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

| Jo-Lynn Brown

► 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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