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I founded LkldNow in 2015 with a vision to create a local news organization that serves the public and fosters community connections. What started as a one-man volunteer operation has slowly grown into a small but mighty newsroom and a primary source for local news. But LkldNow can continue only if you find value in our work and help support it. Every gift helps -- especially right now! Thanks to our matching funds from local partners as well as the national NewsMatch program, every donation made between now and the end of the year will be doubled!

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Lakeland Cash Feed
Posted inBusiness, Downtown

$13 Million Project Moves Catapult to Large Building on Lake Mirror

by Barry Friedman September 29, 2015August 9, 2022

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.

Posted inBusiness

Growth Propels Military Aircraft Trainer Draken

by Barry Friedman September 26, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: Business Observer

Posted inBusiness

Millennial-Focused Highland Homes Sees Big Growth

by Barry Friedman September 17, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: Business Observer

Posted inBusiness

Dean Boring Looks to IT for Company Growth

by Barry Friedman September 15, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: Business Observer

Posted inBusiness, City Hall

Will a New Airport Name Attract Commercial Service to Lakeland?

by Barry Friedman September 9, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: ABC Action News

Posted inBusiness, City Hall

Slight Increase Seen in Lakeland Business License Fees

by Barry Friedman September 9, 2015August 9, 2022

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’

by Barry Friedman September 7, 2015October 31, 2022

Source: The Ledger

Posted inBusiness, Dining

Jimmy Belle’s Has Closed

by Barry Friedman September 1, 2015August 9, 2022

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

by Barry Friedman August 30, 2015September 1, 2022

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

by Barry Friedman August 24, 2015August 9, 2022

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 […]

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