LAND O' LAKES - Instead of just scaling back due to the slumping economy, the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will forge ahead to bring the community a day full of food, fun and discounts at the 2009 Business Expo and Taste of the Town. ...more

March 12, 2009

Instead of just scaling back due to the slumping economy, the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce will forge ahead to bring the community a day full of food, fun and discounts at the 2009 Business Expo and Taste of the Town. ...more

March 4, 2009

November was a bad month for banks. The Tampa Bay area saw a slew of robberies in the second half of the month. ...more

December 30, 2008

A Lutz man who robbed a Land O' Lakes bank Friday has been arrested, Pasco County deputies say. Deputies arrested Mark Anthony Thomson, 35, of 18830 Carr Drive. ...more

November 14, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Last year, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Our Lady of the Rosary Conference, distributed 64,800 pounds of food to people in need. ...more

September 13, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it has taken control of the First Priority Bank of Bradenton and that SunTrust Banks Inc. will assume the bank's deposits. ...more

August 3, 2008

Customers of two banks closed by federal regulators were assured that every penny of their money was protected, preventing lines of angry accountholders from forming Saturday. ...more

July 27, 2008

After months of fundraising efforts for the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce, Elayne Bassinger was named the area's honorary mayor Thursday night at a mixer hosted by Hyundai of Wesley Chapel and Mazda of Wesley Chapel. ...more

July 19, 2008

WESLEY CHAPEL After months of fundraising efforts for the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce, Elayne Bassinger was named the area's honorary mayor Thursday night at a mixer hosted by Hyundai of Wesley Chapel and Mazda of Wesley Chapel. Other candidates for honorary mayor included : Amanda Benson of Secure Capital Mortgage; Alison Fitzgerald of Phoenix Massage & Personal Training; Robert Kellog of Thread Art; Jeff Miller of Charles Rutenberg Realty; Lisa Seckly of MarketWesleyChapel.com; and Debra Kaplan of Under the Palms Ministry; According to Bassinger's campaign Web site, she is a native of Florida, and was born and raised in Dade City. She is married to Hal; has one daughter, Alesha, who is married to Capt. Jeff Holmes of the Hernando County Fire Department, and is "Nana" to Ashlee, Kyle, Cory, Zach and Alan. Bassinger is vice president for Heritage Bank and has been active in the Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce since 2003. ...more

July 18, 2008