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Polk County Emerging As A Shared Services Center

Lockheed Martin recently moved 100 positions from its Clarksburg, Md. office to Lakeland, making the defense contractor’s Lakeland facility the company's primary financial services center. Lockheed Martin employs 415 associates in Polk County.
State Farm Insurance operates a Regional Office for the state of Florida in Winter Haven. The regional office employs approximately 1,700 persons in a 450,000-square-foot complex off Cypress Gardens Boulevard.
GEICO operates a 2,500 employee Regional Center at the Lakeland Airside Center. These associates work in a 300,000-square-foot facility.
Summit Consulting employs 700 persons in Lakeland in its facilities dedicated to serving the workers compensation needs of businesses throughout the United States.
Another third party administrator of workers compensation claims is Bunch & Associates which recently constructed a new 53,000 square foot office building in Lakeland. Bunch & Associates employs 350 persons.
Marriott International Vacation Club operates a 415 employee back office/reservation center in Lakeland.
Accent Marketing (Sprint), GC Services, Verizon and ICT Group operate large call centers in Polk County.
Our community offers buildings that feature protected inland locations, high security, carrier grade facilities, multiple fiber providers, diesel backup generators and new 4,000 AMP dual feed electric service.
Polk County boasts six Verizon SmartParks featuring the latest communications technology for business use.