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Dade City gets its first Publix grocery By Kathy Steele The grand opening of the first Publix in Dade City will be the launching pad for more retail coming soon to The Shoppes At Dade City. The approximately 45,600-square-foot grocery store opened its doors on Oct. 22 as the anchor for the shopping plaza at U.S. 301 and Clinton Avenue. More shops are on the way. Lee Nails and China King are in the permitting process, said Tracy Worrell, leasing agent for Crossman Company, which handles leasing for Publix properties. “They are working to get open as soon
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Margie Hamman was one of the earliest birds to land at the Tampa Premium Outlets. Almost too early. Her 5:30 a.m. arrival at the fog-shrouded parking lot, off State Road 56, surprised one parking lot attendant who said she should come back later. As she began driving off, a man “in a suit and tie” flagged her down and ushered her back to the parking lot, she said. She was rewarded for early arrival when she came away with a bag full of coveted handbags and the bragging right of being the first customer inside the Coach store when the mall opened at 10 a.m. She got a steal for her 10 designer purses, and then she moved on over to Gap. “I’ll be making a lot of trips to my car,” said Hamman, who drove from Homosassa to her daughter’s home in Odessa the night before.“I’m doing my Christmas shopping.” She was among thousands who thronged the walkways on Oct. 29, the opening day for the highly anticipated outlet mall developed by Simon Property Group. Hamman expects to be back, again and again. The Ellenton Premium Outlets (also a Simon mall) is no longer her go-to destination, especially when she has a daughter living so close to Tampa Premium Outlets. Like Hamman, there are others who will forego outlet malls in Ellenton and Orlando to jingle cash registers in Pasco County instead. The outlet mall will be an economic shot in the arm, Pasco County Commissioner Chairman Ted Schrader, said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “We know it’s going to be a very big success, building on this momentum,” he said. “We are so looking forward to shoppers spending so much time in Pasco, maybe looking around, staying and living here.” About 800 people gained full and parttime jobs at the outlet mall, and local labor hired about 500 people to help build it. The outlet mall adds cache to the Tampa Bay region and will help boost tourism, said Ed Caum, Pasco’s tourism manager. Visitors to the area can be expected to spend their money in more than one county and at more than one venue, he said. “It will have a regional influence,” said Caum. “People will fly in to Tampa International Airport. They may stay in Clearwater, but eat at Ulele (in Tampa), and come here to the mall.” Foreign visitors, especially from Canada and Brazil, are frequent shoppers at the Orlando Outlet Mall. And, Caum said Pasco plans to focus some of its marketing on Central and South American countries including Venezuela, Argentina and Mexico. With counties sharing in the tourism
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as possible, probably before the end of the hoped-for addition inside the plaza. year,” Worrell said. The Publix store is stocked with everyBurger King is an anticipated tenant for day pantry items, fresh produce, sushi and an adjacent outparcel. A second outparcel seafood, meats, bakery, deli and a self-service also is available. See PARK, page15A And a family-oriented restaurant is a
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A giant inflatable green bag stuffed with chicken tenders and vegetables is an eye-catching site outside the new Publix, along U.S. 301 in KATHY STEELE/STAFF PHOTO Dade City.
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pool, Hillsborough County’s tourism agency, Visit Tampa Bay, will include materials on the Tampa Premium Outlets in its marketing packages at an upcoming trade show in London. “Everything that’s in Pasco, we’re going to be working very closely with them,” said Kevin Wiatrowski, regional media relations manager for Visit Tampa Bay. “All of our materials have this built into it along with our regular stuff. It’s an impressive time to be here.” Wesley Chapel resident Rita Faddoul came from Lebanon more than 20 years ago. She remembers when the community had “one store, one light.” Now, she says relatives coming from Europe will enjoy something unique in her neighborhood. “It’s better than the International Mall,” Faddoul said.“I want to stay until midnight.” Cool vibe and good deals The 441,000-square-foot mall, with its Stephen Yalof, chief executive officer of “Key West” décor, will offer more than 100 Premium Outlets for Simon, talks about the See OUTLETS, page15A
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Pasco’s tourism figures are rising By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
When the final tourism numbers are in, Pasco County’s tourism manager believes the county will be issuing a report on a record year for the county. “I’m actually probably going to have a record year, once I see September’s numbers. The average daily room rate is up about 10 percent across the board,” said Ed Caum, tourism manager for Pasco County.“It’s pretty exciting.” FILE PHOTO And, the prospects are bright for even Tree Hoppers is an aerial adventure park in more visitors in the coming year. The county has several new attractions Dade City, giving people of all ability levels
Cybersecurity opportunities expand at Saint Leo By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
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In a world where new cyber threats constantly emerge, a new agreement between Saint Leo University and (ISC)2 will expand opportunities at the university in the arena of cybersecurity. (ISC)2 is a nonprofit organization that primarily focuses on education and certification in the field of cybersecurity. Saint Leo University has recently joined (ISC)2 in a Global Academic Partnership. USF and Polk State College are other in-
stitutions in the region that also joined (ISC)2’s Global Academic Partnership. “This is one of the largest and most respected organizations that operates in this field,” said Dr. Vyas Krishnan, assistant professor of computer science at Saint Leo University. “It’s sort of a gold standard,” he added, noting the organization boasts a membership of more than 110,000 cybersecurity professionals worldwide. “They also offer some of the most highly respected certifications in the field of cybersecurity,” Krishnan said.
The university benefits because the partnership provides Saint Leo students access to educational modules and certification opportunities that (ISC)2 provides for professionals, he said. “Since we are a Global Academic Partner, our faculty, ourselves would be providing workshops, seminars and training for some of those certifications,” Krishnan said. That will enable Saint Leo students to work with the same faculty that they’ve been taking classes from at the university, he See CYBER, page15A