One Liners Pasco: GL Homes, John Hopkins and more

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. 

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