People-focused CEO and chairman of Lakeland fertilizer company dies

  • By Laura Lyon
  • | 8:30 a.m. July 21, 2024
Jack Harrell Jr., CEO of Harrells in Lakeland
Jack Harrell Jr., CEO of Harrells in Lakeland
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Polk County entrepreneur Jack Harrell Jr., CEO of Harrell’s, died in his home in Lakeland on July 13 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor. Harrell was 68. He received his diagnosis six months ago.

 

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