Air Purifier Plant Coming to Lakeland
A California-based air purifier company that got its start with University of South Florida research is returning to Florida via a manufacturing plant it will open west of Lakeland Linder Airport. More
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The Ledger Continues Reducing Its News Staff
The Ledger continues reducing the size of its news operation, laying off five newsroom employees, including two of the three top editors, according to multiple sources; they said the move was a part of nationwide newsroom layoffs from parent company GateHouse Media. More
Live Music in Lakeland This Weekend
After three weekends of soft openings, musician Dan Signor’s Union Hall in Dixieland holds its grand opening Friday night with the Motown-inspired party sounds of The Black Honkeys. (Check the Clearwater showband’s videos.) Tickets may be hard to come by; the event’s ticket page says it’s sold out.
Traveling musicians playing Lakeland this weekend include Friction Farm, a husband-wife folk troubadour duo from Greenville, S.C., at an Among Friends Music house concert Saturday night, and the traditional Irish tunes of Dublin guitarist-singer Martin Healy at Hillcrest Music Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Boston’s LPL Signs Deal to Buy Allen & Company
Lakeland’s Allen & Company, which was founded in 1932 and calls itself Florida’s oldest investment firm, has signed an agreement to be acquired by LPL Financial of Boston, according to an LPL news release and a report by Financial Advisor IQ. More
Alex Rich Named Polk Museum of Art Executive Director
Alex Rich, who came to Lakeland in 2014 to head Florida Southern College’s art history program and galleries, has been named executive director and chief curator of the Polk Museum Art. He succeeds Claire Orologas, who has announced her retirement after leading the museum since 2012, according to a news release issued today by Florida Southern College, which formed a partnership with the museum two years ago. More
After Posing Questions, Commission OKs Amazon Lease
A 50-year lease agreement for Amazon Services Inc.‘s planned jet cargo operation at Lakeland Linder International Airport won the City Commission’s unanimous approval Monday afternoon, but not before commissioners fielded skeptical questions and asked a few of their own. More
Broadway Withdraws Oak Street Proposal
Lakeland’s Broadway Real Estate Services is no longer competing with a Tampa company to purchase a city parking lot just north of its NoBay development downtown and develop it as a high-density residential complex. More
Report Has Polk Second in U.S. in New Foreclosures
Lakeland-Winter Haven has had the nation’s second-highest rate of new foreclosure filings among metro areas this year, according to a new analysis that finds the filings down from last year nationally but up significantly in Florida. More
Alis Drumgo Promoted to Lakeland CRA Manager
After nearly a year leading the Lakeland Community Redevelopment Agency as its interim manager, Alis Drumgo got the “interim” removed. His promotion to manager of the anti-blight agency was announced in an after-hours post on Facebook today. More
Amazon Plans Huge Air Cargo Center in Lakeland
Amazon is planning to build a major jet cargo operation at Lakeland Linder International Airport that’s expected to cost $100 million and employ 800 to 1,000 workers.
Amazon Services Inc. is the long-held-secret negotiator for an intermodal center on the northwest side of the airport, City Attorney Tim McCausland announced this morning during a City Commission study session. More