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Concrete plant signals renewed industrial development in rural east Pasco
May 28, 2019 - Concrete is replacing cypress as an economic engine in rural east Pasco. Land that was once home to the Cummer saw mill is poised to become a 25-acre precast concrete plant as part of a new industrial park in Lacoochee. 

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Pasco blooming with business
April 30, 2019 - Pasco Economic Development Council Vice President Juawana Williams delivered the Pasco EDC’s quarterly report to the Board of Commissioners during their April 23 meeting.

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Economic incentive program pays dividends
April 16, 2019 - Pasco Office of Economic Growth Manager David Engel gave an update on the program’s achievements since its inception in 2015. County realizes $100 for every $1, official says. 

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Medical device maker wakes up a bedroom community
March 15, 2019 - Say goodbye to the era of Pasco County being one big “bedroom community” that supplies workers to companies in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater. 

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Sen. Wilton Simpson wants $30 million event center for his home county of Pasco
March 11, 2019 - Sen. Simpson and Rep. Amber Mariano, R-Hudson, are seeking a multimillion-dollar appropriation in the 2020 state budget for a "Pasco Events Center.'' Simpson asked for $3 million for initial design and other work. Mariano put in for $10 million.

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Medical device maker gets warm welcome to neighborhood
February 15, 2019 - Pasco County has reeled in another big manufacturing company. A new master-planned community in Pasco County has gotten its first resident, and it’s not who you might expect.

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Matching up employer needs with workforce supply
February 13, 2019 - The Pasco Economic Development Council Inc., has launched a three-year pilot program aimed at helping employers meet their workforce needs.

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‘Facts are facts,’ economic expert says
February 13, 2019 - Economic expert John B. Jung delivered a talk called ‘Facts are Stubborn Things’ during the Pasco Economic Development Council’s 2019 Economic Forecast Luncheon at Hyatt Place Tampa/Wesley Chapel. 

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TouchPoint Medical’s headquarters to open in 2020
February 13, 2019 - Construction began last week on TouchPoint Medical Inc.’s global headquarters on South Branch Boulevard in The Preserve, a new residential community off State Road 54, west of the Suncoast Parkway.

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