Lakeland Regional Health (LRH) is progressing to get its new Graduate Medical Education (GME) program up and running. The hospital has hired program directors and is applying for certifications, all targeting the program’s start on July 1, 2023. “We are very pleased that we’ve hired all of our program directors, identified our core faculty and […]
A.O. Construction is a Winter Haven-based construction company providing full-service general contracting, construction management and design/build construction to the Central Florida market. The construction firm offers preconstruction services, construction management, general contracting, and trade work, including demolition, concrete, masonry, carpentry, steel erection and drywall – all part of the design/build concept that helps the company and […]
It was a homecoming for Alyssa Garber when she returned to Winter Haven in October 2021 to take over as executive director of The Ritz, one of Polk County’s best-kept secrets. The job at The Ritz Theatre appealed to Garber so much that she left her job at the Four Seasons Resorts in Orlando, where […]
Florida’s fifth-largest hospital is aiming to close the gap in distance and services provided to residents in northwest Polk. Lakeland Regional is beginning construction on a new three-story, 76,000-square-foot medical facility. The 20-acre tract sits at the northwest corner of I-4 and Kathleen Road in Lakeland. According to Patrick Phillips, senior VP of business development, […]
Business partnerships with Polk County Public Schools showcase ‘long-term investment in students.’ Polk County Public Schools (PCPS) and local businesses are partnering to provide students with internships while they’re in high school, something Laura Webster, an academy coach with Workforce Education, called “a long-term investment in our students.” “Our students have so much to offer […]
Growing International Opportunities The CFDC was pleased to host business owners from Paraná, Brazil, as the delegation explores business opportunities in Polk County. Renata Cabezas, with Floridis USA, presented about doing business in Polk, and Dr. Joe Perez offered insights to the group about food manufacturing requirements in Florida. DG4Business organized the first trade mission […]
Larry “Chip” Tucker started Tucker Paving in 1994, breaking away from Tucker Construction company, which his father, Larry Tucker Sr., and his uncle started in 1965. Tucker Paving has come a long way since then when Chip Tucker started his own site-work and paving business with just two employees and two pieces of equipment. The […]
The Central Florida Development Council (CFDC) and the Bartow Economic Development Council (Bartow EDC) are pleased to announce the decision by Assure Infusions, Inc to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing to Polk County. “We are excited at the opportunity to bring a state-of-the-art, fully automated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, with advanced robotics, to Polk County. Once operational, Assure […]
Florida will be well represented at the Farnborough International Airshow in July. The Central Florida Development Council is joining Enterprise Florida to attract aviation and aerospace companies to the region and the state. Continuing to put Polk County on the international stage within the aviation and aerospace industry, Javier Marin, the CFDC’s vice president of […]
Andy McEntire grew up in West Palm Beach, but his heart is clearly in Polk County; the place he moved to grow his film business, open a coffee shop and raise a family. McEntire started Indie Atlantic Films while a junior at Palm Beach Atlantic University in 2006. He wanted to own a company – […]