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| 2/5/2020

› Nassau County’s Wildlight community continues to grow with new development
Nassau County’s new Wildlight community is getting a new complex that will feature additional retail, restaurant and specialty service offerings, according to Skinner Bros. Realty. This is the third building development in Wildlight by the Jacksonville-based real estate developers. Construction began last month, and officials said it is slated for completion in August.

› PGT completes NewSouth Window deal
PGT Innovations Inc. has closed on its $92 million purchase of NewSouth Window Solutions. By acquiring the Tampa-based company and its brands, PGT will expand into direct-to-consumer sales, a niche that NewSouth has aggressively pursued in Florida. PGT is the nation’s largest manufacturer of impact-resistant windows and doors. Venice-based PGT, the largest private employer based in Sarasota County, paid cash by using funds on hand and $50 million in long-term debt.

› St. Petersburg’s Sundial getting a Station House co-working and event space
The company behind the Station House St. Pete co-working and event space and the new Hyde House Tampa in Hyde Park Village will develop a similar 8,300-square-foot space on the second level of Sundial St. Pete next to Ruth’s Chris Steak House.

› A Miami-area company recalls flu and cold medicines
Miami-Dade company Efficient Laboratories has recalled three lots of three kinds of Rompe Pecho cold and flu symptom medications after a microbial contamination was found. “In rare circumstances, consumption of Rompe Pecho from these lots could result in vomiting and diarrhea,” the company-written, FDA-posted recall notice said. “Efficient Laboratories has not received any reports of adverse events to date.”

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