Clearwater firm grows facility, customer base while remaining largely unnoticed

Pinellas County manufacturer Florida Seating, with a client roster that includes some of the most well-known restaurant brands in the country, has added 18,000 square feet to its compound.

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  • | 5:00 a.m. March 19, 2025
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Maria Nikolova, who grew up in Bulgaria and came to the U.S. in the early 1990s is the owner and president of Florida Seating.
Maria Nikolova, who grew up in Bulgaria and came to the U.S. in the early 1990s is the owner and president of Florida Seating.
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On Feb. 10 about 100 people gathered at a Clearwater manufacturing facility on Mears Court not far from the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.

The crowd was there that Monday morning for a ribbon cutting, the kind of event that draws local politicians looking to take a victory lap, vendors looking to network and local TV stations looking for B-roll.

 

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