Giant logistics firm wins $300K in subsidies

County officials awarded the second-largest freight brokerage company in the country a $60,000 performance-based incentive package to hire 100 people over eight years.

The subsidies approved by Sarasota County officials are 20% of the total $300,000 package, with the rest of the funds coming from the state, according to public filings. The approvals, under the name Project Mango, fall under the state's Qualified Targeted Industry Tax Refund Program.

The name of the company isn't listed in public documents. The company, according to the filing, “is a self-described non-asset based service provider that connects shippers and truck carriers. The company represents that it is the second largest freight brokerage firm in the United States.”