Duke Energy Florida is adding 48 miles of new transmission lines in Polk County to provide energy reliability and redundancy on the electric grid and help the county’s economic development councils attract new business to the area. The Polk County Reliability Project involves two line segments, said Ana Gibbs, spokeswoman for Duke Energy Florida: From […]
Duke Energy does more than just supply electricity to homeowners and businesses – it also supports economic development in the counties it serves by preparing sites to be sold and built on. “The value of each site is highly dependent on the user’s specific needs,” said Chris Wimsatt, manager of Real Estate Product Development […]
Polk State College‘s degree programs contribute $215.5 million to the Polk County economy, according to a recent study by Emsi Burning Glass that used data from the 2020-21 fiscal year. The college commissioned the report as part of its strategic planning process. To keep pace with the county’s growth — it is one of the […]
Polk County entered SiteSeer.com’s Top 15 fasting-growing metropolitan areas in the country between April 2021 and April 2022 in a big way, debuting at No. 4 with a 3.5% increase in population. It joins 13 other Sun Belt states in a list of the Top 20. The other six are in Idaho, Utah and Oregon, […]
Tucker Paving and SVN | Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate won the Central Florida Development Council’s success in business at this year’s CFDC annual meeting. Tucker Paving is the winner of the George W. Harris Jr. Economic Development Award for Success in Large Business, which is given to companies with at least 100 employees. The […]
Polk County Offers Advantages to Advanced Manufacturers As the nation celebrates National Manufacturing Month in October, Polk County celebrates those who have located here as it works to recruit other companies that use advanced technology to manufacture products safely and efficiently. Polk County has the ecosystem to support advanced/agile manufacturing, a growing, targeted sector of […]
Having graduates ready to step into jobs in tech-enabled manufacturing is critical to the growth of this industry in Polk County. These jobs drive average annual wages, higher-skilled talent and increased capital investment. Three local colleges – Florida Polytechnic University, Florida Southern College and Polk State College – are important institutions that graduate students equipped […]
Tech-enabled manufacturing, sometimes known as advanced or agile manufacturing, continues to grow roots in Polk County as companies locate and expand here, and county leaders work to attract more. It’s in the spotlight now. The Manufacturing Institute, an organization that works to develop technologies and individuals for the manufacturing industry, started National Manufacturing Week, which […]
Aviation is soaring in Central Florida and Polk County’s airports are off to new heights. Uniquely positioned within 75 miles of 5 international airports, home to three more regional airports of its own and a robust talent pipeline, aviation businesses in Polk flourish. Lakeland Linder International Airport Now, moving ahead with Phase 2 of their […]
Earlier this year CareerSource Polk recognized their annual Best Places to Work Awardees and highlighted one of the hottest topics within business – the recruitment and retention challenges employers are facing. Themed “The Race for Talent,” the annual meeting featured keynote speaker and Senior Workforce Strategist Christopher Laney of Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass), who […]