ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The County Commission on Tuesday approved giving Pursuit Boats $50,000 for two years in exchange for creating 30 jobs, retaining 376 employees and completing a $2.1 million expansion.

Pursuit Boats builds sport fishing and cruising boats from 23 feet to 40 feet, loaded with luxury-quality amenities that withstand extreme conditions.

The county will require Pursuit to pay employees an hourly average of at least $17.85 for two years. The company must remain in business for six years or it must repay the incentives, according to county records.

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The company also will pay decreased property taxes for six years.

Pursuit in May announced its expansion, which would add 14,000 square feet to its St. Lucie Boulevard facility. It would increase production by as much as 50 percent.

The company recently unveiled two new models, one costing about $500,000 and the other about $472,000.