First National Bank groundbreaking
First National Bank of Pasco broke ground April 20 for a new location, at 23613 State Road 54 in Lutz.
The 3,000-square-foot facility is expected to open Oct. 1, and is designed to meet the needs of the new generation of millennial customers. The branch will provide an engaging banking experience, with modern furnishings, an open layout and a coffee bar. The bank will be pet-friendly, too.
“The millennial demographic wants innovation, not only in the products we offer, but in the way we offer them,” said Steve Hickman, in a news release announcing the groundbreaking. Hickman is the bank’s president.
Bank officials promoted Kathleen Balthazard from customer service representative to area sales manager. She will be community liaison between the new bank, local businesses and individuals.
JC Audiology expands
Dr. Judith L. Reese, audiologist with JC Audiology, moved her practice to a larger facility at the North Fork Professional Center, at 1541 Dale Mabry Highway in Lutz. She opened her practice nearly 12 years ago, in a smaller office in the same business park.
The new location has a larger waiting room and a suite designated as the Tampa Bay Hearing Aid Hospital. She and technicians will repair and service hearing aids, along with dispensing new hearing aids to patients.
JC Audiology began in 2005 and has grown to serve more than 2,000 patients, according to a news release from Reese.
To celebrate, JC Audiology will offer free hearing screenings during the month of May, which is Better Hearing Month. There also will be free demonstrations of hearing aids.
For information, call JC Audiology at (831) 949-1331, or visit JC-audiology.com.
North Tampa food drive
The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Feeding Tampa Bay to support its Annual Cereal Drive to benefit children who will go hungry during summer months without school meals.
Cereal can be dropped off at these locations through May 5:
- Jaguar of Tampa Bay, 320 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa
- Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, 13131 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa
- Elder Ford of Tampa, 9560 N. Florida Ave.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 563-0180, or email .
Central Pasco mixer
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have a mixer on April 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Suncoast Parkway, at 2155 Northpointe Parkway in Lutz.
The event is free.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 909-2722, or email .
State Farm ribbon cutting
Jo-Z Wilder State Farm will have a ribbon cutting April 26 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 23604 State Road 54 in Lutz.
The event is free.
For information, call The Greater Wesley Chapel of Commerce at (813) 994-8534, or email .
Economic briefing
The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly economic development briefing luncheon April 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Pebble Creek Golf & Country Club, at 10550 Regents Park Drive.
Guest speaker will be J.D. Porter, owner and operator at Wiregrass Ranch/Wiregrass Ranch Foundation.
The cost is $15 including lunch.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 994-8534, or email .
Clinic ribbon cutting
The Root Cause Clinic (chiropractor) will have a ribbon cutting on April 27 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 15049 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
The event is free.
For information, call The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce at (813) 994-8534, or email .
