Latest reporting from the Business desk.
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Tampa Joe's, the Westchase sports bar that closed in March, is finishing a 5,000-square-foot location at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel with seating for 300 and a 20-foot video wall, though no firm opening date has been set.
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Diesel fuel hit a record $5.85 per gallon nationally, driven by the Iran war's disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, squeezing small businesses and consumers near Wesley Chapel with higher fuel, grocery and shipping costs heading into Labor Day weekend.
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Culver's is preparing to open a third area restaurant at 30203 State Road 52 in San Antonio, bringing the Wisconsin-based chain closer to Epperson, Mirada and other growing communities north of Wesley Chapel.
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The Oasis at Two Rivers began leasing one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments on Aug. 27, marking the first rental phase of the Two Rivers master-planned community along SR-56 in Wesley Chapel.
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Little Greek Fresh Grill is under construction at the Shops at New River on Wesley Chapel Boulevard, while Olive Garden, Seasons 52 and Heartland Dental are rising at a new plaza at Wesley Chapel Blvd. and Gateway Drive near I-75.
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Amazon is leasing space at the North Tampa Bay 75 Business Center on Old Pasco Road to build a local delivery hub focused on faster fulfillment for Wesley Chapel residents, marking the company's second logistics facility in Pasco County.
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AdventHealth Wesley Chapel's therapy dog Wilbur has three six-month-old pups now working across Pasco County: Pilot at the Wesley Chapel hospital, Skye with AirStar 1 helicopter crews, and Boots with Pasco County Fire Rescue.
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Farmer's Milk, a Ukrainian-inspired café and bakery, opened its second Florida location Tuesday, Aug. 25, at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, bringing syrniki, Basque cheesecake and farm-fresh milk coffee to the $24 million mixed-use village.
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Good Grounds Coffee Roasters, a mobile trailer owned by Anis and Jayden, secured a permanent Monday-through-Saturday morning spot outside Florida Avenue Brewing Co. on Arrowgrass Drive starting Aug. 3, giving Wesley Chapel a daily neighborhood coffee option.
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Cinnaholic, a plant-based cinnamon roll bakery, opened Friday, Aug. 21, at The Hub at Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel, marking the second Tampa Bay location for owners Thiago and Juliana Mendes.
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Moffitt Cancer Center and Tampa Bay partners announced the FORGE radiopharmaceutical initiative at the 775-acre Speros campus in Pasco County, projecting $2.6 billion in economic impact and 4,000 jobs over a decade, though no funding, companies or development budget has been disclosed.
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Pasco County's SMARTstart business incubator program earned a spot on TIME magazine's America's Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026 list, ranking among the top 80 programs nationwide based on alumni feedback, startup outcomes and expert endorsements.
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The Pasco EDC's third-quarter report for FY 2025-26 shows 12 business wins, 275 new jobs and $127.9 million in capital investment, already surpassing last year's full-year investment total with one quarter remaining.
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