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Updated: 07/24/2012 10:00:49AM
County’s positive business reputation is growing, official says
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Rodney Carson, the director of economic development for the Central Florida Development Corporation, spoke at Friday's Chamber of Commerce noontime luncheon, held at Polk Avenue Elementary School.
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Mike Cambias, regional director for Russell Investments, talked about global economy at the Chamber luncheon.
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Polk County is beginning to garner a reputation as a place for business, an economic development official claimed during a meeting in Lake Wales Friday.
Lakeland is ranked 173 in the Forbes top 200 Metropolitan Statistical Areas for businesses and careers, Gainesville is ranked 101, Tampa/St. Petersburg is 111 and Orlando, 119.
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