►Curaleaf opened a medical marijuana dispensary at 3179 U.S. Highway 98 N. in Lakeland, the county’s first dispensary.
►Patriot Coffee, created by Lakeland’s Chris McArthur, will be sold in 350 Publix stores throughout Florida, and up to 800 stores later this year.
►The Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children, a new wing at Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, opened in June.
►Lakeland Regional Health radiologist Sara Safder was selected to join the American Health Council’s Board of Physicians.