Pasco Economic Development Council

09/03/2026

📣 Pasco County businesses, we need your input!

Take our brief survey and help us understand what local businesses need most. Your feedback will help shape future programs, resources, and advocacy.

👉 Share your input: https://hubs.ly/Q04wDhNT0

09/03/2026

A big thanks to our GOLD sponsors for the !
✨ Careersource Pasco Hernando
✨ Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
✨ Florida Design Consultants, Inc.
✨ BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel/ BayCare
✨ TECO Energy

If you want to get more exposure for your business, be sure to check out available sponsorship opportunities which include registrations to the event, pre-event marketing, and business exposure throughout the event. https://hubs.ly/Q04vJLdQ0

09/02/2026

One of our partners, AmSkills, Inc., is hosting a Career Discovery Bootcamp in East Pasco beginning September 14th! Learn more below.

09/01/2026

𝒪𝑜𝒽 𝓁𝒶 𝓁𝒶, are you ready for 𝒜𝓃 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒾𝓃 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓈? Whether you join us straight from the office or want to add a touch of Parisian flair, you are invited to join us for the Pasco EDC 38th Annual Awards!

Registration is open now at https://hubs.ly/Q04vKzbW0

09/01/2026

𝙃𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚!🍂🌽 September kicks off the beginning of the fall season and we are ready to kickoff our September Education Series. We have several 𝙖-𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 free classes & workshops happening across Pasco County and you will not want to miss out on these opportunities to help your business grow. Register at https://hubs.ly/Q04v-0LF0 to secure your spot today.

08/31/2026

We are honored to be considered for the Best in Show award from the International Economic Development Council!

🏆 Congratulations to the 2026 Excellence in Economic Development Awards Best in Show nominees!

These outstanding organizations are being recognized for projects, programs, and initiatives that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and the impact of economic development in communities around the world:

Auckland Council
Bon Secours Mercy Health
City of Ventura
County of San Diego
County of Wellington
Foods of Garden Grove
Greater Portland Inc
Invest Greenville
Kansas City Area Development Council
Kansas Department of Commerce
Kingston Economic Development Corporation
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Pasco Economic Development Council
Prince William County Department of Economic Development and Tourism
San Antonio Ready to Work

The Best in Show winner will be announced at IEDC’s 2026 Annual Conference in New Orleans! 🎉

Explore this year’s Best in Show nominees: https://tinyurl.com/best-in-show-2026

08/28/2026

Thank you to our Hospitality and Presenting sponsors for the !
✨Florida's Sports Coast
✨ AdventHealth
✨ Speros Moffitt Cancer Center
✨ York Bridge Concepts

There are only 2 more weeks left to register and secure your spot for this years event celebrating economic development in Pasco County with An Evening in Paris. https://hubs.ly/Q04vJKXz0

08/27/2026

Last week Matt Swanson, President/CEO of SelectFlorida, joined us for a tour of Pasco County, including visiting some local companies and the SMARTstart West Pasco Entrepreneur Center co-located at AmSkills, Inc. to learn more about entrepreneurship and manufacturing programs in Pasco County!

08/27/2026

Yesterday we hosted the Pasco EDC Board of Directors Recognition Meeting to recognize Board of Director and Pasco EDC investor years of service and hear an update from Bemetra Simmons with the Tampa Bay Partnership for a regional update. Thank you to everyone who joined us and congratulations to the investors who were recognized!

Board of Directors, 5 Years of Service
-Mark Metheny, Homes by WestBay

Investors with 30+ Years of Service
- Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
-TECO Energy
-Rasmussen University
-Pasco-Hernando State College
- Berkshire Hathaway Florida Properties
- BayCare

08/26/2026

Congratulations to our President/CEO, Bill Cronin for being recognized by the Florida Economic Development Council as the 2026 Eunice Sullivan Economic Development Professional of the Year!

Yesterday, the Pasco Board of County Commissioners honored Bill with a Resolution recognizing this milestone achievement. Bill was able to share the moment with his wife Anne, along with their children and grandchildren.

Bill's career in economic development spans over 3 decades throughout numerous states and agencies, read the press release here hubs.ly/Q04vqfNk0.