Lakeland gets proactive with economic development strategy
“My plan at the moment is to sell it because I don’t want to develop during this financial crisis,” Relax Inn owner Mike Patel said of property adjacent to his Lakeland motel. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
With Lakeland Commons and The Lake District mixed-use projects under construction, Lakeland is adopting a proactive approach to its economic development strategy, targeting a number of properties for redevelopment.
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The Lake District Dexter Muller Lakeland Commons Shane Horn Mike PatelMichael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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