Wesley Chapel Chamber Director Chosen For CEO Direct Program

*hopeBy Matt Wiley

The Wesley Chapel area is a hotbed for growth these days, and few know it better than the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerceย  (WCCC)โ€™s executive director Hope Allen, who recently was selected to be a participant in a regional program to help business leaders learn about economic growth around Tampa Bay, including here in the New Tampa area. Continue reading

Wiregrass Ranch Commercial Development Update: Chase Coming, Publix Moving

The Dowd Companies, which is developing two retail centers in Wiregrass Ranch (including one indicated by a star in the map above), posted this map of planned development to their website.
The Dowd Companies, which is developing two retail centers in Wiregrass Ranch (including one indicated by a star in the map above), posted this map of planned developments to their website.

It’s been nearly a year since the new Walmart opened along S.R. 54 in the Wiregrass Ranch Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in Wesley Chapel, and it’s no secret that more development would follow.

Since Walmart opened last August, Chili’s opened its doors out front in February, a new Advanced Auto Parts store has sprouted, along with a new Bank of America branch that’s scheduled to open sometime in July. However, the latest news about that section of Wiregrass Ranch is much bigger.Continue reading

BOCC Submits โ€˜Letter Of Interestโ€™ For S.R. 56 Extension Lanes

Above is a conceptual rendering of what the four-lane S.R. 56  extension to U.S. 301 could look like. Photo: Kisinger Campo & Assoc.
Above is a conceptual rendering of what the four-lane S.R. 56
extension to U.S. 301 could look like. Photo: Kisinger Campo & Assoc.

By Matt Wiley

Itโ€™s said that the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and the old adage has proven true for the extension of S.R. 56, from where it currently dead-ends at Meadow Pointe Blvd. in Wesley Chapel to its future connection all the way to U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills.ย Continue reading