Pasco helps locals deal on international stage

When people think about economic development offices, they usually imagine overseas trade trips, tax credits and the occasional press release touting a new company complete with foggy economic outlooks.

But there’s a lot more to the work county and state agencies do to create business opportunities than selling locations and offering incentives to lure out-of-town businesses. In Pasco County, for example, one of the main focuses of the economic development office is an international program that not only tries to get companies to do business in the county, but also helps teach locals how to find markets overseas and become exporters.