The Lakeland resident became the Central Florida Development Council’s business development director after stints at SunTrust and USF’s Small Business Development Center. Source: Business Observer
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Publix Seeking $4.2 Million in Incentives to Add 700 Jobs
The supermarket giant is tying its request for tax refunds, tax exemptions and cash incentives to a $28 million office building in Lakeland. Source: The Ledger
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Stationery Loft Has Opened on Kentucky Avenue
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Florida Ave. ‘Ice Plant’ Will House a Bank
Polk County’s first USAmericaBank branch will move into the landmark brick building at Florida and Olive Street built in 1933 for the Purity Ice Manufacturing Co. John Rodda, whose construction company will handle renovations, said the brick exterior will remain largely intact. Source: The Ledger
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New Owners Prep Florida Tile Site for Resale
The new owners of the former Florida Tile site along Sikes Boulevard are removing all structures on the property, hoping a “clean green field” will make it attractive to investors wanting to buy it for commercial uses, The Ledger reports. (This Sunday story was finally posted online after noon on Monday.) Source: The Ledger
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Citrus Mutual Sells Downtown HQ to Publix
Publix, which already has IT employees in at least three downtown locations, hasn’t said what it will do with the building that housed the citrus organization for 68 years. Tenants have until August to leave | ALSO: Ledger coverage Source: Tampa Bay Business Journal
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Black & Brew Chosen to Open Library Coffee Shop
When the owner of Black & Brew Coffee House & Bistro told the city librarian what it would take to get a company like his to open a coffee shop in Lakeland’s main library, he had no idea he would be the one to eventually do it.
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Publix Employees’ Contributions Fuel Federal Political Campaigns
While the political action committee is officially nonpartisan, the bulk of the $572,000 spent on candidates since Jan. 1, 2015, went to Republicans, The Ledger reported Sunday. (Sorry for the delay in posting; the story was hiding in plain sight.) Source: The Ledger
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Publix Profits Rise, Stock Price Falls
While sales and profits rose during the third quarter of 2016, the $40.15-per-share stock valuation is down 4.2 percent from August. Analysts praise same-store sales increases in challenging times. Said one: “There is deflation on the shelves, and that Publix still manages to post gains is a testament to them.” Source: The Ledger