► Bruce Jacob, a researcher and chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida Polytechnic University, was named to the editorial board of the international publication IEEE Access.
► Fresh Kitchen, a Tampa-based build-your-own-bowl restaurant chain, has plans to open its first Lakeland site at 4520 S. Florida Ave.
► The Lakeland Chamber of Commerce named Amy Wiggins as its president and chief executive officer.
► Jim Steinbauer of Steinbauer Associates announced the sale of a shopping center located at 6645 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland, to Lakeland Christina Center for $5.73 million.
► Lakeland Regional Health purchased a minority interest in BayCare HomeCare, and now will, in Polk County, be known as BayCare HomeCare/Lakeland Regional Health.
