Chuck Merlis

Inside Tampa’s push to bring SEC Football Media Days to Florida

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SEC Football Media Days podium stands in front of a large SEC-branded backdrop featuring a blue football helmet at the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street.

SEC Football Media Days began Monday in downtown Tampa, marking the first time the Southeastern Conference has held its annual football event in Florida. The four-day gathering is expected to draw roughly 1,200 to 1,400 people, including 900 to 1,000 reporters, the conference’s 16 head coaches, student-athletes, school staff and sponsors. Lanness Robinson, executive director … Read more

Pinellas Park proposes one-year moratorium on new data centers

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Rendering of American Tower's proposed 4-megawatt edge data center at 10700 76th Court North in Pinellas Park.

Pinellas Park is looking to pause new data center development for a year while officials develop regulations to address the industry’s growing infrastructure demands. If approved, the ordinance would temporarily stop the city from accepting or approving applications for new or expanded data centers, including projects already in the pipeline. During the moratorium, staff would … Read more

Goodwill opening Bargain Barn inside former Tervis Headquarters

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Exterior of the Goodwill Bargain Barn at the former Tervis headquarters on Triple Diamond Boulevard in Venice.

Goodwill Industries-Manasota will open a Bargain Barn at the former Tervis headquarters in Venice on July 23, bringing its by-the-pound retail concept to the nonprofit’s regional sustainability and logistics center. The store, at 201 Triple Diamond Blvd., sells donated clothing, housewares, textiles and other goods by weight through rotating bins that are restocked every 30 … Read more