Honors for Avalon Park West
Avalon Park West on State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel recently earned three awards from the Tampa Bay Builders Association Awards of Excellence for sales and marketing.
Developed by Avalon Park Group, Avalon Park West earned top honors for Best Sales and Marketing in 2013, ad well as Best Brochure for a community or builder. Avex Homes, which partners with Avalon Park Group, was honored for best logo.
The awards are judged by TBBA’s Sales and Marketing Council.
Tax collector’s office opening in Lutz instead
Plans to open a Pasco County tax collector’s office at The Grove in Wesley Chapel have fallen through, and instead will open in Lutz.
The new location will be at Compark 75 Center, 4610 Pet Lane, in Lutz, and will “still offer superior convenience to our residents in an area of the county which has been underserved,” said Billy Poulos, the deputy tax collector, in a memo. It will be near the entrance to the Grand Oaks community on Wesley Chapel Boulevard.
It is expected to open by summer.
Seminar explores ‘Growth on the Horizon’
The Pasco County Economic Development Council, in conjunction with Business Development Week 2014 with the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce, will host the seminar “Growth on the Horizon,” Jan. 31 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Tampa Bay Golf and Country Club, 10641 Old Tampa Bay Drive in San Antonio.
John Jung, executive director of BB&T Capital Markets, will demonstrate what he says are the key drivers of the U.S. economy.
Cost is $30 per person by Jan. 17, and advance registration is required.
To register, visit PascoEDC.com/events.
Cardiology group moves to Wesley Chapel
Brooksville Cardiology now has a new home in Wesley Chapel.
The center is at 2204 Ashley Oaks Circle, Suite 201, across from The Shops at Wiregrass, and behind Sam’s Club.
For more information, call (352) 592-4938.
PEDC chooses Mitchell as new leader
Dewey Mitchell, owner of Prudential Tropical Real Estate, has been named chairman of the board for Pasco Economic Development Council Inc.
With his new position, Mitchell is responsible for governing the organization and providing leadership in implementing the organization’s strategic plan. The governance structure enables the private and public sectors to collectively leverage knowledge, passion, influence and relationships to achieve their goals.
“Dewey Mitchell comes from a family with deep roots on Pasco County,” PEDC’s president and chief executive John Hagen said in a release. “As a member of our policy council, Dewey has been an important part of developing the plans that will drive future growth in Pasco County.”
Besides his work with PEDC, Mitchell also serves on the board of trustees for BayCare Health Systems and Saint Leo University. He sits on the board of directors for Morton Plant Mease Hospital. Mitchell also is the former chairman of the Tampa Bay Partnership.
When not volunteering in the community, Mitchell has led one of the Tampa Bay area’s primary real estate firms since 1984.
Over the last year, PEDC helped create 627 jobs with 388,227 square feet occupied and $43.3 million in capital investment, according to a release.
For more information on PEDC, call (813) 926-0827, or visit PascoEDC.com.
Small business workshop at Saint Leo
Saint Leo University’s Small Business Development Center will host a workshop on how to start a small business Jan. 22 beginning at 6 p.m., at the Donald R. Tapia School of Business, State Road 52, in St. Leo.
The seminar will talk about how to generate business ideas, how to obtain a business license, how to structure a business, and the importance of business planning.
Registration is only available online at SBDCTampabay.com/training.
For more information, call (888) 929-2221.
