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Chamber/EDC highlights industrial leads, aviation interest and readiness work for Lake Wales

City Commission, City of Lake Wales · October 29, 2025
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Skip Alford of the Lake Wales Chamber/EDC told the commission the city is gaining traction with industrial and aviation leads, describing several potential projects and urging continued site readiness and infrastructure investment to capture jobs and capital investment.

Skip Alford, representing the Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council, told the City Commission the region is attracting major industrial and aviation interest and that Lake Wales must keep preparing sites to compete.

Alford said the chamber and EDC are tracking several prospects that range in scale and could bring high-paying jobs to the area. "We're in the perfect location for logistics…

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