Antech Diagnostics (Antech) is an Indiana based company providing veterinary diagnostic testing services to more than 19,000 animal hospitals throughout North America. Antech operates more than 50 reference laboratories in the US and Canada, receives up to 45,000 samples daily and has more than 400 board-certified specialists available and on-call . Antech Diagnostics laboratories’ diagnostic spectrum includes more than 300 different tests in chemistry, pathology, endocrinology, serology, hematology and microbiology. This project will be Antech Diagnostics veterinary clinical reference laboratory for the Southeast and a new hub for Florida.

If the Qualified Target Industry (QTI) program incentive is made available to the company, Antech Diagnostics will create 45 new-to-Florida jobs by December 31, 2015, paying an annual average wage of $48,686, which is at least 115% of the Orange County annual wage. The average value of benefits that will be available to employees is $6,816, which includes health insurance, 401(k) contributions and paid vacations. Antech Diagnostics’ total capital investment is estimated to be $1,350,000 in construction and equipment. In addition to the City of Orlando, the company is considering Georgia and Alabama for this expansion.

The City of Orlando will benefit through the creation of 45 positions over the next two (2) years and the likelihood of continued job growth and investment well beyond this time frame. Florida's Qualified Target Industry Program includes strict accountability requirements of the applicant. The pledge of funds pursuant to this resolution shall be contingent upon Antech Diagnostics being qualified by the State of Florida as a QTI Program participant, meeting its job and wage obligations under the program and future budget appropriations by the Orlando City Council.