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Wesley Chapel Business Expo To Feed Visitors' Curiosity

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By KEVIN WIATROWSKI

The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 19, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL - Central Pasco County residents get a chance to sample the area's services and food this weekend when the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual business expo and community fair.

The Business To Business festivities kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday at Wiregrass Ranch High School, 2909 Mansfield Blvd. The event, which is free and open to the public, runs until 4 p.m.

The agenda for the expo includes dozens of local businesses sponsoring booths to highlight their services.

Along with more prominent storefront businesses, the expo also will include businesses that are based in private homes or in offices, said Sheri Goldberg, the chamber's executive director.

The centerpiece of Saturday's activities will be the Buffalo wing tasting.

For 25 cents a wing, visitors can sample fare from local restaurants to help determine who has the best wings in the area. The proceeds go to the chamber.

Four restaurants have signed up for the competition: Winner's Sports Grill, The Oaks restaurant at Lexington Oaks Golf Club, Beef 'O'Brady's and Buffalo's Southwest Grill. The participants are donating wings to the contest, Goldberg said.
Florida Blood Services also will be in the school parking lot hosting a blood drive.

A new car show will give guests the opportunity to vote for Wesley Chapel's best new car.

In keeping with the business expo, the chamber will sponsor business development classes from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the school, Goldberg said.

Those classes are open to people interested in starting a business as well as those looking to improve their existing business, she said.

Information about the expo is available at www.wesley chapelB2B.com.

Reporter Kevin Wiatrowski can be reached at (813) 948-4201 or kwiatrowski@tampatrib.com.

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