2013-2014
FISCAL YEAR REPORT
Room to Grow in Tampa Bay
Reflecting On
A HALF DECADE OF PROGRESS
What Will We Make of Our Opportunities?
$712,916,180 Capital Investment
Could the next ten years be the most exciting economic development period in Pasco County’s history? Consider the evidence. All along State Road 54/56, major developers have put stakes in the ground, for millions of square feet and dirt is flying.
954
small business owners assisted through the Pasco Enterprise Network
In East Pasco, a new freeway interchange is being engineered, and whole new communities are being master planned. Can Pasco County support potentially explosive growth?
LEX SMITH Board Chairman
The Penny for Pasco will provide an estimated $45 million for job creation. New funds from gas taxes will provide another $80 million for roads, and Pasco County still has hotel tax revenues that can be budgeted for tourism. This is an unprecedented level of financial horsepower. Last year, County Commissioners made a commitment to become the premier county in Florida. At Pasco EDC we are prepared to help find this point on the horizon, draw the route to arrive there, and help drive the bus. Let’s get on it.
COMING SOON...
$45+
million for Economic Development
We All Have a Lot to be Proud of. Seems like only a few months ago I stepped off a plane from Phoenix to lead a change process that had been initiated by the Pasco EDC board. Now, five years later, it’s time to take a breath and recap our progress.
JOHN HAGEN, CEcD President/CEO
803,589 s.f. of New Construction
First, Pasco EDC’s innovative community marketing has exposed thousands of prospective employers to the benefits of a Pasco location. It has generated a growing pipeline of prospective employers and created thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in new investment. Second, the encouragement of public-private cooperation on development issues has resulted in a more competitive business climate. Third, a commitment to small and start-up businesses has energized local entrepreneurs. Hundreds of businesses have been assisted and we have garnered a reputation for creative, progressive leadership. We have moved down the path quite a way; our report provides the details. Yet, we have miles to go. It promises to be an exciting journey. Join us!
3,000 2,500
2,718
New Jobs Created Over 5 Years
2,000 1,500 1,000
827,503 s.f. Vacancy Absorption
500 0
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
"Having the support of a strong and well organized Economic Development Council is important for companies like Seaway, as well as for start-up enterprises and existing companies wishing to relocate to Pasco County.” -Tim Smock, CEO, Seaway Plastics Engineering, Inc.
Investing The
PENNY FOR PASCO
$45 MILLION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Revenue from the Penny for Pasco renewal, overwhelmingly approved by voters in 2012, begins flowing into County coffers in January 2015. Pasco EDC realized it had an unprecedented opportunity this year to help guide the economic development programming for the estimated $45 million available over the next decade.
Pasco EDC Executive Committee members outlined six principles for funding and program priorities.
► GENERAL FUND REPLACEMENT
Funds should be primarily used to help companies grow and create employment opportunities.
Current projects or programs should not be shifted to Penny for Pasco revenues.
► ALIGNMENT WITH PLANS
Funding decisions should align with County plans.
► LEVERAGE
Funds should be employed in ways that earn income, replenish themselves, and/or provide matching funds.
►
NEW OPPORTUNITIES
($7.5 Million): Incentives for new job creation
PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES
► ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Pasco EDC proposed that Penny for Pasco funds be allocated into five program areas:
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($21.7 Million): Business parks and buildings
►
► OPPORTUNITY ALLOCATION
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
($11.7 Million): Business incubation, loans, and investment funds
►
BRANDING/MARKETING
($3.7 Million): Business recruitment and international trade and investment
► WIDE PUBLIC BENEFIT
Funds should benefit as many local people as possible.
REAL ESTATE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
►
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
($400,000): Manufacturing apprenticeships
A portion of the funds should be left unallocated for unforeseen opportunities.
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE RETURNS TO PASCO An advisory service panel from the Urban Land Institute examined progress since 2008 and recommended future strategies. The panel issued a full report with comprehensive recommendations including:
TARGET INDUSTRIES
Focus on growing jobs in four sectors: » Small Business » Health and Medical » Ecotourism » Mixed-Use Development
COMPETITIVENESS
Improve permit processing, workforce training, education, and private sector collaboration
TRANSPORTATION
Increase funding for transportation, build public support for transit solutions, concentrate growth on 54/56 corridor, and pursue regional collaboration
QUALITY OF LIFE
Lead the redevelopment of the US 19 area; prioritize and fund needed community amenities
"Financing is no longer an obstacle…It's time to pursue the [Pasco] EDC menu to improve the local and regional economies.” - Tampa Bay Times, Editorial 04/18/2014
Highlighting
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
» Started, funded and implemented two
» Helped County make building
» Created new CEO Roundtable program » Recapitalized microloan program » Helped pass 5 cent local option gas tax » Worked with Pasco County to hold
» Worked with legislators to obtain
business incubators
mobility fee increases
» Helped develop Industry Certification
permit process improvements $10 million for convention/ performing arts center
» Helped secure location of a 150,000 s.f. hockey arena
» Developed marketing programs for
Training Center program
New Port Richey and Zephyrhills
» Helped implement manufacturing
training program with Pasco-Hernando State College
12TH ANNUAL NETFEST RECEIVES AWARD Pasco EDC received an award from the Florida Economic Development Council for its 12th Annual NetFest event. The event was held in April at Starkey Ranch in Odessa, Florida, with around 300 in attendance.
Competitiveness
TASK FORCE
The annual NetFest event was designed to provide an opportunity for business and community leaders to meet, get to know each other, talk informally about community business, and strengthen relationships, all the while enjoying some great barbecue and country music. Twenty-nine companies sponsored the event, bringing in $26,800 and exceeding this year's goal.
The Competitiveness Task Force, Chaired by Shelly Johnson of Shelly May Johnson, PA, helped spearhead the Urban Land Institute national panel visit to Pasco County. Another major task force initiative has been to work with Pasco County to hold ongoing roundtables with area builders and developers to make permit process improvements. The Task Force also turned its attention to the shortage of buildings and sites, which it expects to resolve utilizing Penny for Pasco funds.
Reflecting On Pasco EDC Programs
4,835
Estimated Total Job Impact over 5 Years
$700 Million+
Estimated Total Economic Impact Over 5 Years
A HALF DECADE OF PROGRESS
Marketing
TASK FORCE
The Marketing Task Force, Chaired by Angie Gardner, Wells Fargo, started planning a new Pasco Branding/Marketing Progam. The Task Force also helped create a new marketing plan for the City of Zephyrhills “Clearly Zephyrhills” campaign and helped launch the SMARTstart marketing campaign for Pasco EDC’s business incubators.
At the German American Chamber of Commerce on Tampa Bay Partnership Mission to Atlanta
"I enjoy participating on the Marketing Task Force, being involved, and offering support in all aspects of marketing Pasco County and the Pasco EDC.” - Dave Marshall, Batson-Cook Company
Awards for
MARKETING INNOVATION The Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC) presented three prestigious promotional and marketing awards to Pasco EDC at its annual conference. Awards included Best Email Campaign, Best Annual Report Design, and Best Special Event.
Summer Martin and John Hagen at the FEDC Awards
Since its launch a little more than two years ago, the weekly Monday Cup o’ News, a summary of stories about Pasco County business and economic development, has become Pasco EDC’s number one newsletter. Its subscription list has grown from 580 to nearly 1,300 subscribers. In the past four years, Pasco EDC has won nine state or national economic development awards.
Reflecting On
A HALF DECADE OF PROGRESS
9
Awards for Marketing & Economic Development
Social Media Growth 170 Followers (
178%)
618 Likes
( 54%)
3,084 Followers (
53%)
10,746 Total Views
Pictured: Pasco-Hernando State College Campus
Marketing
PASCO COUNTY
TELLING PASCO'S STORY This year, Pasco EDC continued its aggressive drive to promote Pasco County as the best location in Tampa Bay for corporate investment. Pasco EDC reached out to national site location consultants in Atlanta, Dallas, Las Vegas, and San Diego to communicate the benefits of a Pasco location. Attending industry trade shows, Pasco EDC created new relationships with industry leaders in financial and shared services and technology-related industries, and built new relationships through several business incubation associations. A few of the places Pasco EDC actively pursued business opportunities included:
SALES MISSIONS
» Tampa Bay Partnership Mission: Atlanta » Enterprise Florida Mission: Atlanta » Tampa Bay Partnership Mission: Dallas
TRADE SHOWS
» NAIOP Development Conference: San Diego » CORENET Global Conference: Las Vegas » NICSA Financial Services Conference: Miami » SSON Shared Services Conference: Orlando » Florida Business Incubation Association Conference
1,386
Subscribers
BRINGING THE STORY DIRECT TO YOUR INBOX The Monday Cup o' News started Pasco EDC's eNewsletter program, which over the last two years has expanded to include SMARTstart Events, Made in Pasco, and Launching Business newsletters. ENewsletters are an inexpensive, yet effective, way to tell Pasco's story!
MONDAY CUP O' NEWS
655
Subscribers
SMARTSTART EVENTS
420
Subscribers
MADE IN PASCO
2,290 Subscribers
LAUNCHING BUSINESS
Reflecting On
A HALF DECADE OF PR
The Zephyrhills Economic Development Coalition (ZEDC), an alliance of local business and community leaders, was formed in 2013. The ZEDC is coordinated by representatives from the Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce, Pasco EDC, Mainstreet Zephyrhills, and the City of Zephyrhills.
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Pasco EDC worked with the ZEDC to complete a community marketing plan. The plan included the creation of a new City brand, "Clearly Zephyrhills." Together, Pasco EDC and the ZEDC executed initial plan elements, including an open invitation to former President George H.W. Bush to skydive on his 95th birthday which received national attention.
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Clearly
Zephyrhills
Pasco EDC also collaborated with ZEDC on the production of a Zephyrhills Retail Market Report and a Zephyrhills Industrial/ Aviation Report. The choice for companies in these sectors is Clearly Zephyrhills.
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Targeting
MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES Since 2012, Pasco’s medical community has invested over $300 million in new facilities. In 2013, the Urban Land Institute Panel Report noted Pasco’s future population growth and recommended that 25% of business development efforts be directed to the health sector. Two companies that exemplify Pasco’s steady growth in the health sector are Rochester Electro-Medical in Land O' Lakes, a medical device manufacturer, and MedActive in Odessa, an oral pharmaceutical company. Combined, they increased their workforce to 60 employees, a 62% increase from the previous year. Both find Pasco’s lower business cost structure, highly-skilled workforce and pro-business environment the perfect combination to grow their businesses.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS COLLABORATE TO KEEP PASCO COMPANY
Retaining
BUSINESS
ROGRESS
Business Successes
by Industry
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MANUFACTURING
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Pasco EDC, City of New Port Richey, Pasco County, Duke Energy, Pasco County School Board, and CAP Realty collaborated to keep Applicant Insight, Inc. in New Port Richey.
Applicant Insight was set to “pack up and move out of Pasco
County.…Then a consortium of interests stepped in and made the save and in the process kept 109 jobs in New Port Richey.
”
~ Tampa Bay Business Journal
The result is that Applicant Insight, Inc. leased a 21,430-square-foot office, keeping 109 jobs, with plans to continue expanding. The average annual salary of Applicant Insight’s 109 employees is 125 percent of Pasco County’s median wage. To show its commitment and encourage Applicant Insight to stay in the city, New Port Richey officials agreed to make improvements around the building. This included repairing the road, working with Duke Energy to install necessary street lighting and trimming trees. The Police Department also initiated programs to ensure employee safety.
SERVICE
10
HEALTHCARE
9
TECHNOLOGY
6
DISTRIBUTION
2
FINANCE
1
EDUCATION
1
CONSTRUCTION
"We are thrilled by the level of support from the City of New Port Richey and Pasco County in their efforts to keep us local.” - Bon Idziak, CEO, Applicant Insight, Inc.
Growing
FROM WITHIN
CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE IN NEW PORT RICHEY The City of New Port Richey hired a new City Manager this year and established an Economic Development department, setting the stage for a bright future. Pasco EDC also worked with the City to address the redevelopment of the Community Hospital site. Pasco EDC and the City of New Port Richey worked together to open the new SMARTstart business incubator, which accepted its inaugural members in May. In June, Pasco EDC held a Downtown New Port Richey Stakeholders Meeting to help identify opportunities for increasing business activity and investment. Results of a business survey an analysis of market conditions were presented, and stakeholders had an opportunity to contribute to City redevelopment plans.
PRIME LOCATION FOR AMATEUR HOCKEY In 2014, Pasco Economic Development Council could almost feel a chill in the air. It wasn’t a cold front moving in, but local developer, Gordie Zimmerman, icing a deal on 13 acres in Wesley Chapel to build a 155,000-square-foot ice and sports complex. It will be Florida’s largest such facility. Zimmerman’s company, ZMitch, LLC., is planning to invest a cool $20 million into the two-story complex.
LIGHTING UP PASCO A & K Energy, headquartered north of Dade City, is a leader in providing lighting maintenance, re-lamp, and energy services solutions. Its client list includes schools, hospitals, government facilities, and Fortune 500 grocery and retail chains including a recently-signed contract with Family Dollar Stores to service its outlets nationwide. Pasco EDC been working with A & K Energy for the past three years. This year the company won a Pasco Industry Award. A & K Energy has experienced exponential growth over the last seven years and is a key employer for northeast Pasco with 170 employees and growing daily.
"We met with other counties, but Pasco EDC went above and beyond to make us feel welcome and answer every question we had about the area.…we always got a timely response; they were heads above the rest.” - Tom Nihra, Vice President, J.T.D. Enterprises
Reaching Out
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TO SMALL BUSINESSES
SOURCES OF PEN INQUIRIES
PASCO ENTERPRISE NETWORK PEN is a collaborative effort of community organizations committed to ensuring the success of small businesses in Pasco County.
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PEN partners provide free consulting, counseling, education, and technical assistance on a variety subjects. The program has continued to grow, and in FY 2013-14 served 326 small businesses.
PEN PARTNERS
» Central Pasco Chamber » Greater Dade City Chamber » Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber » Pasco Hernando Hispanic Chamber » Trinity-Odessa Chamber » West Pasco Chamber » Greater Zephyrhills Chamber » Zephyrhills Public Library » Pasco Economic Development Council, Inc.
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» Saint Leo University » Pasco-Hernando State College » Pasco Hernando Workforce Board (CareerSource)
» New Port Richey Public Library » Pasco County Library System » Service Corps of Retired Executives
(SCORE) » Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
SCORE 46
PASCO EDC 86
"We are proud members of the Pasco Enterprise Network, it is rewarding to be a part of this strong and growing network of resources for the Pasco business community.” - Nancy Fredericks, Libraries Administrator, Pasco County Library System
Growth
TASK FORCE
The Growth Task Force strives to create more support resources for Pasco’s business community. The Task Force guides the Pasco Microloan Fund, Pasco Enterprise Network and BizGrow 2.0. Chairman Jimmy Adcock of Tampa Electric/Peoples Gas worked with the Task Force team to open Pasco County’s two business incubators, and evaluated technical assistance tools for a comprehensive entrepreneur development program.
Developing Programs
FOR THE CITIES
» The City of New Port Richey contracted with Pasco
EDC this year for $14,500 for economic development services, including work on the Grand/Marine District and downtown New Port Richey real estate.
» The City of Zephyrhills contracted with Pasco EDC for $25,000 for economic development services including marketing, business assistance, and entrepreneur programs.
DADE CITY INCUBATOR
NEW PORT RICHEY INCUBATOR
Pasco’s first SMARTstart business incubator opened September 2013 in the Dade City Business Center, a hub of business activity and great place for entrepreneurs to reach out to experienced business owners. With 2,500 square feet of office suites, professional space was available to start-up businesses to meet with clients and vendors.
SMARTstart’s second location was launched in June 2014 in downtown New Port Richey in a 9,000-square-foot vacant property owned by the City.
By February 2014 all office suites were full, and the incubator acquired four more office suites. All members have access to mentoring, coaching, classes and seminars. Small business roundtables are held once a month to allow peer-topeer mentoring and collaboration.
Over 250 people attended a grand opening where Pasco EDC was surprised with a $50,000 sponsorship from the Florida High-Tech Corridor Council. The incubator opened with six on-site members and a waiting list of entrepreneurs.
"We’ve been a part of the SMARTstart incubator since February, and the classes and seminars have been invaluable. The microloan, coupled with the business assistance through SCORE, will help us continue to grow in Pasco County.” - Kellye Dash, Owner, The Busy Buddy, LLC
Microloan Fund
CONTINUES TO GROW
The Pasco Microloan Fund was created to provide working capital for early-stage and small businesses that do not qualify for traditional financing. Applicants can apply for a low-interest, six-year maximum term loan up to $35,000. Sixteen loans have been made since the inception of the program, and 96 jobs have been created or retained by microloan recipients. CenterState Bank, SunTrust Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Pasco EDC, made financial contributions this year to grow the loan fund by $76,000. The total loan fund capitalization to date is $392,000. Microloan recipient Kristin Pellatier of Access Computer Training
Giving Startups
A SMART START
INCUBATOR LAUNCH
JOBS AND TRAINING
It has been a cornerstone year for Pasco EDC with the launch of the SMARTstart business incubator program.
This year, SMARTstart businesses have created or retained 42 jobs, and over 400 business professionals were served though seminars, classes, and training.
Initially, the Pasco Enterprise Network provided access to resources via a virtual portal for small businesses. The second step was launching the Pasco Microloan Fund which helped companies access capital. The next logical action in the threepart strategy was the creation of the SMARTstart business incubator program.
Mentoring serves as the program's backbone. Pasco EDC is committed to helping businesses get a SMART start!
THANK YOU TO OUR SMARTstart SUPPORT PARTNERS
Reflecting On
A HALF DECADE OF PROGRESS
Florida High Tech Corridor Council/USF Connect is a $50,000 sponsor of the SMARTstart New Port Richey Program.
» Tampa Electric/Peoples Gas provided $2,500 for technology needs at the SMARTstart Dade City incubator.
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» The City of New Port Richey made a contribution of $25,000 for SMARTstart New Port Richey in addition to renovating the city-owned facility.
MICROLOANS
= $404,200 to help small businesses
SMARTSTART EVENTS
» Small Business
Roundtables » Wired Wednesdays (Business networking) » WordPress Meet-Ups
» Geek Breakfasts » SCORE classes » SMARTstart member/ mentor collaboration breakfasts
Supporting
LEADERSHIP BIZGROW 2.0
BB&T Bank CIA Insurance Cooper Financial Services Neighborhood Lending Partners Pasco Hernando Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Pasco-Hernando State College Saint Leo University Tampa Bay Times
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WEEK ANNUAL LUNCHEON BB&T Bank Saint Leo University
LEADERSHIP PASCO BUSINESS & INDUSTRY DAY Jamie Mick, Prudential Commercial Real Estate FL
12TH ANNUAL NETFEST
Achieva Credit Union Applicant Insight, Inc. Bank of America Bohn Group, LLC Centennial Bank ChappellRoberts Clearwater Gas System Coastal Design Consultants, Inc. Eshenbaugh Land Company Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Hill Ward Henderson, PA King Engineering Associates, Inc. Learn More. Go Further. Pasco-Hernando State College Port Tampa Bay Prudential Commercial Real Estate FL Rasmussen College RIPA & Associates Skanska USA Building, Inc. Stantec Starkey Ranch Tampa Bay Times TD Bank The Hogan Group Trinity Club Apartments Trinity Odessa Chamber of Commerce United Way of Pasco County Zephyrhills Bottled Water
28TH ANNUAL APPRECIATION BANQUET Pasco EDC held its Annual Appreciation Banquet at Saddlebrook Golf and Tennis Resort attended by 656 people. The event was emceed by Eric Waxler of ABC Action News and Melanie Snow with the Pasco Sheriff's office. Prior to the banquet, a trade show was held, featuring 51 exhibitors. This year's sponsorships reached $77,500 from 54 sponsors.
NEW BUSINESS AWARD
MANUFACTURING CATEGORY 2
SERVICE/DISTRIBUTION CATEGORY 1
TECHNOLOGY AWARD
SERVICE/DISTRIBUTION CATEGORY 2
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION AWARD
MANUFACTURING CATEGORY 1
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
MedActive Oral Pharmaceuticals Gator Cleaning Solutions A & K Energy
Rochester Electro-Medical
Seaway Plastics Engineering Datamentors
Pasco-Hernando State College
Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative
OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS ABCO Graphics & Printing, Inc. Achieva Credit Union Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Oldano & Associates Applicant Insight, Inc. Bank of America Batson-Cook Company BayCare Health System Bayfront Health Dade City Berkshire Hathaway FL Properties Group Brewster Snyder Group at Morgan Stanley Bright House Networks Cardno TBE Centennial Bank Clearwater Gas System Coastal Design Consultants, Inc. Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Creative Contractors, Inc. Cushman & Wakefield of Florida
Duke Energy Eshenbaugh Land Company Express Employment Professionals Florida Gas Contractors, Inc. Florida High Tech Corridor Council Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel Florida Hospital Zephyrhills Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care Heidt Design, LLC HPH Hospice Hyundai of New Port Richey & Wesley Chapel King Engineering Associates, Inc. Kitson & Partners Lennar Newland Communities NorthPointe Village Office of Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Pasco-Hernando State College Patriot Bank Rasmussen College Republic Bank Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point/Medical Center of Trinity Saint Leo University Seaway Plastics Engineering, Inc. Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP Skanska USA Building, Inc. Stantec Tampa Bay Times Tampa Electric/Peoples Gas Tobacco Free Partnership of Pasco County TPA Group Trinity Club Apartments Wells Fargo Wesley Chapel Toyota & Honda Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative
Investing In
JOB CREATION
ACCOUNTANTS & ATTORNEYS
► Barbara L. Wilhite, PA Buchanan Ingersall Rooney, PC Shelly May Johnson, PA Shumaker, Loop and Kendrick, LLP Stone, Parker & Company, LLC
COMMUNICATIONS
► Bright House Networks
COMMUNITY/NON-PROFITS ► The Pittman Family ► United Way of Pasco County Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce Trinity-Odessa Chamber of Commerce
DEVELOPERS/CONTRACTORS
► Adam Smith Enterprises, Inc. ► Newland Communities ► Starkey Land Company, LLC Batson-Cook Company Chesterfield Park Associates, LP Connerton Construction Services Inc. of Tampa Creative Contractors Inc. Cutler Associates, Inc. Cypress Creek Town Center Kitson & Partners Pearson Industries, Inc. Precise Construction, Inc. Ryan Companies US, Inc. The Beck Group The Hogan Group
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
► Saint Leo University Academy at the Lakes, Inc. District School Board of Pasco Co. Pasco-Hernando State College Rasmussen College
Fundraising
TASK FORCE
THANK YOU TO ALL INVESTORS OF PASCO EDC! Boldface signifies investors of $5,000 or more
ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTS
► Heidt Design, LLC ► King Engineering Associates, Inc. Coastal Design Consultants, Inc. Florida Design Consultants, Inc. Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Long & Associates Architects/ Engineers, Inc. Reiss Engineering, Inc. Stantec
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INDUSTRIAL/OFFICE PARKS
Dade City Business Center One Pasco Center (Pearson Industries)
MANUFACTURING
Clark Dietrich Building Systems, Inc. J.T.D. Enterprises, Inc. VLOC
MARKETING
ChappellRoberts
MISCELLANEOUS ► BB&T Bank Bell Fruit LLC ► SunTrust Bank, Nature Coast Ronald E. Oakley ► Wells Fargo Bank of America NEWSPAPERS/PUBLISHING Centennial Bank Pasco Times/Tampa Bay Times First National Bank of Pasco Florida Traditions Bank REAL ESTATE MidFlorida ► Berkshire Hathaway Florida Credit Union Properties Group Special Thank You to Patriot Bank Commercial Asset Partners Realty our largest investor, Republic Bank Cushman & Wakefield the Pasco County Synovus Bank Eshenbaugh Land Company Board of County TD Bank Klein & Heuchan, Inc. Commissioners Wells Fargo Nye Commercial Advisors Advisors, LLC HEALTH INDUSTRY
► All Children's Hospital-Johns Hopkins Medicine ► Bayfront Health Dade City ► Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel ► Florida Hospital Zephyrhills ► Morton Plant North Bay Hospital Florida Hospital at Connerton Long Term Acute Care Gulfside Hospice & Pasco Palliative Care Medical Center of Trinity Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
SERVICE
Brickman Management Company, Inc. Florida Gas Contractors, Inc. ISPC Network People, Inc. Plumbers of Suojanen Enterprises Spherion Staffing Wesley Chapel Toyota
UTILITIES
► Clearwater Gas System ► Duke Energy ► Tampa Electric/Peoples Gas ► Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc. GE Shady Hills Power Company, LLC
The Fundraising Task Force, Chaired by Michael Cox, Wells Fargo Advisors, achieved Pasco EDC’s largest level of private investment to date ($370,400). Twelve new investors joined the organization bringing the total to 83.
2013-2014
FISCAL YEAR POLICY COUNCIL JIMMY ADCOCK, Tampa Electric / Peoples Gas DR. ARTHUR F. KIRK, JR., Saint Leo University RANDY SURBER, Florida Hospital Zephyrhills MICHAEL YUNGMANN, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
DEWEY MITCHELL , Chair, Berkshire Hathaway Florida Properties Group LEX SMITH, Vice Chair, SunTrust Bank Nature Coast BARBARA WILHITE , Secretary/Treasurer, Barbara L. Wilhite, PA TREY STARKEY, Past Chair, Starkey Land Company, LLC
DIRECTORS KEITH APPENZELLER, King Engineering Associates, Inc. KRISTI CHEATHAM, Clearwater Gas System DUGGAN COOLEY, United Way of Pasco County, Inc. MICHAEL COX, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC BRUCE ERHARDT, Cushman & Wakefield of Florida CHIP FALK, BB&T Bank LEW FRIEDLAND, Adam Smith Enterprises, Inc. ANGIE GARDNER, Wells Fargo Bank PATRICK GASSAWAY, Heidt Design, LLC
SHELLY JOHNSON, Shelly May Johnson, PA JAY KUHNS, All Children’s Hospital-Johns Hopkins Medicine JOE MARINA, Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc. SHAUNA MCKINNON, Bayfront Health Dade City DR. MICHAEL NASTANSKI, Saint Leo University ANDREW PITTMAN, The Pittman Family DANIELLE RUIZ, Duke Energy EDWARD SPENCELEY, Bank of America
EX-OFFICIO MICHELE BAKER, Pasco County Administrator HENRY WILSON, Pasco County Commissioner CAMILLE HERNANDEZ, City of Dade City Mayor
ALAN KNIGHT, City of Zephyrhills Councilman JUDY DEBELLA THOMAS City of New Port Richey Councilwoman
STAFF JOHN HAGEN, CE c D, President/CEO JOHN WALSH, CE c D, Vice President KRISTA COVEY, SMARTstart Program Director TOM RYAN, Economic Development Manager
MISSION
To lead Pasco County in the creation of a sustainable and diversified economy.
JENNIFER LACHTARA, Marketing Coordinator SUZANNE RENCZKOWSKI, Office Manager CONNEE GRAY, SMARTstart Program Assistant BECKY MARTIN, SMARTstart Program Assistant
VISION
Pasco County is a place where every business can achieve its economic potential.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Private Sector Leadership, Active Engagement, Meaningful Investments, Inclusion, Sustainability
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