Sun Sentinel Broward Edition

Possible relocation­s could create more than 100 jobs

- — Marcia Heroux Pounds

Broward County Commission will consider job-growth incentives Tuesday for a firearms manufactur­ing firm looking to relocate potentiall­y in Pompano Beach and a logistics company considerin­g an expansion in Dania Beach.

The firearms manufactur­er, currently located outside Florida, is dubbed “Project 762” for competitiv­e purposes. The company would create 54 jobs with an average salary of $51,255 and make an estimated capital investment of $3 million. If confirmed, the company could receive $162,000 in tax refunds, with $16,200 each from the county and the city.

The Dania Beach company, dubbed “Project Red,” would create 60 jobs and make an estimated capital investment of $600,000. The company could receive $36,000 in tax refunds from both the county and city.

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