{"id":74507,"date":"2026-07-25T00:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=74507"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:54:12","slug":"cannabis-company-cuts-211-jobs-in-hillsborough-polk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/07\/25\/cannabis-company-cuts-211-jobs-in-hillsborough-polk\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis company cuts 211 jobs in Hillsborough, Polk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Atlanta-based multi-state cannabis operator Parallel<\/strong>\u2014which operates in Florida under the Surterra Wellness<\/strong> brand\u2014eliminated 211 jobs<\/strong> following the closure of two local facilities.<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Polk County:<\/strong> 3516 Hamilton Road in Lakeland<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Hillsborough County:<\/strong> 2324 W. Lake Drive in Wimauma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Timeline:<\/strong> Parallel placed workers on paid administrative leave starting July 6, 2026<\/strong>, with layoffs taking effect during the subsequent two-week period. The required federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice was submitted on July 20 and posted to Florida\u2019s WARN database on July 21.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Affected Roles:<\/strong> Positions impacted across the two sites range from cultivation and production technicians to extraction and refinement supervisors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dispensary Operations:<\/strong> Parallel operates 45 Surterra Wellness dispensaries statewide (including locations in Lakeland, Winter Haven, and the Tampa Bay region). The WARN filing did not clarify whether dispensary locations or broader company operations would experience further impacts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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