Home building award
Custom Craft Homes, an independently owned franchise of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, is the 2016 Arthur Rutenberg Homes’ Builder of the Year. Franchise owner Stuart Sierra and Sierra Building Company President Ernie Lashlee accepted the award at ceremonies in Nassau, Bahamas. This is the company’s fourth win.
More than 40 franchises in six states were eligible.
Sierra and Lashlee founded Custom Craft Homes more than 20 years ago. Custom Craft builds in Hillsborough County in FishHawk Ranch subdivisions. In Pasco County the company builds homes at Sunset Lakes in Land O’ Lakes.
For information on Arthur Rutenberg homes built by Custom Craft Homes, call (813) 961-0047, or visit ArthurRutenbergHomes.com.
Award nominees
The Pasco Economic Development Council announced the 18 nominees for the 2016 Industry of the Year Awards.
Winners will be announced at the 31st annual Appreciation Banquet on Sept. 8 at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel.
Nominees are Bayfront Health Dade City, Bayonet Plumbing Heating and A/C, ComPark 75, Crestmark Pharmacy Services LLC, Dixie Belle Paint Company, First National Bank of Pasco, Global Electronics Testing Services LLC, Leggett & Platt Adjustable Bed Group, Marjorie’s Hope, Nicopure Labs LLC, Optimum Plumbing LLC, Premier Community Healthcare Group, Rogers Tower P.A., Southeast Bottling & Beverage Co., Southeast Personnel Leasing Inc., Trxade Inc., and USA Underwriting Solutions of America.
In the next weeks, members of the Pasco EDC Award Committee will complete interviews at each company, using a grading scale to determine scores.
The awards recognize top companies in Pasco County that excel in technology, innovations, job creation, growth, capital investment and community involvement.
Award categories are manufacturing, service/distribution, technology and nonprofits.
The annual awards banquet is attended by more than 600 business and community leaders, as well as elected officials.
For information on the event and to become a sponsor, visit PascoEDC.com/events, or call (813) 92600827, ext. 226.
Ribbon cutting
Chick-fil-A will have a ribbon cutting on June 30 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., at 2349 Sun Vista Drive, in the Cypress Creek Town Center, at 2349 Sun Vista Drive, off State Road 56. However, doors will open at 6 a.m.
The first 100 adults in line will receive a digital offer card loaded with 52 free Chick-fil-A meals – a total of approximately $32,000 in free food. Participants must be 18 years of age or older with identification and may line up no earlier than 24 hours prior to the opening. If there are more than 100 people onsite at 6 a.m. June 29, a drawing will be held to randomly select the First 100. Those chosen are required to camp out until the grand opening on June 30 to secure their spot. This is a community event only open to customers residing in specific zip codes surrounding the restaurant.
Listing of eligible zip codes and rules can be found at www.chick-fil-a.com/Locations/First-100.
Chick-fil-A also will have a book drive on June 29 and June 30 to benefit students at Lutz Elementary School. Customers are asked to bring new or gently used book to donate. The books will be placed in a nearly 3-foot Book House hand-built from old and reclaimed wood and provided by the Chick-fil-A Foundation. In 2015 the foundation donated more than 10,000 books to 89 local organizations in 30 states and Washington, D.C.
Women-n-Charge lunch
Join the ladies of Women-n-Charge on July 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at Pebble Creek Country Club, at 10550 Regents Park Drive in Tampa. The meeting includes lunch and time to network. A “Member Bingo” event will give everyone a chance to get to know each other better. Bring lots of business cards.
The cost is $15 for members and $18 for guests. To register, visit Women-n-Charge.com.
For more information, call (813) 600-9848, or email .
Breakfast network
The Wednesday Morning Networking Group will meet July 1 at 7:30 a.m., at The Lake House at Hungry Harry’s Family Bar-B-BQ, at 3116 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes. Each attendee will be able to present a 30-second pitch. The $7 cost includes breakfast. The sponsor for this meeting is Exit Prime Realty.
For information, call the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce at (813) 909-2722, or email .
Zephyrhills chamber breakfast
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly breakfast meeting on July 7 from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at Bayfront Health Dade City, at Medical Plaza 1, Classroom 108, at 13100 Fort King Road in Dade City.
Guest speaker will be Shauna McKinnon, chief executive officer of Bayfront Health Dade City.
The cost is $8 for chamber members and $10 for non-members.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913, or email .
Central Pasco meeting
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have a general membership meeting on July 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Harbor Terrace Restaurant, at 19502 Heritage Harbor Parkway in Lutz.
Members and guests are welcome.
Guest speaker will be Bill Cronin, chief executive office at the Pasco Economic Development Council
The cost is $20 if you RSVP by July 8, and $25 after and at the door.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 909-2722, or email .
