‘Busting at the seams’ in Lakeland, Publix looks to a $25 million construction project to grow its HQ (Rendering)


Publix Super Markets Inc. will embark on a major construction project to grow its corporate headquarters in Lakeland.

The grocer is adding 190,000 square feet to its 320,000-square-foot campus in Lakeland. The addition will be adjacent to the existing building and identical — three stories with green-tinged glass.

"To say we're busting at the seams would be an understatement," Publix CEO Todd Jones said.

Publix has yet to select an architect or general contractor, spokeswoman Maria Brous said,…

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