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Fresh-food dining experience in Zephyrhills
Zephyrhills is now home to Terra Restaurant, a fresh-food dining experience at 6834 Gall Blvd. Terra offers a varied menu of soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, pastas, steak, lamb and crepes. A kid’s menu is available. Among Terra’s entrees are a New York strip, Jaeger Schnitzel and mango tilapia. Fruits and vegetables are organic. Soups and side items are made from scratch daily without preservatives or artificial flavors. Wild-caught seafood and grass-fed beef are served, too.
For information, call (813) 355-4862, or visit TerraRestaurantFL.com.
Networking forum
The third annual Open Doors Forum will be on March 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at the TPepin Hospitality Centre, at 4121 N. 50th St., in Tampa. The free forum is to help minority, women and small business owners connect to opportunities in government contracting.
Attendees will be able to meet government prime contractors and subcontractors with the goal of forming new partnerships. Business owners will be able to connect with small business loan specialists and representatives of government agencies. Those attending also have the chance to learn how to do business with local government.
Participating agencies are Hillsborough County, City of Tampa, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Hillsborough County School Board, MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa General Hospital and Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority.
Prime contractors will include Beck Group, David Nelson Construction, Kimmins Contracting Corp. and Skanska.
Hillsborough County’s Disadvantaged Minority/Disadvantaged Women Business Enterprise and Small Business Encouragement programs are the event’s organizers.
For information about registering, call (813) 276-2729, or visit HillsboroughCounty.org/OpenDoors.
Ribbon cutting
Aprile Chiropractic & Wellness will have a ribbon cutting on March 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 1932 Highland Oaks Blvd., in Lutz. The clinic is on the south side of State Road 54, just south of Livingston Road.
For information, call Aprile Chiropractic at (813) 909-1644, or visit AprileChiropractic.com.
Need skilled labor?
Pasco-Hernando State College will celebrate the graduation of 28 students, who now are certified production technicians through the National Emergency Grant program. They are ready for on-the-job training with local manufacturers. Each graduate comes with up to a $2,000 on-the-job training fund that goes directly to their new employer.
Also, stop in to visit the college’s Engineering Technology Lab and meet the new engineering technology faculty.
Light refreshments will be served.
For information, call (727) 816-3227.
Auto care ribbon cutting
Honest 1-Auto Care will host a ribbon cutting and grand opening on March 8 at 9 a.m., at 14318 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact George Maajoun, president of Honorable Auto Care LLC, at (727) 647-3270.
Breakfast network
Business Link will have its monthly networking breakfast on March 9 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Wesley Chapel Toyota, at 5300 Eagleston Blvd., in Wesley Chapel. Come for tips and networking to strengthen your business. This monthly gathering, held at various locations, provides networking and an information-sharing platform for the small business community. A complimentary breakfast will be provided.
Please RSVP to Rebecca Gaddis at (352) 588-2732, or email .
Medical career job fair
CareerSource Pasco Hernando will host a Medical Career Job Fair on March 9 from 9 a.m. to noon at Rasmussen College, at 8661 Citizens Drive, in New Port Richey. Dress professionally and bring resumes.
For information, call CareerSource at (352) 200-3020, or visit CareerSourcePascoHernando.com.
