High-tech Pasco company earns $160,000 job creation bonus – Tampa Bay Times

Over the last two years, international microchip-testing company Global ETS has created more than 100 new jobs, purchased two new buildings and leased an additional location in the West Pasco Industrial Park.

This week the company got a special thank you from the Pasco County Commission in the form of a $160,000 job creation incentive to recognize its plan to add of 32 new full-time jobs within the county at an average annual wage of $95,548. That incentive is performance based and paid out as the jobs are created.

The company has invested more than $5 million in new facilities, including new automation equipment, in addition to hiring workers. Headquartered in Odessa, the firm has five additional locations around the world.

Company Chief Executive Officer Dan Tang “has always had an eye for when to scale and what approaches to take as it relates to building his business,” said Bill Cronin, president and chief executive officer of the Pasco Economic Development Council in a news release. “In addition to the rapid growth the company is experiencing in Pasco County, Global ETS has opened locations in Ontario, California, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Taiwan since 2022.

“This is a company that isn’t going to slow down any time soon, and we’re excited to show our support any way we can,” Cronin said.

David Engel, Pasco’s planning and economic growth director, introduced the company to Pasco County commissioners on Tuesday touting its success in providing a growing workforce in a qualified targeted industry.

“This is just the beginning,” Tang told commissioners about the company’s growth potential. New development of artificial intelligence applications “put us on the map,” he said.

Workers for Global ETS provide testing and authentication of technology for “very high tech and very complex” components. Employees need specialized expertise to do that work and Tang said that includes workers with masters and doctorate degrees in electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering. The company works with the University of South Florida to provide some of that workforce, he said.

“I’m just so glad to see you here,” said Commissioner Kathryn Starkey.

Founded in 2012, Global ETS has since 2020 added more than 450 new customers globally, nine new services bringing the total to 27 and has increased its aerospace and defense market from 10% to 60%, according to the news release.

“Pasco EDC has been instrumental to the success of Global ETS, offering invaluable guidance and customized incentives that have reinforced our decision to establish our headquarters in Pasco County,” Tang said in the release. “As a business owner, feeling supported by the community is crucial, and thanks to Pasco EDC, we’re not just a business here; we’re part of a thriving community committed to mutual growth.”