Polk County

UF DCP Alum Wins Top Spot in Gator100

Published on March 1, 2018 | By Margarita Alfaro

The 2018 Gator100 was announced and DCP had 18 companies on the list, including three of the top ten and the top two overall. The Gator100 recognizes and celebrates th...Read more

Frank Kendrick Recognized as a Florida Poly ChangeMaker

Published on February 21, 2018 | By Margarita Alfaro

Florida Polytechnic University ChangeMaker - Frank Kendrick Building Florida Poly from the ground up. 🏗 Meet the Florida Poly #ChangeMaker whose construction compa...Read more

Florida’s bet on Technology, Private Equity pays off for the state

Published on January 23, 2018 | By Margarita Alfaro

Technology companies and other growth businesses that have received funding from a state investment program have created nearly 17,000 Florida jobs in the nine years sinc...Read more

Florida Ranks 3rd for Small-Business Job Growth in 2017

Published on January 4, 2018 | By Margarita Alfaro

Florida ranks third for small-business job growth, despite a slight decline in its rate from last year, according to one report. A study by human resources company Pay...Read more

NuJak Holiday Hours

Published on December 21, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

NuJak Companies, headquartered in Lakeland, FL, will observe special hours during the holiday season.  Our office will be closed on the following days: Friday, Dece...Read more

Southeastern Graduation set for Friday

Published on December 11, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

Graduation for Southeastern University students will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, December 15, 2017 at Victory Church on Griffin Road in Lakeland. A total of 436 students w...Read more

Florida Fast 100 No. 10 – NuJak Development

Published on September 18, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

NuJak Development in Lakeland describes itself in one word: “trailblazer.” Entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to build a sustainable community led to the creation...Read more

Leadership Lakeland Announces 35th Class

Published on August 30, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

Leadership Lakeland announed it’s 35th class last week. The latest class includes: ‒ Margarita Alfaro, marketing director, NuJak Companies. ‒ Teresa Fay Am...Read more

Gov. Rick Scott stops by to honor NuJak

Published on August 30, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

LAKELAND — Two Sundays ago, Frank Kendrick sat in church as his pastor, Wayne Blackburn, announced that someone in the congregation “is going to receive an incredible...Read more

2017 Fast 50: NuJak Companies

Published on April 17, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

What are some key accomplishments your company has achieved in the past 12 months? In March, NuJak moved into our new office — doubling the size from our previous sp...Read more

Lakeland Regional Health marks 100 years of care

Published on April 3, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

No one escapes the sufferings of birth and death, and for those pivotal times Americans have community hospitals. In Lakeland, that hospital is Lakeland Regional Health M...Read more

Lakeland Regional Health and BayCare get national recognition on Great Places to Work list

Published on March 14, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

Two Polk County hospital systems — Lakeland Regional Health and BayCare — are on Becker's Hospital Review's 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare. Lakeland Region...Read more

Florida Board of Governors to meet at Florida Poly

Published on January 24, 2017 | By Margarita Alfaro

Florida Polytechnic University will host the Florida Board of Governors on Wednesday and Thursday in the Innovation, Science and Technology Building at the school. T...Read more

City to Study Four Sites for Parking Garage

Published on December 30, 2016 | By Margarita Alfaro

  LAKELAND - The city will examine four downtown locations to build a parking garage city leaders hope will enliven blocks seen as underutilized while addressing ...Read more

Polk County’s Holiday Closings

Published on December 20, 2016 | By Margarita Alfaro

  LAKELAND, FL - All federal, state county and municipal offices will be closed Monday for the Christmas holiday. County offices and courts will be closed Fri...Read more