Lakelanders’ Choice 2025 | Business
This is the category that might be least appealing on the surface, but where you spend the most money. Where do you go when you need an A/C tuneup, are looking for a new vehicle or need some financial guidance? Lakelanders voted for their top choices for these practical solutions.
BEST BANK
1st Place Winner
Citizens Bank & Trust
Your go to choice if: you’re looking for a trusted community bank ready to serve your needs in personal and business banking, loans and wealth management.
2nd Place Bank of Central Florida | 3rd Place SouthState Bank
BEST CREDIT UNION
1st Place Winner
MidFlorida Credit Union
Your go to choice if: you like the personal attention and community investment of a local credit union that continues to enhance its mobile and online banking features and offers competitive rates on products that match every state of life.
2nd Place Suncoast Credit Union | 3rd Place Publix Employee Federal Credit Union
BEST LAW FIRM
1st Place Winner
Burnetti Law
Your go to choice if: you are an injury victim or looking to help an injury victim and are looking for an experienced full-service team of more than 100 staff to get you the legal aid and final verdict that is warranted.
2nd Place Brooks Law | 3rd Place Peterson & Myers
BEST ACCOUNTANT
1st Place Winner
CPS Group CPAs
Your go to choice if: you’re looking for trusted certified advisors for tax compliance and planning, small business services, advisory/consulting services and/or financial planning.
T-2nd Place Jason Wiley Simpson | T-2nd Place Hurlburt Financial
BEST NON-PROFIT
1st Place Winner
Breast Cancer Foundation of Central Florida
Your go to choice for: making a difference for locals fighting breast cancer, supporting their families and honoring survivors of the disease.
2nd Place Dream Center of Lakeland | 3rd Place One More Child
BEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT
1st Place Winner
Allen & Company
Your go to choice for: comprehensive financial management services by professionals who are deeply invested in the community and in the long-term success of their clients.
2nd Place CPS Investment Advisors | 3rd Place Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors
BEST CAR DEALERSHIP
1st Place Winner
Bartow Ford
Your go to spot for: the largest inventory of cars, SUVs and trucks around sold and serviced by an award-winning team at a dealership that has been making Central Floridians happy for more than 75 years.
2nd Place Regal Automotive | 3rd Place Lakeland Toyota
BEST AC COMPANY
1st Place Winner
Payne Air Conditioning and Heating
Your go to choice for: all of your commercial and residential heating and cooling needs, led by a team of certified industry leaders who are part of a company who has been gurus of HVAC since 1936.
2nd Place Lakeland Air Conditioning Company | 3rd Place Wards Air Conditioning
BEST VETERINARIAN
1st Place Winner
All Creatures Animal Clinic
Your go to choice if: you’re looking for an AAHA accredited animal hospital—which is a distinction of only 12-15 percent of hospitals nationwide—that offers cutting edge technologies and alternative medicine options to care for your beloved animals.
2nd Place Cleveland Heights Animal Hospital | 3rd Place Lakeland Veterinary Hospital & Wellness Center