More than 70 vacant acres south of Bartow could open to manufacturing, processing and other heavy industrial operations under a proposal moving through Polk County. Organic Matters Inc. owns the 71.26-acre property between Old Homeland Road and U.S. 17/98, where county commissioners on Aug. 18 advanced the company’s request to broaden what can be built on the site. No specific project has been disclosed. The property can already accommodate ware…
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