New board member
The Pasco Economic Development Council welcomes Kevin Glenn to its board of directors. Glenn is vice president of business development with Cutler Associates Inc. The firm recently increased its investment in the PEDC to a corporate-council level of $10,000. Glenn is a veteran of marketing and business development in the architecture/engineering/construction industry, including senior level positions in the Tampa Bay region with Bovis Lend Lease, Turner Construction, Heery International and Kvaerner Construction.
He recently joined Cutler Associates in a leadership role throughout the west coast and central Florida regions.
Cutler Associates is a design/build construction firm specializing in health care, education, industrial/manufacturing and senior living markets in the Tampa Bay area. The company has been active in Pasco County on such projects as Bayonet Point Middle School and Fivay High School. It will serve as construction manager for the new high school in Wesley Chapel, scheduled to open in August 2017.
For information on Pasco EDC and becoming an investor, visit PascoEDC.com, or call (813) 926-0827.
Mixer
Enjoy a monthly mixer on July 14 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Zaytoun Mediterranean Grill at 10970 Cross Creek Blvd., in New Tampa.
There will be samples, door prizes and a dinner special.
For information, call The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce at (813) 994-8534, or email .
Grand opening
Bay Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery will have a ribbon cutting and grand opening on July 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at 2653 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel.
The event is free.
Please RSVP to Shar Preslar at (727) 585-8591, or email .
Salon open house
Porte Noire, a salon collective, will have an open house on July 18 at 11 a.m., at its new location in the Palms of Carrollwood, at 13145 N. Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa. Attendees can tour the site and enjoy light refreshments. The event is free.
Porte Noire is a community of independently owned studio salons operated by cosmetology, health and wellness professionals.
For information, visit PorteNoire.com, Facebook.com/portenoire, or call Meaghan Butler at (407) 472-3732.
Hispanic business luncheon
The Hispanic Business Leaders luncheon will be July 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Community Center, at 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. The event is hosted by the Hispanic Business Leaders of the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce. Meetings are conducted in English.
The cost is $20 for chamber members, and $25 for non-members, but $15 if prepaid by July 14.
Business forum
A Lunch N Learn Business Forum is scheduled for July 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce Don Porter Boardroom, at 6013 Wesley Chapel Blvd., Suite 105.
Attendees will learn about IGTech365, a company offering IT management services.
The cost is $15 including lunch. RSVP by July 20 is required, as seating is limited.
For information, visit WesleyChapelChamber.com, or call (813) 994-8534.
Chamber luncheon
The North Tampa Chamber of Commerce will have a chamber networking luncheon on July 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Beef O’ Brady’s, at 8810 N. Himes Ave., in Tampa. Attendees can order from the lunch or regular menu. A minimum payment of $5 is required if you don’t order food, plus you must pay for your drinks.
Display table is available for brochures, flyers and promotional items.
RSVP by July 19 to , or call Keller Williams Tampa at (813) 864-6370.
Two-day forum
The third annual APTacious Experience, a two-day forum for personal and professional development, will meet on Aug. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on Aug. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Residence Inn by Marriott, at Northpointe Village, 2101 Northpointe Parkway in Lutz.
June Hall, founder of Time to APT (Accentuate Positive Thinking), is the event’s organizer. This year’s theme is “Find Your Happiness, Find Your Success.”
There will be live entertainment, food, breakout sessions, door prizes and a fashion show. The event will benefit two nonprofit organizations — Big Brothers/Big Sisters Tampa Bay and Bricks 4 Kidz Wesley Chapel. The organizations are serving as partners for the forum, with Time to APT.
Special hotel rates are available for event attendees.
The cost is $60 for the forum.
For sponsorship opportunities, program booklet ads and exhibitor tables, email Alexandria Blaha at .
For information or to register, visit Aptacious.com/register/.
