‘Luxury tiny home’ manufacturing company in Fremont County projected to add 100-plus jobs
A new manufacturing company coming to Florence in October is expected to create more than 100 jobs in Fremont County over the next few years, an addition that those involved hope will contribute to the county’s economic growth.
Mytikas Industries is a “homegrown” small Colorado-based manufacturing company primarily focused on building “luxury tiny homes.” The company’s story started two years ago when it bought an former drywall manufacturing factory in Florence. The remodeling process was a “multi-million dollar project,” and is nearing completion, according to founding partner and interim Chief Marketing Officer Nathan Frisk.
A mock-up example of one of Mytikas Industries’ “luxury” tiny homes.
Courtesy of Mytikas Industries
A mock-up example of one of Mytikas Industries’ “luxury” tiny homes.
Set to open in October with plans to deliver tiny homes to initial customers by the end of the year, Mytikas Industries is hiring and hopes the increase in career-focused jobs within Fremont County will benefit the local economy.
“We’re creating what’s considered primary jobs,” Frisk said. “Generally, the rule of thumb is, for every primary job you create inside of a geographic area, it creates at least two other jobs that are considered secondary jobs.”
A news release sent out by Gov. Jared Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade touted 170 new jobs, but Frisk said that won’t come immediately.
“Over the next 12 to 24 months, we’re hiring 100-plus jobs, and depending on how quickly we scale, it could be 150-plus jobs,” Frisk said. “And that’s probably a little conservative.”
Mytikas Industries is working with the state’s Rural Jump-Start and Innovative Housing Incentive program, which “encourages economic development and job creation in economically distressed, rural counties of Colorado,” according to the Sept. 12 news release by Polis and the state agencies.
The release states the funding “supports regional economic and workforce development activities that seek to expand local business, create new good-paying jobs and strengthen and diversify local economies.”
According to the program’s website, Rural Jump-Start began in 2016 as a tax incentive program. In 2021, a grant program was created as well.
Fremont County Economic Development Corp. (FEDC) is the program’s sponsoring entity for Mytikas Industries.
“We’re basically creating the runway for them to take advantage of some of these programs,” FEDC Executive Director Rob Brown said.
According to Brown, the FEDC has tried to help other new companies receive jump start grants, but Mytikas Industries was the first successful application. Brown called it a “huge win for Fremont County.”
“We’re creating jobs and we’re creating housing, and those are both huge priorities for the state of Colorado,” Frisk said. “We were going to get there eventually, but a grant from them enabled us to go faster.”
Two employees walk around the inside of the Florence factory owned by Mytikas Industries recently.
Photo courtesy Mytikas Industries
Two employees walk around the inside of the Florence factory owned by Mytikas Industries recently.
There are several benefits to partnering with the jump start program, Brown said, including a matching $15,000 grant to offset beginning costs and a tax credit for both Mytikas Industries and anyone they employ.
“Employees get to take advantage of the same credit. So if you go to work for Mytikas and you work for a number that is at or in excess of the average wage for Fremont County, then you will get your personal income tax credited back as well,” Brown said.
Frisk told The Gazette he anticipates a majority of the workforce will be coming from Fremont County, but there will also likely be some workers out of Pueblo County.
According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s July 2025 data, Fremont County and Pueblo County have slightly higher unemployment rates than surrounding counties. Fremont County is currently sitting at 5.1% while Pueblo County’s unemployment rate is reported to be 5.6%.
In comparison, El Paso County’s rate is 4%, Teller County sits at 3.7% and Custer County is reportedly the lowest at 3.2%.
In general, Colorado’s overall unemployment rate is sitting at 4.5%, the July data shows. While Brown says Fremont County’s rate is on the same track as the state’s, the growth in jobs will have a bigger impact on a rural community than it would in a bigger city.
“Rural economies in general always grow much more slowly than they do in the heavily populated areas, especially along the front range in Colorado,” Brown said.
“Our economy here is still much more suppressed … in order to grow an economy in rural Colorado, you have to add something to your economy, you have to reach outside.”
‘Luxury tiny home’ manufacturing company in Fremont County projected to add 100-plus jobs
A new manufacturing company coming to Florence in October is expected to create more than 100 jobs in Fremont County over the next few years, an addition that those involved hope will contribute to the county’s economic growth.
Mytikas Industries is a “homegrown” small Colorado-based manufacturing company primarily focused on building “luxury tiny homes.” The company’s story started two years ago when it bought a former drywall manufacturing factory in Florence, about 45 miles southwest of Colorado Springs. The remodeling process was a “multimillion dollar project,” and is nearing completion, said founding partner and interim Chief Marketing Officer Nathan Fisk.
Set to open in October with plans to deliver tiny homes to initial customers by the end of the year, Mytikas Industries is hiring and hopes the increase in career-focused jobs within Fremont County will benefit the local economy.
“We’re creating what’s considered primary jobs,” Fisk said. “Generally, the rule of thumb is, for every primary job you create inside of a geographic area, it creates at least two other jobs that are considered secondary jobs.”
A news release sent out by Gov. Jared Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade touted 170 new jobs, but Fisk said that won’t come immediately.
“Over the next 12 to 24 months, we’re hiring 100-plus jobs, and depending on how quickly we scale, it could be 150-plus jobs,” Fisk said. “And that’s probably a little conservative.”
Mytikas Industries is working with the state’s Rural Jump-Start and Innovative Housing Incentive program, which “encourages economic development and job creation in economically distressed, rural counties of Colorado,” according to last week’s news release by Polis and the state agencies.
The release states the funding “supports regional economic and workforce development activities that seek to expand local business, create new good-paying jobs and strengthen and diversify local economies.”
According to the program’s website, Rural Jump-Start began in 2016 as a tax incentive program. In 2021, a grant program was created as well.
Fremont County Economic Development Corp. (FEDC) is the program’s sponsoring entity for Mytikas Industries.
“We’re basically creating the runway for them to take advantage of some of these programs,” FEDC Executive Director Rob Brown said.
According to Brown, the FEDC has tried to help other new companies receive jump start grants, but Mytikas Industries was the first successful application. Brown called it a “huge win for Fremont County.”
“We’re creating jobs and we’re creating housing, and those are both huge priorities for the state of Colorado,” Fisk said. “We were going to get there eventually, but a grant from them enabled us to go faster.”
There are several benefits to partnering with the jump start program, Brown said, including a matching $15,000 grant to offset beginning costs and a tax credit for Mytikas Industries and anyone they employ.
“Employees get to take advantage of the same credit. So if you go to work for Mytikas and you work for a number that is at or in excess of the average wage for Fremont County, then you will get your personal income tax credited back as well,” Brown said.
Fisk told The Gazette he anticipates a majority of the workforce will be coming from Fremont County, but there will also likely be some workers out of Pueblo County.
According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s July 2025 data, Fremont County and Pueblo County have slightly higher unemployment rates than surrounding counties. Fremont County is sitting at 5.1%, while Pueblo County’s unemployment rate is reported to be 5.6%.
In comparison, El Paso County’s rate is 4%, Teller County sits at 3.7% and Custer County is reportedly the lowest at 3.2%.
In general, Colorado’s overall unemployment rate is sitting at 4.5%, the July data shows. While Brown says Fremont County’s rate is on the same track as the state’s, the growth in jobs will have a bigger impact on a rural community than it would in a bigger city.
“Rural economies in general always grow much more slowly than they do in the heavily populated areas, especially along the front range in Colorado,” Brown said.
“Our economy here is still much more suppressed … in order to grow an economy in rural Colorado, you have to add something to your economy, you have to reach outside.”
