RNC’s Small Business Network Opportunity
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Small Businesses throughout Tampa Bay should prepare to take the next step in advancing their business reach as the Host Committee of the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) prepares to greet and host dignitaries, delegates and others attending the convention. The RNC wants to ensure that Tampa’s small business community benefits from the positive economic [...]
Business and Energy Workshop to be Hosted at CFDC Offices
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The Business and Energy Workshop will inform businesses located in rural areas of Polk County about the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). This program offers grants, guaranteed loans, and combinations of grants/guaranteed loans to help agricultural producers and small businesses install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements to their facilities that are located [...]
The Coca-Cola Company Expands…Again!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The Central Florida Development Council announces the expansion of The Coca-Cola Company’s Main Street plant in Auburndale. The company is investing $99 million in new equipment and warehouse space and will be hiring 60 new employees with an average annual wage of $41,000. The CFDC and the City of Auburndale assisted the company in obtaining state incentives [...]
Coca-Cola Expanding Auburndale Plant With $99 Million Investment
Thursday, December 29, 2011
AUBURNDALE | Coca-Cola Refreshments has juicy plans for its Main Street production plant in Auburndale.
Company officials announced plans Wednesday for a $99 million expansion at the plant that will bring 60 new jobs to the area.
The facility is expected to grow more than 20 percent to 720,000 square feet to make room for [...]
CSX files site plan for approval
Friday, December 16, 2011
WINTER HAVEN – Evansville Western Railway, a CSX subsidiary that will build the new rail terminal in Winter Haven, applied for site plan approval with the city of Winter Haven today, according to the city spokeswoman.
The move is in line with an October CSX announcement that it intended to submit the [...]
Survey: Polk Job Outlook Best in Nation
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
WINTER HAVEN | The employment outlook in the Lakeland-Winter Haven job market for the first three months of 2012 is the best in the nation, according to a national employment survey released Tuesday.
The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, which measures employers’ intentions to increase or decrease the number of employees in their [...]
New Solar Panel Design in Development at USF Poly
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
LAKELAND | A new development in solar panel technology could originate from the University of South Florida Polytechnic.
After working for nearly a year, a small group of professors and students have come up with a new design for photovoltaic roofing panels that would improve the efficiency of collecting solar energy.
The new [...]
Polk Grad Rate Sees Small Increase
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
BARTOW | Chain of Lakes High School in Winter Haven graduated 100 percent of its seniors last year, the only one of Polk County’s public high schools to achieve that distinction, according to figures released Monday by the Florida Department of Education.
It was a bright spot in Polk’s graduation statistics, as [...]
Florida CFO Atwater to offer free small business webinar
Monday, December 12, 2011
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater will offer a free webinar for small businesses through the Division of Consumer Services from Dec. 12-15.
The webinar, “How to Write a Winning Business Plan,” is a part of Atwater’s “Your Money Matters” financial education initiative, which offers tools, resources and online training and education in a [...]
Oracle PartnerNetwork Adds Inland Fiber & Data
Monday, December 12, 2011
Winter Haven, FL December 12, 2011 – Inland Fiber & Data (IF&D) announces the data center owner and operator’s addition to the Oracle PartnerNetwork (NASDAQ: ORCL). An extension of IF&D’s relationship with Oracle’s Pillar Data Systems, IF&D provides Pillar’s Axiom data storage system with a fiber-rich, easily accessible Florida location for its on-site installation, featuring [...]
