► Allen & Co. announced a corporate gift of $1 million to fund the Allen & Co. Family Lawn, at Bonnet Springs Park, set to open in 2022. (rendering above)
► A Krispy Kreme doughnut shop opened at 3790 U.S. Highway 98 N., near Lakeland Square Mall, replacing the south Lakeland store that closed in June.
► Imperial Plaza, on Havendale Boulevard, in Auburndale, anchored by a Winn-Dixie, was sold for $12.3 million to an unidentified buyer.
► Biscuits and Benedicts plans to open in Lakeland’s Dixieland neighborhood, at 1212 S. Florida Ave., before the end of the year.
► The new cybersecurity engineering program at Florida Polytechnic University received a $25,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to fund a portion of a new cyberphysical systems lab.
► Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, of Lakeland, was named interim CEO of the College to Congress at Southeastern University, a nonprofit organization that provides financial support for low-income students who are placed in congressional internships.
►The Watson Clinic Cancer and Research Center added David W. Graham as a radiation oncologist who treats patients from the campus, at 1730 Lakeland Hills Blvd., in Lakeland.
► Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of 2850 Interstate Drive, a 139,500-square-foot warehouse/distribution building located in Lakeland, for $17.8 million.
► The Imperial Symphony Orchestra will change its name, in the 2021-22 season, to the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra.
► S&D Real Estate Services, in Lakeland, added Vanessa Courtney, Susan Conner, Rosnel Dufort, David Rodriguez and Ben Pace as agents to its brokerage.
