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One Liners Polk: Polk State College, Lakeland Electric and more

| Jo-Lynn Brown

►The Shoppes at Lakeland Square Mall, a 44,375 square-foot multi-tenant neighborhood center anchored by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, located at 4000 U.S. Highway 98, in Lakeland, was sold to Carrera Family Investments for $7.1 million. (Pictured above)

► Thrive, a provider of next-generation managed services, acquired DSM, a Lakeland-based provider of managed IT services to state, local and education government agencies.

► Polk State College was one of three state institutions awarded $6.5 million to establish civics academies to prepare high school students for careers in government service. 

► Burlington Coat Factory will leave its anchor location at Lakeland Square Mall and move to Shoppes of Lakeland. 

► Construction of Lakeland Electric’s $155 million power plant, on the eastern shore of Lake Parker began in August. 

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