Manufacturer spending $80 million to build Pasco facility

Missouri-based construction equipment manufacturer MiTek has bought 111 acres in Pasco County and plans to build a nearly 500,000-square-foot facility on the site.

According to a statement from the Pasco Economic Development Council, the plant will be in Zephyrhills’ North Tampa Bay Industrial Park and employ 150 people.

The plan is for MiTek to spend about $80 million to build the 480,000-square-foot facility to manufacture steel connector plates and builder products for the construction industry.