Wesley Barnett talks with LkldNow in View host Andrea Oliver about the challenges facing businesses during COVID-19 and how times of economic uncertainty can foster business innovation; Publix Super Markets was formed by his grandfather at the height of the Great Depression, he notes. He also discusses Bonnet Springs Park, a legacy project for his family that he says will change central Lakeland in ways that even its prime movers are just beginning to understand.

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Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.

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