Welcome to Plant City

Founded in 1992, the Economic Development Council (EDC) is a public-private partnership that focuses on business retention, business recruitment, and improving the physical environment and infrastructure of the Greater Plant City area. The program includes disseminating demographic information, assisting business expansion, attracting new businesses, and monitoring relevant legislation.

The EDC’s Business Retention and Recruitment Programs include compiling and providing demographic packages and industrial lists, providing problem solving assistance, interacting with various government officials and agencies, and monitoring the corporate business climate. Additionally, the Business Recruitment Program includes working with the Tampa Bay Partnership in its industry and business location program and coordinating similar efforts with the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation. The program also assists new corporate location through the review process, financial arrangements, government incentives, and workforce preparedness and infrastructure issues.

You may access the new Plant City Economic Development Council website from the homepage of our Chamber website – www.plantcity.org. Here you will find information such as area demographics as well as available buildings – suitable for office, warehouse, and retail use – and land – suitable for commercial and industrial use – for sale.

Together with the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce, the EDC hosts an annual Business Awards Banquet to honor area businesses for their outstanding economic and civic contributions to the community.

Bea Bare**
Tampa Hillsborough
Economic Development Corporation
Post Office Box 420
Tampa, FL 33601-0420
Phone: (813) 276-9458
Fax: (813) 223-7899

Jennifer Closshey*
Ideas & Innovations, Inc.
110 West Reynolds Street, Suite 211
Plant City, FL 33563-3379
Phone: (813) 719-9484
Fax: (813) 759-6123

Paul Davis* Florida Strawberry Festival®
2202 West Reynolds Street
Plant City, FL 33563-4706
Phone: (813) 752-9194
Fax: (813) 754-4297

Doug Driggers*
Tampa Electric Company
405 West Dr. MLK, Jr., Boulevard
Plant City, FL 33563-5215
Phone: (813) 630-7185
Fax: (813) 630-7191

Floyd Hall*
Sunshine State Federal Savings
102 West Baker Street
Plant City, FL 33563-3306
Phone: (813) 752-6193
Fax: (813) 759-1593

Charles Harris
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
2102 North Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-2041
Phone: (813) 719-3800
Fax: (813) 764-8381

Felix Haynes
Hillsborough Community College
1206 North Park Road
Plant City, FL 33563-1540
Phone: (813) 757-2110
Fax: (813) 752-2172

Fred Johnson*
Fred’s Southern Kitchen
1401 West Dr. MLK, Jr., Boulevard
Plant City, FL 33563-5027
Phone: (813) 752-7763
Fax: (813) 752-2809

Rick Lott*
ZENO Office Solutions
1206 West North A Street
Tampa, FL 33606-1446
Phone: (813) 253-0318
Fax: (813) 254-7190

Evelyn Madonia / Batista Madonia, Sr.*
Red Rose Inn & Suites
2011 North Wheeler Street
Plant City, FL 33563-1860
Phone: (813) 752-3141
Fax: (813) 754-5657

Herschel Morris / Stephan Katzaras*
CF Industries, Inc.
10608 Paul Buchman Highway
Plant City, FL 33565-7212
Phone: (813) 752-0489
Fax: (813) 715-0851

Stephen Nierman*
South Florida Baptist Hospital
301 North Alexander Street
Plant City, FL 33563-4303
Phone: (813) 757-1205
Fax: (813) 757-8204

Dan Raulerson
Raulerson, Coakley & Company, P.A., CPAs
600 West Dr. MLK, Jr., Boulevard
Plant City, FL 33563-5117
Phone: (813) 752-6604
Fax: (813) 752-8725

Bill Reid
Verizon 120 East Lime Street
Lakeland, FL 33801-4606
Phone: (863) 687-8400
Fax: (863) 686-3340

Mike Rowe
Gulf Coast Turf & Tractor
404 North Frontage Raod
Plant City, FL 33563-9188
Phone: (813) 764-0603
Fax: (813) 764-0902

Greg Horwedel**
City of Plant City
302 West Reynolds Street
Plant City, FL 33563-3216
Phone: (813) 659-4200
Fax: (813) 659-4232

John Kraft Kerry
Ingredients & Flavours
5200 US Highway 98 South
Lakeland, FL 33813-4203
Phone: (863) 619-2222
Fax: (863) 619-2224

Ed Verner
City Properties Company
110 East Reynolds Street, Suite 200
Plant City, FL 33563-3361
Phone: (813) 752-5262
Fax: (813) 752-9420

*Chamber Trustee
**Honorary Member