{"id":76259,"date":"2025-03-10T23:13:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/?p=76259"},"modified":"2025-03-10T23:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:15:45","slug":"governor-ron-desantis-awards-1-5-million-to-winter-haven-to-expand-rail-access-at-central-florida-integrated-logistics-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/governor-ron-desantis-awards-1-5-million-to-winter-haven-to-expand-rail-access-at-central-florida-integrated-logistics-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Ron DeSantis Awards $1.5 Million to Winter Haven to Expand Rail Access at Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WINTER HAVEN, Fla.\u2014<\/strong>On March 10, 2025,&nbsp;Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $1.5 million to Winter Haven to extend rail access within the Central Florida Integrated Logistics Park through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF). 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