Five-I Grounds Maintenance, Inc. is owned and operated by Rick and Andy Burton who are true Floridians. Our company is based in Lakeland. We believe that our company can provide outstanding service for its customers and an unmatched commitment to its employees. You can feel confident when you choose Five-I to provide you with the results both you and Five-I can be proud of. Our well trained staff is committed to the highest of quality customer service. We are a full service company, providing LAWN MAINTENANCE, LANDSCAPING, MULCH, SOD REPLACEMENT, IRRIGATION REPAIR,TREE-TRIMMING, LAWN AND SOIL ANALYSIS, WILDLIFE ANIMAL TRAPPING AND MANY OTHER SERVICES. We give free estimates and service H.O.A.’S, Commercial and Residential accounts. Five-I is fully licensed and insured, our equipment is lettered and our employees are uniformed. Five-I is also proud to be members of the Lakeland Chamber and the BBB.

Five-I Grounds Maintenance, Inc.
Please call and make an appt:
(863) 815-0907
www.FiveI-GroundsMaintenance.com

Rapha Vascular is a resource for patients in need of information regarding all types of vascular conditions. Our highly trained and qualified staff is dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of vascular disease. We consider all options for the most up-to-date treatment types available, including surgical, nonsurgical, or minimally invasive endovascular options.
Vascular disease includes aneurysms, peripheral artery disease, stroke, renal failure, and venous disease. While they all affect the body in different ways, they are all linked by a common set of risk factors, including obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and high blood pressure.
Unfortunately, Central Florida has an extremely high rate of these risk factors among the population. Our staff strives to not only treat patients with existing condition, but also educate them on preventive health with an overall goal of helping reduce the high mortality rates from vascular disease in our region.

Rapha Vascular is headed by Dr. Obinna Nwobi, who chose to practice in an underserved area in Florida. In a field that graduates only 100 new vascular surgeons a year, Dr. Nwobi is an exemplary vascular surgeon who worked for the Indian Health Services, Veterans Affairs Hospital, and large private and public hospitals.

Rapha Vascular Specilaists
1619 Harden Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33803
(863) 577-8346
www.raphavascular.com

The opening of the sixth Lighthouse Ministries Thrift & Family Store continues to provide jobs to the formerly homeless residents of Lighthouse Ministries. In a two-year period, Lighthouse Ministries has employed 55 residents through our internship program, all of whom were formerly homeless. 23 remain employed at Lighthouse Ministries, while nine are employed outside of the ministry. Four are presently enrolled in college or a vocational school.

Lighthouse Ministries has been serving the community needs of Lakeland for over 34 years. Lighthouse Ministries celebrates the positive impact the ministry is making in the community as they completed the ribbon cutting of its newest store.

Lighthouse Ministries Thrift & Family Store
711 N. Florida Avenue
Lakeland, FL 33801
(863) 687-4073
www.Lighthousemin.org   

Mother-daughter team Lauren and Wendy Pegg wanted to have a business together but also wanted to help the community. With Save a Life Thrift Store, the family is committed to donating a percentage of monthly revenues to cancer charities, donating clothing to children twice a year, and occasionally contributing to local foundations.

With a successful family business already in the Pegg’s history, Save a Life Thrift Store is sure to succeed! Stop in for a visit and take a look around…

Save A Life Thrift Store
1923 S Combee Rd
Lakeland, FL 33801
(863) 665-3322
www.savealifethrift.com

Madrid Engineering Group, Inc. (MEG) is a Polk County based engineering company located in Bartow, Florida, with particular expertise in geotechnical engineering, geology and hydrogeology, and environmental solutions for water quality.  Over the last several years MEG has expanded our capabilities through acquisition of key staff and growth.  We are now able to offer expertise in general Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Drainage and Stormwater Management, Transportation and Environmental Engineering.  Madrid Engineering began in 1992 and established our office headquarters in Bartow in 1994.  In April 2008, we moved into our new LEED compliant office complex on State Road 60 East, between the City of Bartow’s Parks & Recreation and Solid Waste Facilities Offices.  Madrid Engineering Group, Inc. is also a professional minority (Hispanic) business, currently listed with the Polk County MBE program, as well as being certified with other State programs and the federal Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) program.

Madrid Engineering Group, Inc., has made two prestigious business lists this past year: The Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Fast 50, a list of the fastest growing privately held companies in Tampa Bay; and Florida Trend Magazine’s Best Companies to Work For in 2010, ranking 12th in the state in the Small Business category.

The company has 48 employees in numerous engineering and environmental science disciplines; four drill rigs, and a full-service geotechnical laboratory.  MEG has completed numerous projects associated with parks and athletic facilities, transportation, water supply; wastewater systems including soil borings for water treatment plants and distribution lines; landfills; lake sediment sampling; and many other commercial, industrial and municipal applications.  In addition, MEG personnel have completed hydrogeologic analyses of sites to determine groundwater direction and flow velocity rates, vertical seepage rates, presence and influence of aquatards and aquacludes, and water balance for critical environmental systems, such as lakes and reservoirs.  The application of hydrogeology to contaminant migration has also been done for petroleum-contaminated sites.  MEG is supported by an extensive network of environmental laboratories that we work with to complete analytical testing of water samples.

Madrid Engineering Group, Inc.
2030 State Road 60 E
Bartow, FL 33830
www.madridengineering.com