► Polk County Fire Rescue has expanded its specialty operations capacity with the addition of two bariatric ambulances and an aerial drone unit.
► Lakeland Linder International Airport officials announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved their proposal to route incoming air traffic over the Polk Parkway – more than three years after the city first submitted plans.
► Lakeland Senior Hub has selected a 5,000-square-foot location, near the intersection of Harden Boulevard and Beacon Road, that they expect to open next June.
► IDEA Public School Lakeland, a charter school focused on preparing low-income students for college, plans to expand from 410 students to 1,645, by 2026, with support from the city of Lakeland for road and transportation improvements.
► The owners of LoveBird Almost Famous Chicken have a new eatery in the works: a honky-tonk-themed, quick-serve burger restaurant and bar called Grievous Angel, at 801 E. Main St., the former location of Unfiltered Lakeland and The Poor Porker.