The 4th Annual Success Rally was held March 1, 2007 at the Lakeland Center. The 2006 Spirit of the Family winners are Keith and Schnars, P.A., Bright House Networks, and Polk County Board of County Commissioners. Finalists are Carter, Belcourt & Atkinson, P.A., Lanier Upshaw, Inc., Lockheed Martin Financial Services, Polk County Clerk of Courts, Coca-Cola North America, Marriott Vacation Club International, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, State Farm Insurance, and W.S. Badcock Corporation.

The 2006 award winners for Best Places to Work are Carter, Belcourt & Atkinson, P.A., Keith and Schnars, P.A., Lanier Upshaw, Inc., Bright House Networks, Coca-Cola North America, Lockheed Martin Financial Services, Marriott Vacation Club International, Polk County Clerk of Courts, Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Polk County Board of County Commissioners, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, State Farm Insurance, Winter Haven Hospital, and W.S. Badcock Corporation.

These companies completed applications and were selected by the following panel of judges: Ann Berner, Department of Children and Families; Jim Esmond, Quest Information Services; George Magrill, Youth and Family Alternatives; Larry Miller, Spherion Staffing; Gene Parnell, City of Lakeland, Retired; Viesta Skipper, Life Skills Center; Claudia Tritton, Lakeland Economic Development Council; Kevin Turner, Devereux Florida; and Bobby Yates, Lakeland Volunteers in Medicine.

For more information contact Polk Works WorkForce 2020 at 863-534-2529 or United Way Success By 6 at 863-648-1500 ext. 265.