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2022
Pasco continues attracting big employers
August 23, 2022
Laker Lutz News
Pasco County is on the verge of adding to its mix of employment opportunities, Bill Cronin,president and CEO of the Pasco Economic Development Council Inc. (Pasco EDC), announced ata recent Pasco County Commission meeting.
“I anticipate you are going to have a couple of big wins here, before the end of the fiscal year, thatyou’ll be hearing at the board of county commissioners,” Cronin said during the Pasco EDC’s third-quarter report to the board.
Activewear online retailer to invest $15 million in new Pasco Countyheadquarters
February 8, 2022
Business Observer
PASCO COUNTY — NVGTN, an online fitness and lifestyle wear company, is investing $15 million to build a new 100,000-square-foot headquarters in Pasco County.
The Clearwater-based company, whose name is pronounced navigation, has bought property in the Trinity Corporate Center, where it plans to build the facility for its customer service and fulfillment operations. It plans to hire 30 full-time employees.
(Read Full Article)Ecommerce Company NVGTN Building New HQ In Florida
February 8, 2022
Business Facilities
Athletic wear online retail company NVGTN (pronounced “navigation”) plans to invest $15 million in a 100,000-square-foot facility in the Trinity Corporate Center in Pasco County, FL. The company’s new headquarters willhouse both its customer service and fulfillment operations, to which it will add at least 30 new full-time positions.
(Read Full Article)Athletic wear company to buildheadquarters in Pasco County
February 8, 2022
Tampa Bay Times
TRINITY — Athletic wear e-commerce company NVGTN has announced plans tobuild a 100,000-square-foot headquarters in Pasco County.
The facility will bring 30 new jobs and include customer service and fulfillmentoperations. The building will be constructed in the Trinity Corporate Center.
Amazon’s new Pasco robotics facility has $150 million price tag
January 25, 2022
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Amazon.com's new robotic sortation center in Pasco County represents a $150 million capital investment.
The sortation facility, which first went public at the Pasco County Economic Development Council's annual luncheon on Jan. 20, will be 517,220 square feet in the 127-acre Eagle Industrial Park off of state road 52. It will employ 500 people.
(Read Full Article)Amazon to open robotic sortation facility in Pasco County, create hundreds of jobs
January 25, 2022
Tampa Bay Business Journal
E-commerce giant Amazon.com plans to bring one of its most sophisticated facilities to Pasco County.
Seattle-based Amazon plans to build a 500,000-square-foot robotic sortation center off of State Road 52 that will create 500 jobs. The deal was announced Thursday at the Pasco County Economic Development Council's economic forecast luncheon in Wesley Chapel.
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These are all the active economic development incentives in Tampa Bay
November 4, 2021
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Economic development incentives play a critical role in expanding and retaining businesses in the Tampa Bay area.
The Tampa Bay Business Journal's annual economic development issue takes a deep dive into the business of recruiting companies to the area — and what it takes to cultivate an ecosystem where companies want to expand.
(Read Full Article)Dade City Hot Sauce Co. A Hit With People Who Like It Hot
September 26, 2021
Patch
It was already a hit at eateries in Dade City, Zephyrhills and Lutz, but now word of Rhino Smash Sauce Co.'s spicy hot concoctions is spreading throughout Tampa Bay.
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Hardware company investing $7.5 million at business industrial park
September 14, 2021
Laker Lutz News
Harney Hardware, a logistics and distribution company, is setting up shop at ComPark 75, off Wesley Chapel Boulevard, according to a news release from the Pasco Economic Development Council Inc.
The company is investing $7.5 million in a 45,000-square-foot facility.
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Pasco’s ComPark 75 will be site for hardware company’s distribution center
September 10, 2021
Tampa Bay Times
Harney Hardware, a commercial door and bathroom hardware supplier, has announced its plan to invest $7.5 million in a new logistics and distribution facility at ComPark 75, located south of Wesley Chapel Boulevard near Interstate 75.
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