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What you need to know about Florida today

| 7/30/2014

› PGT buys rival window maker for $111 million
In one of the largest business acquisitions by a Southwest Florida company since the Great Recession, impact-resistant window and door maker PGT Inc. is buying a competitor for $111 million.

› LPGA to start 2015 season in Florida
The LPGA Tour announced the addition of the Coates Golf Championship on Tuesday and that the event will kick off the 2015 season.

› A guide to Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday
It's time for back-to-school shopping, and Florida families will get a break on sales tax this weekend when they buy clothing, supplies and computers.

› Audi tests driverless car on Florida expressway
Audi this week tested a self-driving car on a Tampa expressway that had been recently designated as an automated driving and connected car test bed.

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