Aquarium sees rising tide of support for major expansion project

Clearwater Marine Aquarium will net $15.9 million from bond program.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 11:55 a.m. March 29, 2018
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From left: Frank Dame, Jeff Lampasso, John Draheim, Karen Jubrail, Grace Dunlap, Paul Auslander, Cindy Margiotta, Pinellas board of county commissioners chairman Kenneth T. Welch and Mike Meidel.
From left: Frank Dame, Jeff Lampasso, John Draheim, Karen Jubrail, Grace Dunlap, Paul Auslander, Cindy Margiotta, Pinellas board of county commissioners chairman Kenneth T. Welch and Mike Meidel.
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CLEARWATER — The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is set to receive $15.9 million from an industrial revenue bond (IRB) issued by the Pinellas County Economic Development Authority.

The aquarium has embarked on a $66 million, multi-year expansion that it hopes to complete by 2020, according to a press release, and IRB financing will help it meet that goal.

 

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