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Tax Collector’s West Pasco Government Center Office To Once Again Offer Full Services at Renovated Location The Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office located at the West Pasco Government Center (8731 Citizens Drive, New Port Richey) fully reopened on October 30, 2023. All services provided prior to the renovation will once again be available to customers. While the office was being renovated it offered limited services. As of October 30, driver license and birth certificate services, which were not available during the remodel, will once again be offered. The renovations were performed to make the office more efficient and better able to serve our valued customers. “We are excited that these important improvements to our West Pasco Government Center Office are being completed in time for the busy tax season which begins November 1,” comments Tax

Collector Mike Fasano. “Our goal as an organization is to make a visit to our office as easy and as simple as possible. The upgrades made during this remodel will make the customer experience even more streamlined. We appreciate the understanding of residents who live in New Port Richey, Port Richey, Hudson, and the other communities that generally utilize this office to meet their various needs.” For more detailed information about this office or any of the other tax collector locations in Pasco County, please do not hesitate to contact our centralized call center at (727) 847-8032, (352) 521-4338, or (813) 235-6076.

During the Month of September Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s Offices Collected Over $5,000 to Support Premier Community HealthCare’s Expansion of Medical Services Tax Collector Mike Fasano’s five offices featured Premier Community HealthCare, which is the primary non-profit agency to provide health care to the un-insured and under-insured in Pasco County, as the charitable organization for the month of September. A total of $5,013.61 was presented to Premier following the September fundraising drive. These funds will benefit Premier Community HealthCare’s expansion of medical services across the county.

availability of medical services to those most in need in our community,” comments Tax Collector Mike Fasano. “Premier Community HealthCare has a long history of providing medical care for those without access to primary health care in Pasco County. I am very thankful for the generous community members who made donations to our fundraising effort. Because of these dollars, Premier will be able to serve even more individuals and families in need.”

“Our Premier family is thankful for the tax collector, his team’s support of our organization, as well as the community’s support,” comments Joey Resnick, CEO of Premier. “These funds will help us support our mission of providing accessible healthcare services to all, and to help us continue to expand our services in Pasco County.”

For more information about Premier Community HealthCare’s services please contact Cheryl Pollack, Community Engagement Officer at 352.518.2000, ext. 9012 or visit https://premierhc.org For more information about the promotional and charitable giving programs at the tax collector’s office please contact Assistant Tax Collector Greg Giordano at 727-847-8179 or visit www.pascotaxes. “For many years it has been an honor to be affiliated with Premier com. Community HealthCare and their efforts to provide and expand

Bauducco Foods to Locate U.S. Production and Distribution Facility in City of Zephyrhills Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC), FloridaCommerce, City of Zephyrhills, and Pasco Board of County Commissioners are thrilled to welcome Bauducco Foods (Bauducco) to Pasco County, Florida. Bauducco purchased 72 acres of the Zephyrhills Airport Industrial Park Ready Site in the City of Zephyrhills. The company is expecting to invest over $200 million in the new facility which will produce and distribute its product across the U.S.

over 8,000 employees worldwide. There is one manufacturing plant and warehouse in Miami, FL.

Bauducco is committed to the growth of its U.S. operations and its team by continuing to foster the family community feeling it is known for. The new facility’s development will be completed in two phases and will utilize state-of-the-art production equipment and a sanitary design. The first phase is expected to be operational near the end of 2024 to early 2025 and the second phase is anticipated to “Bauducco chose Pasco County after a long and very detailed be fully operational by 2028. analysis in which more than seven states and over ten counties around the country were reviewed and studied,” shared Stefano When considering where to place their next facility, Bauducco’s Mozzi, CEO, Bauducco USA. “Due to the business-friendly site search consultants, Dennis Group, reviewed seven states for environment and the support and professionalism we received optimum operating conditions and over 160 sites for suitable from the business development teams in the State, County and the constructability for their next facility. Enterprise Florida and Florida City; as well as the great location, we decided to make Zephyrhills Department of Transportation’s trade mission to Brazil earlier this year helped fortify Florida as the state of choice by demonstrating our new and main production hub for the U.S.A. market.” a favorable business climate, well-developed transportation Bauducco is a Brazilian multinational company established in 1950 infrastructure, and robust agricultural industry. by an Italian immigrant and is now one of the fastest growing cookie companies in the United States. The company manufactures “Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, Florida’s site-ready baked food products such as biscuits, wafers, and breads and is infrastructure, robust talent pipeline and businesses friendly climate, the largest producer of panettones in the world and market leader allow businesses from across the globe to have the opportunity to in the United States. The Bauducco brand is sold in all 50 states in expand and grow like nowhere else in the nation,” said Florida regional supermarket chains, national grocery stores, pharmacies, Secretary of Commerce J. Alex Kelly. So, I am very excited for and more. The company holds the rank of the number two sugar Bauducco Foods’ expansion in our state, as Bauducco contributes to wafer brand in the U.S. and is the market leader in many states both Florida’s world class food industries and Florida’s incredible economic partnership with Brazilian companies.” including New York, California, and Florida. Bauducco has five manufacturing plants in Brazil, with the capacity CONT....Click here to finish reading. to produce more than 400,000 tons of baked goods annually with


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