One Liners Polk: Bank of Central Florida, Aldi and more

Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of McLane Distribution Center, a fully leased 211,113-square-foot distribution center located in Lakeland, for $27.33 million. (Pictured above)

Researchers at Florida Polytechnic University’s Advanced Mobility Institute began a new phase in their work on autonomous vehicle testing and verification, shifting gears from software to hardware testing at a new simulation facility on campus, funded in part by a $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Aldi plans to open a store at 4532 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland.

Aldi plans to open a store at 4532 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland.

Bank of Central Florida, headquartered in Lakeland, promoted Randy Hollen and Dave Brown to senior vice president and commercial banking team leaders, respectively.

BusinessVoice of Greater Lakeland selected Josh Borem to serve as its chair, for the 2021-22 term.

Park Square Homes began construction of two model homes in the master-planned community of Cypress Park Estates, in Haines City, and is now selling nine, single-family home floor plans.

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