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Digest

Business digest

By TIMES WIRES
Published February 12, 2007


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Who's news

Greg Crockett was named vice president, retail banking executive for Old Harbor Bank, 1320 Little Road in Trinity. Crockett brings 17 years of banking experience, most recently as branch manager of the Regency Park office with SunTrust Bank in Port Richey. A native of St. Petersburg, and his wife, Shelley, relocated to the Trinity area three years ago.

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Century 21 Professional Realty has announced its top realtor for the month of January: Bob Galbo, top closer; John Tuccio, top producer ; Jeanine Hill, top listing agent.

Briefs

Walden Insurance Network (WIN), 7516 Ridge Road, Port Richey, has celebrated their 10th anniversary.

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Edward Jones investment representative Margie Pagano of New Port Richey will host a free satellite broadcast titled How Far Away is Your Retirement at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at 4140 Rowan Road, New Port Richey.

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Avatar Properties, the development arm of Avatar Holdings Inc., a public company primarily engaged in real estate operations in Florida and Arizona, has selected John Heagney Public Relations to create and implement public relations campaigns for the firm's west coast properties.

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Free Community Homebuyers and Credit Rebuilding Workshops will be held at Pasco County Commissioners office, 7530 Little Road, New Port Richey. Classes will be on Wednesday and the following Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. Both workshops must be attended in sequence to receive a certificate of completion. This certificate is a requirement for the Pasco Down Payment Assistance Program. To register call (800) 741-7040 option 4.

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Pasco/Hernando Insurance Professionals and Central Insurance School will meet on February 20 at Seven Springs Golf and Country Club, 3535 Trophy Blvd., New Port Richey, from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $45 for members and $65 for non members with dinner included. For reservations, call Jo at Roe Insurance (727)753-1028 . Deadline is Feb. 16.

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Land development has begun on the first two phases of Riverwood, a gated, 640 acre master planned community on U.S. 301 in southeast Pasco County, just north of the Hillsborough-Pasco County line.

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Smith Family Homes has begun construction of a four town home model center representing each floor plan offered in the village of Lakeside at Seven Oaks, a 2,000 acre master planned community in southeast Pasco County.

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The Pasco Building Association (PBA) will have its eighth annual Parade of Homes Neighborhoods on Parade and Condo Living from February 17 through March 4 in communities throughout the county. For information, call Nita Beckwith (727) 375-8922 or check out PBA's web site at www.pascobuilding.com

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Arthur Rutenberg Homes and Nohl Crest Homes will bring their single family home designs to the village of Summerglade at WaterGrass, a 998 acre, 2,000 home community bordering Curley Road in southeast Pasco County.

Send all business related items to Barbara Horr, Pasco Times, 11321 U.S. 19, Port Richey FL 34668.

[Last modified February 11, 2007, 21:22:57]


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