A video that was online briefly yesterday and today offers an aerial preview of the Catapult 2.0 business incubator and the look it will add to Lake Mirror and its Frances Langford Promenade.
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City Donates Land for Catapult 2.0 Parking
Lakeland city commissioners voted 6-1 today to donate a half-acre of city-owned land at the corner of Main and Massachusetts to Catapult Lakeland to be used for parking when the business incubator moves to the former Cash Feed building nearby.
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Commissioners Debate Land Donation for Catapult
Should the city of Lakeland donate undeveloped land at the northeast corner of Main Street and Massachusetts Avenue to the Lakeland Economic Development Center’s Catapult business incubator? That question dominated a City Commission agenda study session Friday, with Commissioner Justin Troller suggesting the city hold on to the property and let Catapult use it but […]
Posted inBusiness, Downtown
Catapult 2.0 Design Approved
The city board that reviews design changes to historic buildings today approved the latest plans for transforming Lakeland Cash Feed into the Catapult 2.0 business incubator.
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Architects Update Plans for Catapult 2.0
The architects converting the Lakeland Cash Feed building into the Catapult 2.0 business incubator have updated their plans for the structure, incorporating suggestions made last month by the city Design Review Committee.
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Design Board Asks for Catapult Building Refinements
The movers behind Catapult 2.0 thought their project to transform a historic building on Lake Mirror was on its way to quick approval after it received a positive review from the city of Lakeland’s historic planner. But they learned today they’ll need to wait at least four weeks for a green light after the citizen board […]
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Plans for Catapult 2.0 Come Into Clearer Focus
The agency trying to make Lakeland cool for young entrepreneurs has unveiled its vision for turning the Lakeland Cash Feed building into a three-story business incubator. We look at the plans, public reaction, new staff and next steps.
Posted inBusiness, Downtown
Central Vacuum Cleaner Building, 1947-2016
The Central Vacuum Cleaner Building passed into history today, succumbing to a demolition crew. It was 69.
Posted inA & E, Business
Gallery Owner: Thanks for the Support, Lakeland
Kimberly Wyant wants Lakeland to know she is grateful for the outpouring of support she felt after people learned last week that she’ll have to vacate the gallery/art creation/performance space she opened earlier this year.
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Gallery Owner: What About My Creative Small Business?
When Kimberly Wyant read in the morning paper about plans to expand Catapult Lakeland into her neighborhood (my story | The Ledger’s story | The Ledger’s editorial), her reaction was something like this: “Why does my fledgling startup focused on creativity have to suffer so that other fledgling startups can flourish?” Wyant opened an art […]