► Black & Brew Coffee House & Bistro plans to open a third location, in south Lakeland, at 4209 S. Florida Ave. (Rendering above)
► Bonnet Springs Park launched the Carol Jenkins Barnett Endowment with a generous gift from Harrell Family Charities Fund, in a ceremony held at the GiveWell Community Foundation on behalf of Jack and Tina Harrell.
► Jim Hampton joined S&D Real Estate Services, in Lakeland, as director of professional development.
► John and Whitnee Mitchell, of Lakeland, plan to open Twisted Sugar, a gourmet cookie franchise, at 3958 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland.
► The Lakeland City Commission has approved a land-use change and development plan to allow Mosaic Development to build a 252-unit apartment complex, at the southwest corner of West Pipkin and Yates roads.
► The Aerospace Center for Excellence will launch Elevate, a business incubator on its Lakeland Linder Airport campus, aimed at jump-starting aerospace and logistics enterprises.