Central Pasco business awards
Cayne Conover, left, David Gainer, Elayne Bassinger, Rob Kress of IERNA’s Heating & Cooling, Kurt Conover of Regional Medical Center Bayonet, and Les Saland.
(Courtesy of Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce)
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce held its 2018 Installation & Awards Banquet on June 29 at The Groves Golf & Country Club in Land O’ Lakes.
Annual business awards were given to the following:
- Large Business of the Year (tie) – Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point and IERNA’s Heating & Cooling
- Small Business of the Year – Architectural Signage & Printing
- Civic/Non-profit Organization of the Year – Lutz/Land O’ Lakes Woman’s Club
- Community Service Award – Tony Masella
- Member of the Year and Ambassador of the Year – Rosie Helm
CO.STARTERS business course
SMARTStart Pasco’s CO.STARTERS program is starting a nine-week business curriculum on July 14 at the SMARTstart Dade City Entrepreneur Center, at 37837 Meridian Ave., in Dade City.
Classes will be on Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration deadline is 5 p.m. July 11.
The nine-week program will be led by a trained coach in a small, supportive group setting. The course is designed to build the foundations to launch a new product, service, or business week-by-week, by sharing ideas with people like yourself.
The cost is $295.
To register, visit Smartstartpasco.com/upcoming-sessions.
Membership lunch
The Greater North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly membership lunch July 11 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Fox Hollow Golf Club, 10050 Robert Trent Jones Parkway in Trinity.
The cost is $20, but please RSVP.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 994-8534, or email .
Network breakfast
The Wednesday Morning Network Group will meet July 11 at 7:30 a.m., at Hungry Harry’s Family Bar-B-Que, at 3116 Land O’ Lakes Blvd., in Land O’ Lakes.
Each attendee will be able to present a 30-second pitch.
The sponsor is Copperstone Executive Suites.
The cost is $10 at the door for members or guests.
Register online at CentralPascoChamber.com.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 909-2722, or email .
SunTrust Bank opening
SunTrust Bank will have its ribbon cutting July 11 from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., at 34511 State Road 54 in Zephyrhills.
For information, contact the Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce at (813) 782-1914, or email .
Common Ground Pitch Breakfast
SMARTstart CO.STARTERS will host the monthly “Common Ground Pitch Breakfast” July 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the SMARTstart Dade City Entrepreneur Center, at 37837 Meridian Ave., No. 309, in Dade City.
Each month, two people present a five-minute pitch to introduce their business ideas to Pasco County’s local entrepreneurial community. Each pitch is followed by a question-and-answer session, and an opportunity for feedback.
The event if free. The SMARTstart programs are supported by the Pasco Economic Development Council.
To register, visit SmartstartPasco.com/events, or call Andrew Romaner, SMARTstart incubator program manager, at (352) 437-4861.
North Tampa luncheon
The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will have its July 2018 Momentum Thursday on July 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Atria Lutz, at 414 E. Chapman Road in Lutz.
Guest speaker is Special Senior Agent Michael Horn, of the United States Secret Service.
Horn will discuss cybersecurity including common scams and tips on how to protect yourself.
For early bird registration, RSVP online with credit card at NorthTampaChamber.com or by email to the chamber at by 5 p.m. July 11, at the discounted rate of $15 (whether you eat or not).
After that date, the cost is $20 (whether you eat or not), payable at the door by cash, check or credit card.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 563-0180.
Storage center opens
Storage Center of Wesley Chapel will have its ribbon cutting and grand opening July 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 1891 Trout Creek, behind WaWa and Nutrition S’Mart, located at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and State Road 56.
For information, contact Storage Center’s co-manager Bill Lehman at (727) 432-6636, or email .
General membership meeting
The Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have its general membership meeting July 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Suncoast Parkway, 2155 Northpointe Parkway, at Northpointe Village.
Pasco County Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley will be the guest speaker.
The sponsor is Asturia-A Hines Community.
The cost for members is $20 if paid by July 12. Afterward, the cost is $25 for members and non-members.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 909-2722, or email .
Coffee social
The North Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce will have its Monthly Coffee Social on July 19 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Buttermilk Provisions, 2653 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
This is a “no agenda” event with time for social networking.
For information, call Grace Martin at the chamber at (813) 994-8534, or visit NorthTampaBayChamber.com.
Zephyrhills mixer
The Greater Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will have a chamber mixer July 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Pin Chasers, 6818 Gall Blvd. in Zephryhills.
For information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913, or email .
Coldwell Banker Top Realtors
Coldwell Banker F. I. Grey & Son Residential Inc., announced the following Top Realtors for the month of June.
Top selling agent by units is Eric Jenkins; and by volume, is Tricia Shade. Shade also is top producing agent by volume. Top listing agent by units and volume is Kristy Thurber. Top producing agents by units is Charles Pardee and Bob Werner (The Super-Agent Team).
