Lakeland opts out of contract with retail recruiter
Lakeland’s city manager, Michael Walker said “there wasn’t that strong of a desire to continue it (the contract with Retail Strategies) on our own.” (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Believing they were not getting the services for which they were paying, officials in Lakeland have decided to scrap a contract with a retail recruiter.
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Michael 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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