As Polk County’s population continues to attract new businesses and residents, keeping up with infrastructure needs remains critical. Quality infrastructure allows residents and workers to move throughout an area efficiently, therefore expanded roadway systems makes that better. In addition to increasing capacity, transportation planners also look at connectivity to get people from point A to […]
Keeping customers satisfied and ensuring employee safety made for a great 2023 for BrightView. “Our Polk County team has had a fantastic year in 2023. In addition to growing our business by over 40%, we have had zero lost time accidents while maintaining 100% customer retention,” said Eric Mizen, Business Developer for BrightView Landscape Services. […]
When Cole Springer and Jeremy Voss purchased Springer Construction in 2018, they were equal partners. The construction management firm did well during those years, experiencing revenue growth of 100% — from $11.9 million in 2020 to $24 million in 2022 – and increasing its workforce from 10 to 16, earning it a spot on GrowFL’s […]
Longtime supporters of education in Polk County, the family of the late Publix heiress Carol Jenkins Barnett are donating $3 million to Polk State College’s new Haines City-Davenport Campus in Northeast Polk County. At the event announcing the donation, Carol Barnett’s husband, Barney- who attended with their sons Wesley and Nick- said: “The real purpose […]
Dr. G. Devin Stephenson has been selected as the next president of Florida Polytechnic University, the only university in the state dedicated solely to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees. The university’s board of trustees picked Stephenson from five finalists. After negotiations are finished, his selection must be approved by the state’s Board of […]
The Central Florida Development Council has a new tool to help site selectors and businesses seeking locations for commercial facilities, manufacturing plants, and more. The Real Estate & Site Search website tool, available on the CFDC website, is accessible through several places on the organization’s site, including under the Do Business Here heading and Resources. […]
As Florida Southern College’s board of trustees seeks a new president following the announcement that its president of 20 years will be stepping down later this year, Anne Kerr is planning to help her daughter-in-law learn English and improve her equestrian skills. Kerr, the 17th president of the Lakeland college, said now seems like the […]
CareerSource Polk is adding consultants, a move the private, nonprofit administrator of workforce funds said will better serve the businesses it works with across Polk County. “We now have five consultants and hopefully will add more in the future,” said Kathy Suttles, director of the agency’s Business Services Division. She and Arthur Harris, assistant director […]
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. H.D. “Jake” Polumbo and Two Blue Aces, the strategy, leadership and solutions consulting firm he and his wife, Sandra, founded, continue to tackle challenges at the highest levels. Two Blue Aces, which includes Polumbo and five other retired Air Force generals, are working with multiple clients, such as the state […]
Acentria was founded by Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mason and Chairman Kendall McEachern, who “opened a branch of another national insurance agency in Destin. With the support of that agency, they decided to branch off in 2010, launching Acentria Insurance. To this day, several original team members and clients remain part of the Acentria family,” […]