ARCHIVED  July 1, 1997

Florida wholesale tile company takes shine to region

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FORT COLLINS — Fast-growing Northern Colorado has prompted a nationwide wholesale tile firm to open a local office here. However, some local distributors fear the new office won’t be limited to wholesale business, but that it also will sell to the general public.

Florida Tile Ceramic Center, the wholesale distributor of floor, counter and wall tile and related materials, has opened at 1841 E. Harmony Road, Suite 5.

The 43-year-old company, based in Lakeland, Fla., wants to better service the companies that distribute its products, said Connie Carlson, operations manager here. Locally, that includes Color Tile, Carpet Exchange, Decorating Dimensions, Avalanche Floor…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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