► GL Homes launched sales of Valencia Ridge, a 55+ active adult community, in Wesley Chapel, which will consist of 517 contemporary, single-story homes ranging in price from the low $500,000s to $800,000s. (Photo above)
► Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital purchased 114 acres, off Interstate 75 at Overpass Road, in Wesley Chapel, and plans to build a new facility on the site focused solely on pediatric care.
► Bandes Construction Company was awarded the contract to overhaul Sunwest Park, in Pasco County.
► David Engel was named Pasco County’s new planning and economic growth director.
► The GFWC Pasco Junior Woman’s Club hosted a free clothing swap at the Land O’ Lakes Library, at 2818 Collier Parkway, in the front activity room.
► The Learning Experience, a Florida day care center chain, is expanding with two new locations in Pasco County, one in Odessa, at 2358 Gunn Highway, followed by another in Zephyrhills.