CITY: When you’re in a fender-bender, who you gonna call? If you’re City Commissioner Philip Walker, you phone the police chief. HIGHER EDUCATION: Zenith Education Group bought Everest University from troubled Corinthian Colleges and is turning it into a non-profit. | Construction of a second dorm at Florida Polytechnic University is 30 days ahead of schedule. EVENTS: Burt […]
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Focus on Communication and Efficiency, Delgado Told
In the next 90 days, Interim City Manager Tony Delgado should focus on communicating the awesomeness of Lakeland to residents, the importance of customer service to city employees and one-on-one with his bosses. He should also focus on increasing productivity and efficiency. That was the consensus of city commissioners who filled out anonymous surveys in […]
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Read It in the Morning Paper
City Commissioner Philip Walker faces election challenges from A.J. Rodriguez and Ricky Shirah. Meanwhile, Justin Troller was re-elected without opposition, and newcomer Bill “Tiger” Read becomes a commissioner in January since nobody else qualified to run for the seat being vacated by Keith Merritt. Lois Searl, who leaves a legacy in volunteerism and as the first […]
