►Polk County Fire Rescue, in cooperation with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, completed department-wide active-shooter training for emergency response personnel; the division supplied active-shooter safety equipment, including ballistics helmets, vests and specialty medical bags to all of its engines, ladder trucks and ambulances. ►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a commercial real estate investment services firm … Read more
►Lakeland’s Brew Hub signed a deal with Carnival Cruise Lines to produce cans and kegs of the cruise line’s three signature beers, a toasted amber ale, a West Coast IPA and a citrusy wheat beer. ►Publix senior vice president, general counsel and secretary John Attaway will retire May 31. ►Florida Poly President Randy K. Avent … Read more
►Legoland Florida opened its latest attraction The LEGO Movie World in Winter Haven. ►Jerry Haag, president and CEO of Florida Baptist Children’s Home and One More Child, was elected as the vice chair of the Florida Faith-Based and Community-Based Advisory Council, a council that is appointed by the governor and state senate. ►The Lakeland Fire … Read more
►Transwestern Development, in partnership with a private real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate, acquired 183.5 acres that will be developed as a speculative 1 million-square-foot industrial facility at 6200 State Road 33 N. in Lakeland. (Rendering above) ►Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate in Lakeland reported the sale of 3 Creeks Crossing … Read more
►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, sold Bonny Apartments, a 200-unit apartment property located in Lakeland for $12,850,000. ►Polk County builder Southern Homes has renewed its strategic partnership with the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, which helps keep … Read more
►Tracy Mullins, senior planner for the Polk County Parks and Natural Resources Division has earned the Certified Park and Recreation Professional credential. ►Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is running “Chagall: Stories into Dreams,” an exhibition of the work of Mark Chagall, until Jan. 6. ►Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate sold 12 … Read more
►Family-owned, international berry supplier Wish Farms broke ground on its new headquarters in Plant City. ►Polk State College and United Way of Central Florida launched a pilot program to provide students financial assistance, called “Destination Graduation.” ►Kaylee Strickland of Lithia opened The Back Pocket Recording Studio in Plant City at 1514 S. Alexander St., suite … Read more
►Curaleaf opened a medical marijuana dispensary at 3179 U.S. Highway 98 N. in Lakeland, the county’s first dispensary. ►Patriot Coffee, created by Lakeland’s Chris McArthur, will be sold in 350 Publix stores throughout Florida, and up to 800 stores later this year. ►The Carol Jenkins Barnett Pavilion for Women and Children, a new wing at … Read more
►Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets Charities announced it will donate $5 million to more than 240 nonprofit organizations, including Feeding America member food banks, which focuses on alleviating hunger across Publix’s operating area. ►GTE Financial opened a Community Financial Center located at 5320 U.S. Highway 98 North, Lakeland. ►After a national search, Florida Orthopaedic Institute hired … Read more
