Plant City welcomes two new office buildings
A ribbon cutting was held last week to officially announce the opening of two new office buildings in downtown Plant City, now housing the Sedita Kilton & Company accounting firm and Solution Source Inc.
Joe Sedita started the accounting firm in 1977, with Plant City commissioner Nate Kilton joining the firm in 2005 and working alongside Sedita for years before ultimately taking over the company himself.
With the desire for a new office space, Kilton was seeking a partner to join him in finding a property that would remain in the heart of Plant City while also retaining a reasonable cost for development.
Kilton found that partner in Mike Jemison, the chief operating officer for Solution Source Inc., a general developer and contractor company.
“Both Nate and myself wanted to be downtown,” Jemison said. “He was already downtown but he wanted his own location, his own building.”
Kilton and Jemison purchased the property — located at 133 and 177 Herring Street, alongside the 1914 High School Community Center — and construction began in May of 2021, with the companies officially moving into the office buildings this past November.
Solution Source Inc. served as the general contractors for the construction of the buildings, with the project being completed two weeks ahead of schedule and on budget.
“A big part of that as well is our commitment to downtown, that was non-negotiable for us,” Kilton said. “Finding the property here, in this area, that had to happen. We had to be downtown because we love downtown, it’s so important to us… We’re committed to Plant City, to the downtown area and to the community service aspect of it as well.”
United Food Bank of Plant City announces new annual gala
The United Food Bank of Plant City is excited to announced their brand new event, Food For All “An Evening On Evers” Gala. The new event replaces the Celebrity Chef Fundraiser that has taken place annually over the past 12 years.
In attendance at the gala you will have to opportunity to enjoy music, catering from Norma’s, a raffle and a live auction, all while benefitting the United Food Bank of Plant City.
Tickets can be purchased for $100 per person and sponsorship opportunities are available.
In 2020, the food bank’s Celebrity Chef Fundraiser raised a whopping $98,000.
Visit www.ufbpc.org/food-for-all-gala to purchase your tickets and for more information, contact LScott@ufbpc.org.
Road closure ahead for Plant City
As Hillsborough County prepares to make stormwater and roadway improvements, Roberts Ranch Road in Plant City will be closing beginning at 6 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2022 with a planned reopening on Feb. 23, 2022.
Please plan to use alternate routes during the planned closures.