Less than two years old, the Catapult program to develop Lakeland’s next generation of entrepreneurs has shown so much promise that community leaders have pledged $13 million to more than triple its size by moving it into the now-vacant Cash Feed building on Lake Mirror.
Category: Business
Posted inBusiness, City Hall
Will a New Airport Name Attract Commercial Service to Lakeland?
Source: ABC Action News
Posted inBusiness, City Hall
Slight Increase Seen in Lakeland Business License Fees
If you do business in Lakeland, it looks like the annual fee for your city occupational license is going up — but in most cases only by a few dollars and you won’t see the higher fee for about a year.
Posted inBusiness, People
At 35, Company President Jason Rodda is Still ‘The New Guy’
Source: The Ledger
Posted inBusiness, Dining
Jimmy Belle’s Has Closed
Jimmy Belle’s Seafood Market and Grill, which attracted a large following as soon as it opened 20 months ago, has closed. A new message was added to the restaurant’s sign on South Florida Avenue last night: “Closed. Thank you for your business.”
Posted inBusiness, People
Lakeland Swimsuit Designer Recognized by Business Journal, Essence
Lakeland swimsuit designer Altrichia Cook won a lot of attention in June when Nicki Minaj wore one of her fashions on the cover of Cosmopolitan. She’s enjoying a new round as she became one of Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Businesswomen of the Year and appeared in Essence.
Posted inBusiness, Downtown
Entrepreneur Offers Big-Office Amenities to Small Businesses
There’s an irony about My Office and More, a new business in the center of downtown Lakeland. The purpose of My Office and More is to offer emerging businesses big-office amenities without big-office costs. But the costs have been anything but small for Kate Lake, the 57-year-old entrepreneur who spent more than a year conceiving of […]