Nov 6, 2017 | Incentives, Recent News
An economic development incentive can be strictly defined as “cash or near-cash assistance provided on a discretionary basis to attract or retain business operations. In practice, however, it is a broadly used term denoting an array of benefits designed to promote...
Jan 4, 2018 | City, Incentives, Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs January 4, 2018 We believe the City of Lakeland should increase its investment in creating high-skill, high-wage jobs in our community in 2018. Intuitively, high-skill, high-wage jobs can be defined as jobs that are highly skilled (engineering,...
Aug 27, 2018 | Recent News
Building a Citizen-Centered City C August 27, 2018 Lakeland Economic Development Council Starting in 2005, the LEDC and its High Skill Investors began traveling to cities around the country to learn best practices. These trips have led to many ideas we have...
Jun 15, 2019 | Recent News
Msn.com recently rated us the #6 safest place to live in the US. Best Places 2019 Rank: 59 Metro Area Population: 652,256 Median Home Price: $171,967 Median Annual Salary: $40,560 Violent Crime Rate: 285.1 Property...
Mar 2, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs The primary role of the Lakeland Economic Development Council (LEDC) is to create jobs, with an emphasis on high-skill, high-wage jobs and increase Lakeland’s tax base. But, if you asked me what I really wanted to accomplish over my last 33 years...
Mar 31, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve ScruggsOver the past few business days, LEDC staff has been calling our 135 member companies getting updates on how their businesses are being affected by COVID-19. This isn’t a health care update, but more of a current state of union with regards to...
