Program explores revitalizing commercial properties
HUDSON – Do you own commercial property? Are you thinking about buying property to expand your business or build a new one?
If so, Pasco County’s Office of Economic Growth invites you to learn about its Brownfields Redevelopment Grant Program.
This funding, while helping you to assess and plan for cleanup of your commercial property, also ensures future protection should additional issues be found following initial reports.
While focusing on property with possible contamination from prior use, the Brownfields program also includes blighted or semi-blighted properties, and is available for all of Pasco County.
The event takes place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Hudson Regional Library, 8012 Library Road.
Learn how Pasco’s Brownfields Grant Program, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, can offer free assistance site assessments, phase I and II reports, and cleanup planning. Discover how these benefits can help redevelop or resell commercial property.
Conference to empower minority-owned businesses
TAMPA – Kelvin McCree, chief learning officer of Laser Focus Leadership Solutions, will serve as keynote speaker for the Minority Enterprise Development Corp’s MED Conference 2024.
The conference is built around the theme “Inspire, Innovate, Influence: Unlocking Potential & Empowering Growth. It takes place Oct. 3 and 4 at the Sheraton Tampa Brandon.
The conference allows networking among minority businesses, in addition to workshops and an awards luncheon.
Sponsors include Hillsborough County and the Hillsborough Transit Authority.
On the web: www.flmedc.org
Nominate outstanding businesses
WESLEY CHAPEL – The North Tampa Bay Chamber is accepting nominations for its 2024 Celebrating Excellence in Business Awards.
Nominations will recognize excellence in collaboration, Inclusivity, Innovation and Integrity as well as a community hero.
The event will include networking, an awards ceremony, heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar.
It takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 14 at the PHSC Performing Arts Center, 8657 Old Pasco Road. Registration costs $60. Register at northtampabaychamber.com.
Suncoast Credit Union Foundation supports Better Together
TAMPA – Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to families and children, has received a $5,000 donation from Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to support its programs.
These funds will support Better Together’s Better Families program in Hillsborough County, which builds strong families and prevents the need for foster care by empowering parents with meaningful connections, work opportunities, mentoring and short-term care for children.
Suncoast Credit Union, Florida’s largest credit union, founded the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation to promote the education, health and emotional well-being of children in the community. Each time a Suncoast member uses their debit or credit card, the credit union donates two cents to the Foundation to fund local initiatives. Since its inception in 1990, the Foundation has raised and donated over $45 million.
