Polk State College unveiled a rendering of its new Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center today at its campus in Lakeland. CFDC staff attended the announcement this afternoon and were excited to learn about the new campus, a 45,000-square-foot structure that will serve as the new…
The Small Business Development Center at the CFDC and USF Poly’s Blue Sky Incubator staff will be offering entrepreneurship counseling and small business advice “on location” next week. This is a great opportunity to get to know people who are experts in getting your business…
Our friend Stuart L. Rogel, the CEO and President of the Tampa Bay Partnership (TBP), spent some time visiting downtown Winter Haven last week. He shared his experience visiting one of our communities in an eNewsletter which is distributed to the many supporters of the…
Business leaders got an opportunity this week to take a tour of a few of the School Board’s Academies located within the communities’ high schools and middle schools. The Academies are small learning communities within a high school, where teachers with expertise in a career…
Anyone who’s kept up with the most recent news about CFDC, Inc., our private-sector board, knows there’s been a lot of activity surrounding a recent KMK Consulting recommendation for the CFDC and CFDC, Inc. to transition from a public-private partnership to a private organization over…
If you’re a budding entrepreneur and/or a current business owner, consider attending USFP’s Brilliant Branding Seminar this month. Amy Dennis, expert on branding, marketing and web design and owner of cedesignco in Lakeland, will be speaking at the event. For your convenience, the seminar will be offered in two different locations on…
While solving business dilemmas and Salt Lake City might seem at first glance to have nothing in common, for Winter Haven High School juniors Joey Fikert and Ryan Peardon, the two are connected to high school memories they aren’t likely to forget. Fikert and Peardon…
Way to go, Harrison! The Center for Visual and Performing Arts gained an impressive distinction that no other public school in the nation has: Its dance students have the seal of approval from the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Officials from ABT visited the school recently…
Another expansion at Heart of Florida Hospital will result in a secluded obstetrics and women’s surgical section. The expansion makes room for a specialized Acute Care for the Elderly unit and a 14-room pediatric unit. With all the change, Heart of Florida will be able…