Cigar factory on borrowed time

BARTOW, FL (News Chief) - Individuals or groups seeking to save the old cigar factory in Bartow have less than a month to come up with the money to do it.
Otherwise, Polk County Manager Mike Herr said, the 85-year-old concrete structure will be knocked to the ground.
"At this point, we are proceeding with the plans for demolition of the building," Herr told county commissioners at their meeting Wednesday. Continued