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What you need to know about Florida today
› Pinellas schools, education foundation partner with Tom Brady’s company
Tom Brady’s fitness company, TB12 Inc., and nonprofit TB12 Foundation have agreed to partner with Pinellas County Schools and the Pinellas Education Foundation on a curriculum redesign that will emphasize increased health and wellness for students. According to a news release, TB12’s certified body coaches will develop a pilot curriculum that will be instituted at six middle schools and four high schools in the fall semester.
› JEA’s plan for Plant Vogtle savings
In August, JEA leadership received something rare in its costly saga to start drawing power from the long-delayed expansion of Georgia nuclear Plant Vogtle — good news. The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave plant co-owner Georgia Power affiliate Southern Nuclear the go-ahead to load fuel into Unit 3, which has been under construction since 2013. During JEA’s annual board of directors retreat Aug. 10, officials noted the development as a positive sign after years of setbacks.
› Costco in early stages of opening a second warehouse store in Sarasota County
Costco is in the beginning stages of opening its second Sarasota County location. The wholesale, buy-in-bulk retail chain has submitted preliminary plans with North Port to bring a 157,000-square-foot warehouse and a 240-square-foot fuel kiosk to the southeast corner of U.S. 41 and Mezzo Drive near Wellen Park, according to documents on file with the city.
› Leaders put big ambitions for Central Florida passenger rail growth on paper
What do Central Florida voters and federal bureaucrats have in common? Both are being asked to get on board with a complex and possibly historic plan to expand railway transportation across Central Florida. Details are in a “white paper” written by the Florida Department of Transportation and local stakeholders backing proposals to extend commuter rail to Orlando’s airport, bring both commuter and high-speed rail to the region’s convention and tourism district and push high-speed rail service on to Tampa.
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