By: Amanda Loudin
One key component of running a successful warehousing and
distribution operation is constantly evaluating your network to determine how many distribution centers you need, where to locate
them, and how large they should be. That's the process Southern Wine and Spirits of America Inc. embarked
on recently when it opened a new facility in Lakeland, Fla. Southern is one of the...
By: Melissa Wells
Right under our nose, yet largely out of sight, international flavor and fragrance companies do big business in the bay area. Every three years the world's top noses meet for something called the World Perfumery Congress. Held in ritzy Cannes, France, it's a chance for...
By: Rick Rousos
LAKELAND - University board approves $35 million in funding; legislative, Crist tests await. The on-again, off-again dream of a polytechnic University of South Florida campus in easternmost Lakeland took a huge step forward Thursday when the State University System's Florida Board of Governors approved $35 million for its funding...
By: Rick Rousos
LAKELAND - The future University of South Florida Lakeland campus has taken a step closer to being called USF Polytechnic .But school officials are more concerned about money than the new moniker. The $200 million campus is planned at the southwest corner of Interstate 4 and the Polk Parkway.But Gov. Charlie Crist earlier this year...
By: Julia Crouse
LAKELAND - The University of South Florida Lakeland will likely get a new name to go along with its new campus. USF Polytechnic is the name favored by USF Lakeland's Board of Trustees.The board unanimously approved changing the name of the new, 16,000-student campus to reflect its focus on technical and scientific education. The new name becomes official...