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Pasco County Major Announcements

August 6, 2024

MiTek to Locate Steel Connector Plate & Builder Product Manufacturing Facility in City of Zephyrhills


Company to invest nearly $80 million at the North Tampa Bay Industrial Park Ready Site and will employ 150 people at their new Pasco County location.

Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC), City of Zephyrhills, and Pasco Board of County Commissioners are pleased to welcome MiTek to Pasco County, Florida. MiTek purchased the 111-acre North Tampa Bay Industrial Park Ready Site in the City of Zephyrhills. ...........(Read More)

October 24, 2023

Bauducco Foods to Locate U.S. Production and Distribution Facility in City of Zephyrhills

The Brazil-based company purchased 72 acres on a Pasco Ready Site and will create 600 jobs and invest over $200 million.

Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC), FloridaCommerce, City of Zephyrhills, and Pasco Board of County Commissioners are thrilled to welcome Bauducco Foods (Bauducco) to Pasco County, Florida. Bauducco purchased 72 acres of the Zephyrhills Airport Industrial Park Ready Site in the City of Zephyrhills...........(Read More)


December 6, 2022

Gary Plastics Packaging Corp. to Locate to Pasco County, FL

The company is anticipating creating approximately 555 total new jobs and investing $16,000,000 in lease hold improvements.

The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is happy to announce the relocation of Gary Plastic Packaging Corp (Gary Plastic) to Pasco County, Florida..........(Read More)


March 14, 2022

Baby Tech Company nfant Labs Opens New Product Assembly Location in Pasco County

The nfant Thrive Feeding System was recently selected as a USA Today Editor’s Choice Award for top tech in 2022 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).  

Pasco EDC welcomes nfant® Labs, currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and now expanding to open a new location in Port Richey, Florida...........(Read More)


February 7, 2021

Ecommerce Company NVGTN to Build 100,000 Square Foot Headquarters in Pasco County

The three-year-old athletic wear company purchased property in Trinity and plans to hire 30 new employees this year.

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (February 7, 2021) — NVGTN, pronounced navigation, is a three-year-old athletic wear online retail company started by husband and wife, Brett and Ashleigh Schneggenburger in their studio apartment.........(Read More)


January 25, 2021

Amazon Purchases Pasco County Ready Site Off FL52

The logistics and distribution company is building a half-million square foot sortation center near I-75.

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (January 25, 2021) — The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is thrilled to announce the sale of Eagle Industrial Park off FL52 in Pasco County........(Read More)


January 10, 2021

One of Penny for Pasco’s Supported Speculative Building Projects is Now Full

Asturia Corporate Center is now at full capacity filling 235,000 square feet with a mix varying of target industry sectors.

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (January 10, 2021) — Even with unprecedented demand, building speculative space is a risky business considering the overwhelming costs of developing infrastructure.......(Read More)


August 24, 2021

Pasco EDC Welcomes Harney Hardware

The logistics and distribution company is building a 45,000 square foot facility in ComPark 75.

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (August 24, 2021) — The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is pleased to welcome Harney Hardware to the county......(Read More)


January 25, 2021

Moffitt Cancer Center Announces First Phase of 775-Acre Campus Project in Pasco County

The Moffitt campus is estimated to support more than 14,500 jobs in the Tampa Bay region.

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (January 25, 2021) —  The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) and Pasco County are thrilled to welcome Moffitt Cancer Center (Moffitt) to the county.....(Read More)


January 12, 2021

Ensurem to Bring 200 Jobs to Pasco County

One of Tampa Bay's fastest-growing companies is investing half a million dollars to repurpose vacant retail space in Pasco

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (January 12, 2021) — The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is pleased to welcome Ensurem to the county. Ensurem is investing $500,000 in tenant improvements and office equipment to upgrade and convert 10,000 square feet of existing retail space off U.S. Highway 19 in Port Richey. At full capacity, the facility will be home to 200 employees with salaries exceeding 156 percent of the average county wage....(Read More)


December 8, 2020

Santander Consumer USA to bring 875 Jobs to Pasco County

Santander Consumer USA is investing $22 million and locating in over 115,000 square feet of converted retail space in Pasco County.

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (December 8, 2020) — The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is pleased to welcome Santander Consumer USA Inc. (Santander) to the county.  Santander is investing a minimum of $12 million of the approximate $22 million in tenant improvements and business personal property to upgrade and convert existing retail space off State Road 54 near the Suncoast Parkway.  The company will create 875 new to Florida jobs over the next five years, with salaries exceeding 115% of the average county wage....(Read More)


August 4, 2020

The Soule Co. Adding More Jobs in Pasco County

Another Life Sciences company expanding in Pasco County

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (August 4, 2020) — The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) is pleased to announce the expansion of The Soule Co. in Pasco County. Sixty-four years after incorporating in Florida, The Soule Co. has purchased property in Compark 75 in Pasco County, where it plans to build a nearly 100,000 square foot facility, in addition to its nearby 62,000 square foot facility. The company will invest over $8 million in the expansion and add 25 new jobs....(Read More)


January 22, 2020

New Pasco County Company Bravado Pharmaceuticals LLC

The life science and manufacturing company will invest $3 million in its new facility

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (January 22, 2020) —  Bravado Pharmaceuticals LLC Owner and CEO Brian McMillan has over 30 years of analytical, formulation and process development experience. After spending his career working at numerous nationally acclaimed companies, McMillan decided to open his own pharmaceutical company in Pasco County...(Read More)


December 10, 2019

Encompass Health Corporation Will Locate to Pasco County and Invest $15 Million

Today the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners approved an incentive package to support the relocation

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (August 28, 2019) — Phillips & Jordan, Inc. (P&J), a national woman-owned heavy civil and ROW infrastructure contractor, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, is building a regional corporate headquarters in a new 47,432 square foot Class A office building in the One Pasco Center business park, just east of the State Road 52 and Interstate 75 intersection....(Read More)


August 28, 2019

Phillips & Jordan to Build Regional Headquarters at SR 52 and I-75

The Company purchased 5 acres and is investing more than $15 million in the 47,432 square foot facility

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (December 10, 2019) — Encompass Health Corporation (NYSE: EHC) expects to purchase nearly six acres in the Bexley Community off of State Road 54 in Land O’ Lakes. The company will bring 179 new jobs, and plans to build a 37,000 square foot facility to house its Central Business Office which provides medical billing and collections services to Encompass Health hospitals in 25 states and Puerto Rico....(Read More)


August 26, 2019

Pasco County Welcomes New Manufacturer Fleda Pharmaceuticals

Fleda Pharmaceuticals announces a two-phase $4 million project to build a manufacturing facility in Odessa, Florida

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (August 26, 2019) —Fleda Pharmaceuticals Corp. (FPC), is a new pharmaceutical manufacturing company set to open their doors this winter on Byrd Legg Drive in Odessa. Fleda purchased an existing office building and a 9,600 square foot warehouse to initiate phase one of their plans....(See More)


June 3, 2019

Brew Bus Brewing, Inc. to Expand to Pasco County, Florida

The brewing, transit and event space company will bring 46 total jobs and more than $8.7 million in capital investment to Pasco County

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (June 3, 2019) —Brew Bus Brewing, Inc., the company behind brands Florida Avenue Brewing Co. and Brew Bus Brewing, announced its purchase of a 34,000 square foot facility in Wesley Chapel to expand its operation to create 46 local jobs and more than $8.7 million in new capital investment in Pasco County. The facility, located at 2029 Arrowgrass Dr, Wesley Chapel, FL 33544, will be used for brewing, canning, and distribution of its craft beers.....(Read More)


June 19, 2018

TouchPoint Medical Inc. to Relocate Operations from  Multiple States to Pasco County, Florida

Medical manufacturing company  will bring 228 total jobs and a capital investment of over $23 million

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA (June 19, 2018) — Today Pasco County and the Pasco EDC announced TouchPoint Medical Inc., a leading global provider of innovative and intelligent hardware and software solutions that enable safe and effective delivery of outstanding patient care, will relocate their operations from numerous states to Pasco County, Florida. TouchPoint Medical will purchase land and create a new 118,200 square feet facility. This relocation will create 116 new jobs and more than $23 million in new capital investment....(Read More)


February 20, 2018

Welbilt to Add 110 New Jobs and Expand Its Customer and Technology Center in Pasco County, Florida

Foodservice Innovation Leader Plans 42,000 Square Foot Expansion.  

Welbilt Inc. (NYSE: WBT), a leading commercial foodservice equipment manufacturer, will enlarge their presence in Pasco County, which is in the greater Tampa Bay area of Florida. Welbilt will remodel and expand their research and development labs by adding an additional 42,000 square feet of laboratory, test kitchen space and an improved customer experience center.  The expansion will create 110 jobs and more than $10 million in new capital investment in Pasco County over the next three years....(Read More)


October 2, 2017

Meopta U.S.A. Chooses Pasco County for Hi-Tech Manufacturing Facility

Photonics company to create 47 new jobs. 

The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) and Pasco County worked together to recruit Meopta U.S.A. (Meopta), to open a new facility in west Pasco. Meopta plans on using the Pasco County Job Creation Incentive Program in hiring 47 new positions in advanced manufacturing.  Meopta is a manufacturer that has been headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, for 20 years. They specialize in the manufacturing and distribution of precision optics including binoculars, and spotting and rifle scopes. ...(Read More)


August 31, 2017

UC Synergetic Expands Office in Pasco

Engineering company to create 25 new jobs.

The Pasco Economic Development Council (Pasco EDC) assisted UC Synergetic to expand their regional operations in ComPark 75 in the Wesley Chapel Area. The engineering company expects to create 25 new jobs in addition to the 80 current employees in the new 19,000-square foot office location.

“Pasco County’s business community is growing along with our economy,” said Mike Moore, Chairman of the Pasco County Commission. “It makes sense UC Synergetic wants to expand in Pasco, they will have access to a great workforce.”....(Read More)


July 26, 2017

Superior Precast, LLC. begins their search to hire 27 new employees by September    

Superior Precast is a new FDOT project supplier, manufacturing precast concrete products for The Reinforced Earth Company to be used in the construction of major road projects in Florida.  After working closely with the Pasco EDC, Berkshire Hathaway Commercial Division, Pasco County, and Dade City, Superior decided to locate into 62,777 square feet of industrial space in the Dade City Business Center.

“Big things are happening here in Dade City,” exclaimed Dade City Mayor, Camille Hernandez. “We’re happy to have them here, and to add that many jobs to our local economy is truly amazing.” Pasco County District 1 Commissioner, Ron Oakley, shares similar thoughts with the Mayor. Oakley expressed, “We need strong and stable jobs for our residents and to win this project is exciting.” … (Read More)


September 22, 2016

TRU Simulation + Training Expands Its East Coast ProFlight® Pilot Training Facility

TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that it entered phase II of its expansion plan for its Pilot Training Center in Lutz, Florida located in Pasco County.  Phase II of the expansion will create approximately 100 jobs in TRU’s training business within four years and generate more than $29 million in capital investment.

Phase I was previously completed in 2015 when 15,000 square feet of existing space was converted into Training Center Operations. TRU Simulation + Training’s Tampa facility specializes in business and military simulator manufacturing as well as serving as an FAA-certified Part 142 OEM-supported Pilot Training Center for several Textron Aviation products… (Read More)


August 23, 2016

METTLER TOLEDO Announces New Facility to be Built in Pasco County

The Pasco Economic Development Council gathered with representatives from Enterprise Florida and Pasco County officials to announce that METTLER TOLEDO will construct a new 250,000-square-foot facility at a site adjacent to the Suncoast Parkway in Lutz, Florida.  The new facility, built for the company’s Product Inspection Division, will be home to more than 500 employees, including 185 new positions and 320 retained jobs.  More than $30 million in capital will be invested in the region.

METTLER TOLEDO’s Product Inspection Division is the global market leader in the field of check-weighing, industrial metal detection, and x-ray inspection systems for the food, pharmaceutical, and packaged consumer goods industries… (Read More)


July 23, 2015

Leggett & Platt to Employ Over 100 in new Pasco County Facility

Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG), a global manufacturer of diversified products, announced today that it will be locating a new manufacturing facility in northwest Pasco County near Spring Hill. The new operation will be located at 15800 Hudson Avenue, an 80,000 square-foot facility the Company owns. The expansion is expected to create approximately 124 new jobs over the next few months… (Read More)

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