TBO.com Tampa Bay Online, February 09, 2013

It's Saturday morning. The air is a crisp 34 degrees. A golden sunrise is peeking through the oak trees on Kentucky Avenue. It's time for The Poor Porker Show.This performance isn't for television. Not yet anyway.Instead, Jarrid Masse and Robyn Wilson are frying their signature sugar-covered beignets atop the makeshift food cart they built for $300 out of reclaimed...

PMPNews, October 16, 2012

SteriPack is preparing to open its new ISO 13485 certified facility in Lakeland, FL, marking the debut of its U.S. medical packaging converting operations. The facility is also currently able to accommodate contract packaging and manufacturing services and is expandable to include future contract engineering and testing services, which the company offers at locations in Europe and Asia.

The Ledger, September 25, 2012

LAKELAND | Lakeland Regional Medical Center's Elaine Thompson will be chief executive officer of the new USF Health System, while retaining her position as president and CEO for the hospital and its parent company.
USF Health System, a new alliance between USF Health and Lakeland Regional Health System, parent company of LRMC, is designed...

The Ledger, June 03, 2012

LAKELAND | Years of planning and millions of dollars in spending will reach fruition Tuesday when Lakeland Regional Medical Center implements an electronic health record system throughout its main building. The system will come before the end of the year to outpatient buildings like Lakeland Regional Cancer Center. Between 2,500 and 3,000 employees have been trained during the past few months...

The Ledger, April 16, 2012

LAKELAND | If you've ever made an online donation to a nonprofit, you might have used Qgiv, but if that name doesn't seem familiar — well, it's by design. Lakeland-based Qgiv makes online fundraising software for nonprofits, faith-based groups and political organizations and has a diverse client base spanning the United States. Though it performs a vital function — helping contributions to flow in via...

The Ledger, May 04, 2011

LAKELAND | One of the problems with Americans is we have become too focused on protecting our wealth and have forgotten how to achieve it, a guest speaker told a group of Lakeland business professionals Tuesday. Scott Faris, who calls himself a "serial...

The Ledger, September 05, 2010

William Wakeman III has done this kind of thing before - starting and running companies. A 57-year-old financial planner and president of his own firm, Wakeman almost seems overqualified for Blue Sky West, like a veteran at boot camp. He's developing a program tailored for nonprofits, an online platform that would allow...

FSC Southerner, March 12, 2010

Local site, YLakeland.com, was developed by college students in collaboration with the Lakeland Economic Development Council (LEDC) to promote local activities and combat homesickness by encouraging student involvement in the community.

The Ledger, January 22, 2010

LAKELAND | Damien Lamendola took a circuitous and impressive route to Lakeland, and he thinks it's an ideal location for his ambitious business plans. Lamendola, 54, is owner and chief executive of WellDyneRX, a company that manages prescription health benefits for unions and employers. It competes with companies such as Caremark.

The Ledger, September 26, 2009

LAKELAND | Craig Hardwick thought Lakeland was just an exit off the interstate before the University of Florida student got a summer internship here. And then he discovered Common Ground Park. Hardwick found common ground in Lakeland thanks to a local Summer Leadership Program, donating $1,000.44 to the city-owned Common Ground Park.