►Lakeland’s Brew Hub signed a deal with Carnival Cruise Lines to produce cans and kegs of the cruise line’s three signature beers, a toasted amber ale, a West Coast IPA and a citrusy wheat beer.
►Publix senior vice president, general counsel and secretary John Attaway will retire May 31.
►Florida Poly President Randy K. Avent signed the international pact with Fulbright Australia.
Officials from Florida Polytechnic University and the Australian-American Fulbright Commission formalized an agreement that allows the university to begin accepting graduate students and faculty from Australia beginning this fall.
►Ritchie Bros. held an auction on the company’s 220-acre site in Davenport, where it closed deals on 13,350 lots for a total of $297 million.
►The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce named Jazz Lyons membership consultant.
►Peace River Center named Jacob Temple director of inpatient services, where he will be responsible for the inpatient crisis stabilization units in Bartow and Lakeland, as well as the short-term residential treatment program in Bartow.
►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), sold the Lakeland Plant Property with 26.03-acres of industrial land located at 4500 Frontage Road S. in Lakeland, for $7 million.