SMARTstartIn the News
2021
Back To The Future Networking Festival
August 3, 2021
Patch
The Pasco Economic Development Council will host a Back to the Future Networking Festival Sept. 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Edison Suncoast, 1785 Northpointe Parkway Lutz.
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Lanky Lassie’s Shortbreads shine in downtown Dade City
July 30, 2021
ABC Action News
Mary Katherine Saughter is a natural when it comes to selling her shortbreads at Lanky Lassie's Shortbread in Dade City.
She's had some time to perfect her great-grandmother's recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation.
(Read Full Article)Learn about hiring and building teams
July 20, 2021
Laker Lutz News
Learn more about the ins and outs of hiring and building a team through a free program offered by Pasco Economic Development Council Inc.’s SMARTStart program.
(Read Full Article)Window on Pasco
July 7, 2021
Suncoast News
SouthState Bank has donated $5,000 to the Microloan Program, bringing its overall contribution to the Pasco Economic Development Council to $40,000 to support small businesses in Pasco County.
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Marketing staff expanded
July 6, 2021
Laker Lutz News
Holly McDowall has joined the Pasco Economic Development Council Inc., as the economic development organization’s new marketing coordinator.
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Pasco growth leads way to gas expansion
July 1, 2021
Tampa Bay Business & Wealth
One of the fastest growing areas in the greater Tampa Bay region, Pasco County, features a unique blend of undeveloped, open spaces in close proximity to the modern, vibrant communities that makes it a great location to live, visit and do business.
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Pasco helps locals deal on international stage
June 24, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
When people think about economic development offices, they usually imagine overseas trade trips, tax credits and the occasional press release touting a new company complete with foggy economic outlooks.
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From citrus groves to circuit boards, Pasco County, Florida is on the rise and not slowing down now
June 18, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Long past is the sleepy community made up of deep-sea fisherman and Northern retirees looking for eternal sunshine. The dominant citrus industry, from which the county seat was born, used to stretch for miles along the bustling U.S.98 corridor.
(Read Full Article)Pandemic not slowing new businesses from opening along Land O’ Lakes Boulevard
June 11, 2021
ABC Action News
The pandemic has not stopped new businesses from opening in Land O’ Lakes. Aroma Joe's Coffee House opened its doors in Land O’ Lakes a year ago during the peak of the pandemic.
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Controversial Pasco land use changes find accord with their opponents
June 9, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
Twice in the last few weeks, Pasco County’s Planning Commission heard details on controversial land use changes and recommended that the County Commission deny those applications. But this week, when the cases came up for a final decision, the County Commission voted unanimous approval. In each case, the turnaround was a flurry of negotiations between the applicants and their opponents prior to Tuesday’s commission meeting.
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