
Polk County, Fla. — Blackton, Inc., based in Orlando and a leading supplier for the homebuilding industry, was recently awarded a contract worth more than $3 million to provide flooring materials for Enclaves at Festival Towns coming soon near the Osceola-Polk county line. Micky Blackton, chief executive officer, said his firm will supply flooring materials for 389 townhomes to be built in four phases by Atlanta-based Ashton Woods Homes. Construction will begin in October, he said. At build out, the new natural gas community will consist of 12 buildings located off of Interstate 4 on Meadows Blvd. and Ronald Reagan Parkway in the growing suburban area just south of Disney. Blackton, Inc. a family owned business located on Alden Road near downtown Orlandohas been supplying the home building industry from Jacksonville to Tampa for over 60 years.