Article)UK defense tech firm opens in Pasco County
August 11, 2025
Laker Lutz News
A forensic science tech firm decided to launch U.S. operations in Wesley Chapel, and the Pasco Economic Development Council has its fingerprints all over it.
(Read Full Article)Smytec, Inc. Expands American Presence In Florida
August 7, 2025
Business Facilities
Smytec, Inc., an England-based firm specializing in advanced forensic imaging technologies for crime scene investigators, is expanding into Pasco County, Florida. The company’s product, BlindSite Scene (BlindSite), was developed to assist in capturing and analyzing crime scene evidence.
(Read Full Article)United Kingdom Defense Company Opens Pasco County Location
August 6, 2025
What's What New Port Richey
Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is thrilled
to welcome Smytec, Inc. (Smytec) to Pasco County, Florida. Smytec specializes in advanced forensic imaging technologies that empower crime scene investigators with innovative, non-contact solutions.
Pasco turns sewage into gold with new fertilizer plant
July 21, 2025
The Suncoast News
The FloridaGreen biosolids-to-fertilizer facility is a “breakthrough in sustainable fertilizer production and resource reuse,” according to Dustin Smith, chief executive officer of Florida Green and Merrell Bros, Inc. Florida, the state branch of Merrell, which is based in Kokomo, Indiana.
(Read Full Article)Pasco boom has meant construction projects galore
July 7, 2025
Tampa Beacon
The county has been expanding for decades, and it’s no secret the boom is probably here to stay.
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Pasco EDC Honored with Two Innovation in Marketing Awards
June 20, 2025
What's What New Port Richey
Pasco Economic Development Council is honored to announce it received two Innovation in Marketing Awards from the Florida Economic Development Council at the annual conference in Port Charlotte
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Pasco EDC wins awards
June 20, 2025
Laker Lutz News
Pasco Economic Development Council received two Innovation in Marketing Awards from the Florida Economic Development Council.
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