SMARTstartIn the News
2021
Dade City Hot Sauce Co. A Hit With People Who Like It Hot
September 26, 2021
Patch
It was already a hit at eateries in Dade City, Zephyrhills and Lutz, but now word of Rhino Smash Sauce Co.'s spicy hot concoctions is spreading throughout Tampa Bay.
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Hardware company investing $7.5 million at business industrial park
September 14, 2021
Laker Lutz News
Harney Hardware, a logistics and distribution company, is setting up shop at ComPark 75, off Wesley Chapel Boulevard, according to a news release from the Pasco Economic Development Council Inc.
The company is investing $7.5 million in a 45,000-square-foot facility.
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Pasco’s ComPark 75 will be site for hardware company’s distribution center
September 10, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
Harney Hardware, a commercial door and bathroom hardware supplier, has announced its plan to invest $7.5 million in a new logistics and distribution facility at ComPark 75, located south of Wesley Chapel Boulevard near Interstate 75.
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Report: Zephyrhills airport area seen as fertile ground for Pasco economic development
September 7, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
A new regional study indicates creating an aviation cluster in Pasco County could result in 10,000 direct and indirect new jobs.
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Pasco EDC Wins SEDC Best Of Show Award For Meet, Live, Work, And Play Video
September 7, 2021
The Free Press
The Pasco Economic Development Council has announced winning the Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Best of Show in large class award for the Pasco County: Meet, Live, Work, and Play on Florida’s Sports Coast video.
(Read Full Article)EDC looks to change gears by restoring relationship with county
August 27, 2021
Business Observer
Pasco Economic Development Council President and CEO Bill Cronin, for one, says one potential issue is whether state officials, through the Department of Economic Opportunity — Florida's EDC — will continue identifying Sarasota as a contact for economic development leads.
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Harney Hardware leaving Hillsborough County to build new facility in Wesley Chapel
August 24, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Harney Hardware is leaving Hillsborough County for Pasco County, where it plans to invest $7.5 million in a new facility. The Pasco Economic Development Council on Tuesday announced Harney Hardware's plans.
(Read Full Article)Pasco’s economy still growing, EDC chief says
August 24, 2021
Suncoast News
Pasco’s economic development efforts are still moving forward despite the COVID pandemic, according to Bill Cronin
(Read Full Article)Zephyrhills keeps busy — with lots of irons in the fire
August 18, 2021
Laker Lutz News
The City of Zephyrhills is involved in numerous initiatives, and City Manager Billy Poe recently updated the city’s elected leaders on what’s happening on numerous fronts.
(Read Full Article)Moffitt becoming more involved at Pasco EDC
August 3, 2021
Laker Lutz News
The Pasco Economic Development Council has announced that Merritt Martin, chief of staff to the CEO, external relations for Moffitt, has joined the Pasco EDC’s policy council.
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