Florida’s bet on Technology, Private Equity pays off for the state
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 since the program has been in operation. The companies and private equity firms that have backing from the Florida Growth Fund program also have made $545.9 million in total capital […]
Florida Ranks 3rd for Small-Business Job Growth in 2017
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 Paychex and information provider IHS Markit shows that Florida trails only Tennessee and Washington in an index that measures small-business growth. But the report also shows its job growth rate declined […]
NuJak Holiday Hours
NuJak Companies, headquartered in Lakeland, FL, will observe special hours during the holiday season. Our office will be closed on the following days: Friday, December 22, 2017 Monday, December 25, 2017 Friday, December 29, 2017 Monday, January 1, 2018 Note: Our office will still be open for the following days: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Wednesday, December […]
Southeastern Graduation set for Friday
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 will be graduating with 339 participating in the ceremony. The students are graduating from Florida and 36 other states, as well as from eight countries, including Sweden, […]
NuJak Companies Makes the 2017 Florida Fast 100 List
Lakeland, FL – NuJak Companies has been ranked No.10 on the 2017 Florida Fast 100 List, of the 100 fastest growing companies in the state of Florida, making it the second year in a row the company has reached the Top 10. The recognition is even sweeter as the firm is the only Polk County […]
Florida Fast 100 No. 10 – NuJak Development
NuJak Development in Lakeland describes itself in one word: “trailblazer.” Entrepreneurial spirit and a passion to build a sustainable community led to the creation of NuJak in 1992. Its first project: a new house for CEO Frank Kendrick’s in-laws after a fire took their original home. Since, NuJak has grown to be one of the largest minority-owned […]
