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Smurr said she feels a lot of people underestimate all the skills required to successfully startup and launch a business. All of the nuances and things that go into running a business are way bigger than the craft sometimes, she said.
In the past six years, Smurr has moved her business out of the Catapult entrepreneur center to an established storefront at 1113 S. Florida Ave. She now employs 38 workers, who help to produce a wide variety of old-fashioned crusty breads, buttery croissants, sandwiches, cookies, tarts, quiches, scones, cakes, muffins and more.
Last year, the bakery made $1.3 million in revenue despite the pandemic. Smurr still sees more room for her business to grow.
Amazon opened its 285,000-square-foot cargo facility in the northwest corner of Lakeland Linder in July 2020. Now, the company is seeking to expand on 63 acres adjacent to its current facility under terms offered in its original May 2019 contract with the City of Lakeland.
Amazon proposes to build an additional 464,000-square-foot facility, nearly twice the size. Other proposed features would include a new fuel farm to store up to 24,000 gallon of gasoline and 72,000 gallons of jet fuel, additional employee parking with truck bays for ups to 350 vehicles.
Amazon did not respond to requests from The Ledger to provide further details about the proposed plans.