The agency trying to make Lakeland cool for young entrepreneurs has unveiled its vision for turning the Lakeland Cash Feed building into a three-story business incubator. We look at the plans, public reaction, new staff and next steps.
Tag: Catapult
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Central Vacuum Cleaner Building, 1947-2016
The Central Vacuum Cleaner Building passed into history today, succumbing to a demolition crew. It was 69. The structure at 420 Lake Mirror Drive was born in 1947 as Modern Cleaners. It was built in a Streamline Moderne style by Howard Hutchens; originally it included a drive-in area similar to the Southside Clearers structure on Florida Avenue that Hutchins built nine years […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Business
Gallery Owner: Thanks for the Support, Lakeland
Kimberly Wyant wants Lakeland to know she is grateful for the outpouring of support she felt after people learned last week that she’ll have to vacate the gallery/art creation/performance space she opened earlier this year.
Posted inBusiness, Downtown
Gallery Owner: What About My Creative Small Business?
When Kimberly Wyant read in the morning paper about plans to expand Catapult Lakeland into her neighborhood (my story | The Ledger’s story | The Ledger’s editorial), her reaction was something like this: “Why does my fledgling startup focused on creativity have to suffer so that other fledgling startups can flourish?” Wyant opened an art […]
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$13 Million Project Moves Catapult to Large Building on Lake Mirror
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.
