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Part Three: St. Petersburg Student Makes Big Impact on His School and Tampa Bay!

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By Walker A Willis, Shorecrest Preparatory School The third phase of my project was to restore an estuary along the 54th Avenue Channel in St. Petersburg. This involved removing marine trash and planting over 500 mangroves and 100 grass plants.  The project required removal of some non-native, invasive species, but primarily addressed a barren, unproductive 175

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Part Two: St. Petersburg Student Makes Big Impact on His School and Tampa Bay!

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by Walker A. Willis, Freshman, Shorecrest Preparatory School In the second phase of my sustainability project, The Native Classroom, we needed to remove about 2,000 Australian pines, a destructive invasive species brought to Florida from Australia in the 1890s for beauty and furniture.  Ironically, the trunks are too thin and flexible for woodworking, so furniture was

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St. Petersburg Student Makes Big Impact on His School and Tampa Bay!

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by Walker A. Wills, Freshman, Shorecrest Preparatory School My name is Walker A. Willis and I am a freshman at Shorecrest Preparatory School in St. Petersburg.  In 2015, I began a four-part sustainability project to benefit the students at my school.  My first project was designed and completed as the final requirement for my Eagle

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Merger of Non-Profits Encourages Sustainability for Tampa Bay

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June 6, 2015   Merger of Non-Profits Encourages Sustainability for Tampa Bay TAMPA, FL – The Sustany® Foundation, a leading facilitator of sustainability in Tampa Bay has announced that they have completed the merger with Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay (SBC) a non-profit working to raise the profile of sustainability in the business community. “We

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2015 Winners Announced!

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June 3, 2015 7th Annual Sustainable Business Awards June 10, 2015   TAMPA, FL — The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay, Inc. and the University of Tampa Center for Ethics are proud to present the annual Sustainable Business Awards on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center. Now in their 7th

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2015 Sustainable Business Awards

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The 2015 Sustainable Business Awards were a great success! Congratulations to the 2015 Sustainable Business Award Winners! 2015 Award Winners Large Business Category: Accuform Manufacturing, Inc. JJ Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. Sykes Enterprises, Inc. Small Business Category: Abby’s Health & Nutrition Java Planet Organic Coffee Roasters, Inc. NaturZone Pest Control Pasco Iron & Metal Seminole Heights

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7th Annual Sustainable Business Awards June 10, 2015

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TAMPA, FL — The Sustainable Business Coalition of Tampa Bay, Inc. and the University of Tampa Center for Ethics announced today that the annual Sustainable Business Awards will be held on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the University of Tampa’s Vaughn Center.  Now in their 7th year, the Sustainable Business Awards, sponsored by the Sustany® Foundation,

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