Urgent Care Center to Open on First Stre...
New Medical Offices On the Way … Renovations are underway on the former location of Long’s Hallmark Gift Shop. Originally built for use as a savings and loan it was converted for gift shop use as the Winter Haven Mall transitioned to the current Citi Center configuration. The First Street at Avenue G, SE location is being renovated for use as a primary care and urgent...Main Street Winter Haven Welcomes Anita ...
Main Street Winter Haven has announced that Anita Strang has assumed responsibilities as Executive Director for the 17 year-old organization. Anita has been a Main Street member for the past eight years and has owned and operated two downtown businesses currently operating the Laughing Owl Market. In remarks at Main Street’s Annual Meeting (held in Winter Haven’s beautiful...Special Chamber LEGOLAND Water Park Prev...
Your friends at LEGOLAND Florida are offering Winter Haven Chamber members, family and friends a sneak preview of their brand new water park! Come ready to swim, slide and splash … or just watch! $10 per person admission and special parking adjacent to the water park for the preview evening. All the water features will be operating and water park food venue will be open for your...Leadership Winter Haven Class XXXII
Leadership Winter Haven Class 32 held graduation dinner last evening in the Chamber auditorium. Chamber Foundation President, Katie Worthington and Class Chairman Clay McKown conducted the festivities that featured plaque presentations by a variety of past graduates from Class 1 to Class 31. Class 32 L to R: Matt Greene, Tucker Paving; Alex Nikdel, Clark/Nikdel/Powell; Clay McKown,...7th Annual Central Park Stroll: You’re I...
The City of Winter Haven and the Polk Museum of Art cordially invite you to attend the 7th Annual Central Park Stroll: Thursday, May 3, 2012 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Central Park Downtown Winter Haven Stroll the sculptures, enjoy live music, children’s activities and award presentations. Vote for your favorite sculpture and help determine the winner of this year’s PEOPLES...DEO Approves Haven Enterprise Zone
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity has approved Winter Haven’s Enterprise Zone designation with an effective date of today — May 1, 2012. The Enterprise Zone represents incentives for any business considering relocation within the Winter Haven Enterprize Zone. The map below shows the boundaries of the zone and and overview of some of the local incentives...A Towering Tribute to a Great Winter Hav...
The City of Winter Haven joined with Polk State College officials to unveil a newly repainted water tower featuring the Polk State logo. The tower is located at the south entrance to the city and symbolizes the growing partnership between the college and the city. The college, with facilities throughout the county, began with its original campus in Winter Haven. Polk State will...Intermodal Terminal Info & Opportuni...
INTERMODAL TERMINAL PROJECT UPDATE and more … The Winter Haven area’s long awaited Intermodal Terminal Project will take a big step forward on May 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Chain of Lakes Complex Gymnasium, 210 Cypress Gardens Boulevard. The open house will feature key personnel on hand to provide a project overview, information on job opportunities, business...Welling to Direct Main Street Winter Hav...
Main Street Winter Haven hires new Executive Director Winter Haven, FL – The Board of Directors for Main Street Winter Haven has announced that Suzette Welling has been hired as the organization’s Executive Director. Winter Haven was named a Florida Main Street City in 1995, and Main Street Winter Haven, Inc. was established to carry out the National Main Street Approach...Why We Live Here …
Wakeboarder silhouetted by the setting sun as the crisp, cool Chain of Lake's spray rises from a speeding towboat. Photograph by Sean...Parking Garage: Winter Haven-style …
The beautiful Mike Potthast photograph below shows in dramatic detail our City’s new downtown parking garage. The garage was designed by Collman & Karsky Architects and built by Everett Whitehead & Sons Construction. It will be dedicated at ceremonies to be held Tuesday, April 17 at 10:o0 a.m. This striking building is a credit to the vision of our City Commission and City...Citrus Classic 5K Has Home at LEGOLAND F...
A very special Citrus Classic 5K run awaits you. Enjoy the beautiful surroundings of LEGOLAND Florida including trip beneath the magnificent Banyan Tree. See the map below for registration times and the route. Get your own map here: Citrus Classic Race Route...Medical Facility to Transform Downtown W...
This 22,404 square foot building is a two story medical office building to be constructed along U.S. 17 just north of Central Avenue on what was formerly the drive thru teller windows for Bank of America some 10 years ago. The facility was developed as a design build project with Straughn Trout Architects,LLC and Rodda construction and will include 8,225 sq. ft. first floor Pediatrics;...Parking Garage Appears in 30 Seconds …
In partnership with Everett Whitehead and Son, Inc., ePolk has released a video entitled “200 Days in 30 Seconds – the Construction of the Downtown Winter Haven Parking Garage.” The video was created from images taken by a Whitehead Construction Web camera, recording the project since it began. Those images have become an instantaneous photo-journal of the project. The video can...An Option for Small Business Financing …...
Raising Money from Angels … Is your small business in need of financing? Have you considered Angel investing? This free workshop will teach you what you need to know about Angel Investing by a firm who represents entrepreneurs, emerging entities and investment funds in commercializing and protecting innovation and intellectual property. Terence F. Brennan with Hutchison Law...Boring Business Acquires Till Copier Div...
Boring Business Systems has purchased the copier division of Winter Haven based Till Office Equipment. As a Polk County-based company, this acquisition expands Boring Business Systems presence in east Polk. Both Boring and Till share similar backgrounds as long standing, third generation family owned companies. Moving forward, Dick and Rich Till and their entire service division will...Marketing Your Business For Success …
The Winter Haven Chamber of Commerce presents a five-part series … A practical look at the major elements of marketing your business for success. Each session will be presented by local experts that know the ins and outs of the Winter Haven area market. Input will be sought from each registrant as to their particular interests on each topic. This investment can improve the bottom...Community Southern Bank Comes to Winter ...
Community Southern Bank, Cypress Gardens Boulevard Community Southern Bank held official grand opening ceremonies at their new Winter Haven location at 6900 Cypress Gardens Boulevard on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Community Southern also has commercial offices located in downtown Winter Haven’s Beymer Building. Vice President and Branch Coordinator Lynda Mattson and East...Evansville Western/CSX Access Road Moves...
Construction is underway on the road that will provide access from Highway 60 to the Intermodal Rail Terminal that will soon be constructed by Evansville Western Railroad, a subsidiary of CSX Transportation. Land has been cleared for this road and a bridge is being constructed over the Peace Creek. The derrick in the foreground is driving cement pilings for the bridge structure. The...And the Dome Comes Down …
Once the Orange Dome started down it was a matter of seconds until it lay flat on the ground. View short video here. Richard Koon, VideographerFrom the Publisher, Marialice Quinn
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