May 5 marks five years that Lorrie Walker Communications has been in business, an accomplishment of which I am incredibly proud. I’ve read statistics published by the Small Business Administration that say seven of 10 new employer establishments make it to the two-year mark, while 51 percent survive at least five years. While it’s awesome [...]

Congratulations are in order for Valencia College, which learned on Monday that it had been awarded the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This announcement was made during a ceremony held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. In addition to these crazy-cool bragging rights, VCC also was awarded $600,000 in prize money. [...]

We’re pleased to announce Lorrie Walker Communications, Inc. has added Lanette Strong as our new public relations specialist. Lanette is a 2009 graduate of the University of Central Florida with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations and a minor in marketing. Although she has acquired work experience in marketing and advertising, it was [...]

This isn’t necessarily PR-related, but we here in Polk County understand the importance of hurricane preparedness. So we’re sharing this information about the upcoming live Hurricane Expo Webcast: Polk County residents are encouraged to attend the annual Hurricane Expo on June 4, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Winter Haven Orange Dome. Speak to [...]

If you’re in the area on Friday, we invite you to stop by our office at Tennessee Carriage Lofts in Downtown Lakeland for an open house. The event is 4-6:30 p.m. at 229 N. Tennessee Ave. We’re actually but a small part of the open house- the event kicks off with a ribbon cutting ceremony [...]

I wrote recently about movin’ on up. Because the office is new, and the building is newly renovated, I thought it would be nice to share some photos. So here you go: A street view of Tennessee Carriage Lofts. Three studio apartments are located on the second floor. The foyer, which provides access to all [...]