SouthState plans $17M office in downtown Winter Haven
SouthState plans a five-story downtown office that would bring 125 employees to Winter Haven.
Publix may need 100 jobs in Polk to qualify for tax break
The proposed incentive covers Publix’s downtown Lakeland technology campus.
$70M recovery fund to target Polk infrastructure
Officials will decide which roads, drainage and utility projects receive funding first.
Polk OKs I-4 rail study between Tampa and Orlando
Study will identify potential I-4 rail station sites in Polk County
56-unit Lakeland community sells for $10M
The seller expanded the property in 2024 before the $10M sale.
Publix-anchored Lakeland shopping center sells after 60 years
Grove Park Shopping Center in Lakeland has been sold after 60 years and remains one of Florida’s strongest grocery-anchored retail assets.
One Liners Polk: Lakeland Regional Health, Watson Clinic and more
► Lakeland Regional Health plans to build a new, free-standing emergency department at 6150 S. Florida Ave. (Pictured above) ► The Polk County Board of County Commissioners approved a $2.3 million grant that will be used to develop affordable housing at Grove Manor Apartments, in Winter Haven. ► The Lakeland City Commission voted 6-1 on … Read more
One Liners Polk: Keymark Corp., Blackton and more
► The Polk County Board of Commissioners approved Hezedean A. Smith as the new Polk County Fire Rescue chief. (Pictured above) ► Watson welcomed two additions to its team of medical providers—a registered nurse practitioner, D’Aishia Burgess, who works alongside board-certified pulmonology specialist physician Naem Shahrour from Watson Clinic Main, at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd., … Read more
One Liners Polk: Polk State College, Lakeland Electric and more
►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, … Read more
One Liners Polk: Integrated Supply Network, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and more
► Florida Polytechnic University will introduce two new Master of Science degrees, this fall, in data science and engineering management. ► The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awarded Polk County Fire Rescue a $36,665 grant to purchase a new Hurst “jaws of life” water compatible extrication tool set for its fleet. ► Physician and urgent … Read more