Pasco EDC head to retire

LUTZ -- After five years on the job, Pasco Economic Development Council CEO John Hagen says he's ready to retire.

Hagen, who has worked in economic development in four states, told the Pasco County board's executive committee he would not renew a work agreement that expired earlier this month, but would stay on long enough to help his replacement get settled in.

“I have been debating the question of when to retire for some time,” Hagen says, in a release. “Working for the Pasco Economic Development Council is, without a doubt, the most interesting job I have ever held. However, recent changes in my family and personal situation have made me realize that it is time to make the transition.”