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Lakeland and Polk County approve incentives, tax breaks for 200 new tech jobs and capital investment in downtown properties.

Liverwurst lover Sue Fleming was among more than 40 people hit with listeria food poisoning. The Missouri woman was was hospitalized for nine days and in a rehab center for 11.

The USDA says Boar's Head is recalling all its liverwurst and additional products that were produced on the same line and on the same day. The recall includes about 207,528 pounds of meat.

As national distributors and pharmacies restricted the flow of painkillers in response to the opioid crisis, Publix did the opposite, according to a Tampa Bay Times/KFF Health News data analysis.

An appeals court this month will hear arguments in a long-running battle pitting the Publix supermarket chain and insurers against a state agency and doctors over rules for dispensing medications to injured workers.

A group of hourly-paid department managers this week joined assistant department managers in a federal lawsuit against Publix, alleging the regional supermarket chain failed to pay them overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Publix has eight locations across the state, including three in the greater Tampa Bay region.

The recall issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services comes after more than 40 cases of gastrointestinal illnesses were reported in Texas and Florida.

The online campaign, which started two months ago, has so far garnered about 7,350 signatures.

About 18 million children under 5 nationwide are eligible for the shots.

Since 2007, Publix has provided more than 100 million free prescription drugs to customers at its 1,200 pharmacies.

The Lakeland-based grocery chain said sales for the first quarter were $13.2 billion, up from $11.7 billion a year earlier.