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The Central Florida Development Council, along with the Lakeland Economic Development Council, is happy to announce the recent location of SteriPack to the Parkway Corporate Park in Lakeland! SteriPack is a leading manufacturer of flexible medical packaging and this announcement represents the location of their…

The CFDC, Haines City EDC and city leaders of Haines City, worked together to assist Jain Irrigation, Inc expand their manufacturing plant in the city's industrial park on County Road 544 East. The company announced an $8 million capital investment in the plant over the…

Staff are pleased to officially announce Xpedx’s location in Polk County! They have recently completed the relocation/consolidation of their paper/packaging distribution facility into Polk County, where they will provide a full range of unique business services. The CFDC, along with our partners at the Lakeland…

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Saddle Creek Corp., a nationwide third-party logistics provider, has completed construction of a compressed-natural-gas (CNG) fueling station at the company’s headquarters in Lakeland, Fla. The $2.2 million facility will provide fuel for Saddle Creek’s new fleet of CNG trucks – offering a more environmentally friendly…

Driving to work each day is the time when Carrie Milstead, owner of “Creative Kids Connections,” a child’s daycare and preschool center, gets the opportunity to reflect. Today, as she pulls into the parking lot of the center, she is both happy and sad. Happy,…