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Associated Press
2 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Sysco celebrates expansion with grand opening of Sysco Tampa Bay
PLANT CITY, Fla., July 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, is inviting media to attend a press conference and tour celebrating the grand opening of our newest distribution center, Sysco Tampa Bay. WHAT: Sysco Tampa Bay grand opening, ribbon-cutting, press conference and tour TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m. EST on July 24, 2025 WHERE: 475 Charlie Taylor Road, Plant City, Fla., 33566 KEY SPEAKERS: Sysco Chairman and CEO Kevin Hourican Florida State Sen. Jay Collins Plant City Mayor Nate Kilton Florida State Commerce Department representative Madison Lawson Sysco Region President Jane Grout RSVP AND QUESTIONS: [email protected] Sysco invites media to join us as we celebrate the grand opening of our newest facility serving the Tampa Bay region. Sysco Tampa Bay will create more than 300 jobs in one of Florida's fastest growing regions and is further evidence of the corporation's commitment to grow with its communities and customers. Sysco employs more than 5,000 people in Florida across Sysco and specialty facilities, aiding in the success of small businesses and vibrant communities. We invite you to tour the newest facility and hear from Sysco leadership and Florida elected officials. About Sysco Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates 340 distribution centers, in over 10 countries, with 76,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations. The company generated sales of more than $78 billion in fiscal year 2024 that ended June 29, 2024. As the world's largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions. For more information, visit For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's website at SYY-NEWS Follow us:
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Sysco celebrates expansion with grand opening of Sysco Tampa Bay
Join Sysco Chairman and CEO Kevin Hourican, elected officials and customers at the opening of the 6th operating facility in Florida PLANT CITY, Fla., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, is inviting media to attend a celebrating the grand opening of our newest distribution center, Sysco Tampa Bay. WHAT: Sysco Tampa Bay grand opening, ribbon-cutting, press conference and tourTIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m. EST on July 24, 2025WHERE: 475 Charlie Taylor Road, Plant City, Fla., 33566KEY SPEAKERS: Sysco Chairman and CEO Kevin HouricanFlorida State Sen. Jay CollinsPlant City Mayor Nate KiltonFlorida State Commerce Department representative Madison LawsonSysco Region President Jane GroutRSVP AND QUESTIONS: media@ Sysco invites media to join us as we celebrate the grand opening of our newest facility serving the Tampa Bay region. Sysco Tampa Bay will create more than 300 jobs in one of Florida's fastest growing regions and is further evidence of the corporation's commitment to grow with its communities and customers. Sysco employs more than 5,000 people in Florida across Sysco and specialty facilities, aiding in the success of small businesses and vibrant communities. We invite you to tour the newest facility and hear from Sysco leadership and Florida elected officials. About SyscoSysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates 340 distribution centers, in over 10 countries, with 76,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations. The company generated sales of more than $78 billion in fiscal year 2024 that ended June 29, 2024. As the world's largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions. For more information, visit For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's website at SYY-NEWS Follow us: in to access your portfolio
Axios
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Axios
These bills died during Florida's lawmaking session
The state budget was just one of the issues that didn't make it to the finish line of the legislative session that finished last week. Why it matters: While lawmakers will return to Tallahassee in a couple weeks to wrap up their spending plan, a slew of issues are likely dead — at least until next year. Teen labor: A proposal by Tampa Republican Sen. Jay Collins to loosen child labor restrictions, including by allowing teenagers as young as 14 to work overnight shifts, died in the Senate. The House did pass its version of the bill, though, so there's at least some appetite in the Legislature for this issue. Gov. Ron DeSantis also suggested looser restrictions could help fill a labor gap caused by state and federal immigration crackdowns. Anti-LGBTQ+ bills: For the third year in a row, an effort to ban government buildings like schools and city halls from flying Pride flags failed. Equality Florida also celebrated the demise of proposals that would have regulated pronoun use in certain workplaces and restricted diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in local governments and medical schools. Property insurance: One of the most important issues to Floridians, especially after last year's catastrophic hurricane season, didn't see much traction.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Dangerous dogs' bill holding owners liable for dog attacks, aggressive bites, closer to becoming law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A bill that would hold dog owners accountable for their 'dangerous dogs' moved forward in the Florida Senate and is inching closer to becoming a law. CS/HB 593, referred to as the 'Dangerous Dogs' bill, requires certain dogs to be confiscated, impounded, or held and securely confined in a proper enclosure if the animals are known to be dangerous. Florida lawmakers reverse law to require later school start times 'The Legislature finds that dangerous dogs are an increasingly serious and widespread threat to the safety and welfare of the people of this state because of unprovoked attacks which cause injury to persons and domestic animals; that such attacks are in part attributable to the failure of owners to confine and properly train and control their dogs.' The bill defined 'dangerous dog' as any dog that has aggressively bitten, attacked, endangered or inflicted severe injury on a human on public or private property, has more than once several injured or killed a domestic animal off their owner's property, or has, unprovoked, chased or approached a personin public in an 'attitude of attack.' These animals would be required to be properly enclosed inside, in a fenced yard or secured pen/structure that prevents them from escaping. An animal control officer would investigate reported incidents, requiring an interview with the dangerous dog owner, and confiscate the dog pending the outcome of the investigation. If necessary, the dog would be quarantined, impounded and held. The owner would be responsible for all boarding costs and fees pending a hearing/appeal, the bill states. Clearwater residents say they want 'less of Scientology' amid proposal to sell public street A dog would not be considered dangerous if the person attacked was unlawfully on the private property or if the dog was defending a person from an unjustified attack. The bill is cited as the 'Pam Rock Act,' referring to a mail carrier who was attacked and killed by a pack of dogs in 2022, NBC affiliate WESH reported. 'This bill, what it does is it puts into place a series of laws to help keep people safe when they're living their life, doing their own business, just like Pam Rock was as a mail carrier,' Sen. Jay Collins, District 14, said. Three months ago, after two dogs mauled an 8-year-old Deland boy to death, the bill regained interest. Sheriff Mike Chitwood, with the Volusia Sheriff's Office, has supported this bill from the beginning, saying this recent situation has put the topic 'on steroids' with Florida lawmakers. If passed, the bill would take effect July 1. To read the revised version of the bill in its entirety, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Dangerous dog regulation bill named after Pam Rock gets unanimous FL Senate support
A bill addressing dangerous dogs, prompted by a tragic local case, passed unanimously on the state senate floor Monday. The Pam Rock Act is named after a mail carrier who died in 2022 in Putnam County after being mauled by a pack of five dogs. House The goal of the bill is to prevent any other dangerous dog deaths in the future. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< State Senator Jay Collins is one of the co-sponsors for the bill. He spoke on the Senate floor Monday about what the Pam Rock Act would accomplish. 'What it does simply is raise the bar in terms of punishment,' said FL Senator of District 14, Jay Collins. 'It makes sure that these dogs that attack somebody are held if they cause severe enough damage. It makes sure that we use a specific bite index to grade these bites realistically and methodically.' [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] The act strikes close to home for a Jacksonville native who asked to be identified only as Holly. In 2024, Holly was taking her dog out for a walk in Jacksonville like she normally would, when another dog latched onto her legs. She later found out the dog that attacked her had attacked two other people previously. She believes if the Pam Rock Act had been passed earlier, she may not have been mauled by that dog with a known history of aggression. 'With the dog that had attacked me it was put under quarantine, but it was kept at the house for the two previous cases,' said Holly. 'So then with the Pam Rock Act hopefully if an attack does happen then the dog would be removed from the area.' Read: Dogs that mauled 8-year-old Florida boy to death euthanized, officials say State Senator Chris Wright is the other cosponsor on this legislation. He provided Action News Jax with this statement: 'I was thrilled to see House Bill 593: Dangerous Dogs pass on the Senate Floor today. I am incredibly proud to be a co-sponsor of this critical, life-saving legislation. I want to sincerely thank Senator Collins for originally filing this bill and for his tireless efforts over multiple legislative sessions to see it through. After meeting with the Millett family, who tragically lost their 8-year-old son in a vicious dog attack, it became clear to me that we must do more. We have a responsibility to hold owners accountable and take the necessary steps to better protect our citizens from dangerous animals.' An amendment was added to the bill, meaning that it has to go to the House again for another vote. Read more on the original bill here, which had also proposed creating a dangerous dog registry. Read the revised bill here. If it's not amended further, the legislation will likely head to the Governor's desk to be signed. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
