Keymark Corp. of Florida, a custom aluminum parts manufacturer, will receive $400,000 from the city’s new Economic Development Infrastructure Incentive to expand its facilities in Polk County.
Keymark employs about 340 people at its Lakeland facility off Knights Station Road. Joe Crenna, Keymark’s vice president, and general manager said the company was looking to relocate and expand in Central Florida. The Ruthvens were able to help Keymark identify a 76,000-square-foot facility to build a painting facility where it will add 25 new jobs.
Also, Frinsa will receive $400,000 from the city’s new Economic Development Infrastructure Incentive. Frinsa a European manufacturer of canned fish and seafood, is looking to make Lakeland the home of its American operations, said Otis Coracides, Frinsa USA’s managing director.
Frinsa plans to build a 180,000-square-foot facility at 900 N. Chestnut Road in Lakeland’s North Business Center, across from Kathleen Senior High School. Coracides said the plant will bring 150 new jobs to the area, paying a rough average of $55,000 a year. At full buildout, its facility will have five manufacturing lines representing an investment of at least $21 million.