At 1,400 acres, the Williams-owned solar farm would be one of the biggest in Central Florida.
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Clash of Visions: Lakeland and Auburndale at Odds Over Proposed Warehouse Near Florida Poly
Auburndale is poised to approve the industrial park on Dec. 18, eliminating a prime parcel envisioned as a residential and retail center
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City Ponders Impact Fee Discounts in Innovation District Near Florida Poly
The Lakeland City Commission will be asked Monday to amend the city’s impact fee structure to allow 100% discounts for high-wage “target” businesses that move into a proposed 4,484-acre “innovation district” in the northeast reaches of the city near Florida Polytechnic University. FOLLOWUP: The proposal was approved 6-0. Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley was absent from […]
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Avent: Pending Land Sale Could Boost Research Park
Hopes for a research park adjacent to Florida Polytechnic University could get a boost via a pending deal by a developer to buy several thousand acres from the Williams Companies, the university’s president told Lakeland city commissioners on Tuesday.
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Commissioners Push Hopes for Research Park Near Poly
Surrounding a largely procedural land-use change, Lakeland city commissioners say they see risks to their long-term desires to keep the Florida Polytechnic University area available for high-impact economic development tied to the school.