Apr 15, 2020 | Recent News
By Steve Scruggs: In January, LEDC, Chastain Skillman and Indie Atlantic Films started working on a talent recruitment video project. We decided we needed to pivot on the project due to recent events. Instead of focusing on those outside our community, we thought it...
Apr 28, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs Many of you have seen the inspirational video produced by local creatives, Andy McEntire, Aaron Marsh, Nate Fleming & Kevin O’Brien called The Light. To date, it has received over 65,000 views. But more importantly, it touched Lakeland’s...
Apr 30, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs A LAKELAND BUSINESS UPDATE PART II – Last week the Lakeland Economic Development Council staff called our 135 member companies for the second time during the Covid-19 crisis. We have been getting updates on how their businesses have been affected. As...
May 6, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs When we experience a crisis like COVID-19 it reminds us how important it is to have a diversified economy. The following is a list of questions we have been asking ourselves as part of a project we are calling “The Other Side.” The answers to...
May 11, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs We read this article in The Ledger last week with regards to temporarily closing off downtown blocks to allow restaurants and nighttime establishments to offer patrons additional outdoor seating while COVID-19 restrictions are in place. Instead of a...
May 18, 2020 | Recent News
By: Steve Scruggs Last Monday, May 11th, we posed the question “how might we create a permanent solution for restaurants and nighttime establishments to offer patrons additional outdoor seating?” In that post, we shared renderings to help Lakelanders visualize what...
