Why one Michigan manufacturing company chose to relocate to Pasco County

August 12, 2013

J.T.D. Enterprises is a woman-owned company that makes tubular assemblies used in golf ball accessories, flagpoles, and defense technologies. J.T.D. Enterprises chose Pasco County as the future location of its business for three specific reasons: the weather, their customers, and the warm welcome they received in Pasco County. “We vacation in the Tampa Bay area every year,” said Deni Nihra, President of J.T.D. Enterprises. “We are near the beach, close to our customers, and can wear flip flops year round! I can’t think of a better place to locate our business.” However, the Nihra’s said the driving factor that brought their family business to Pasco County was really the receptiveness of the Pasco Economic Development Council. Tom Nihra, Vice President of J.T.D. Enterprises said, “We met with other counties, but Pasco EDC went above and beyond to make us feel welcome in Pasco County and answer every question we had about the area. When we’d email them we always got a timely response; they were heads above the rest.” “In Pasco County there is great weather and golf year-round, who wouldn’t want to do business here?” said John Hagen, President/CEO of Pasco EDC. Hagen added, “For us it’s all about relationships and customer service. We want companies to grow and succeed and to do that we need to help them, build trust, and show them they are welcome here in Pasco County. Everyone wants to go where they are appreciated.”