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Old Kmart Plaza On S.R. 60 Announces BizTown Opens New JA Finance Park Lucky’s Market & Bealls Outlet Program For Eighth Grade Students By Kelly Wise Valdes
By Kate Quesada
Brandon area middle school students have a new, hands-on way to learn about finance. Junior Achievement (JA) of Tampa Bay opened the new JA Finance Park last month offering an innovative economic simulation program providing students with key concepts in Eighth grade students from Woodrow Wilson Middle School personal finance attended the opening of Junior Achievement Tampa Bay’s JA and budgeting. Finance Park, a Career Discovery Center, in Tampa last month. Presented by facility, located at the
Bill Poe Family Junior Achievement Campus in Tampa, adjacent to the successful JA BizTown, were more than $5 million. The Finance Park features 18 store fronts representing local businesses, including financial services, health care, credit, utilities and
SunTrust in collaboration with Hillsborough County Public Schools, the finance park expects to serve more than 13,000 local middle school students annually with the goal of building a foundation for solid financial decisions throughout their lives. “After two and a half years of development, we are so pleased to welcome students through the doors of the new JA Finance Park,” said President of JA Tampa Bay, Richard George. “It is our mission to ensure every child in our region has a fundamental understanding of our economic system and their role in it. JA Finance Park will do just this, but we also hope it will inspire their future careers and empower them to own their economic success.” Construction and start-up costs for the 18,000-sq.-ft., state-of-the-art
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Pete and he goes there to pick up lunch and says their sandwiches are the best,” said Sierra Kahlich, a Wimauma resident. “I work in Brandon, so I can’t wait for Lucky’s to open over here. I like to buy organic produce and it’s great knowing that Lucky’s The Collection at Brandon Boulevard is a highly desirable retail produce is organic property with 231,595 sq. ft. space. Customers are particularity excited about the Lucky’s Market and Bealls Outlet that will be and affordable.” moving into the area previously occupied by the closed Kmart. Shoppers will not only find organic proOn an average day, more than duce and meats at low prices, but the 82,000 vehicles drive past the closed shopping experience is more than just Kmart that was located at 1602 W. your average trip to the grocery store. Brandon Blvd. Because of the high Shoppers sip on wine or the beer of the traffic flow and visibility, it is no surday, all for low prices, while pushing prise that it would quickly draw other their grocery carts down isles of affordretailers. The center is being rebrandable and organic food. The carts even ed as The Collection at Brandon have cup holders. Boulevard and boasts 231,595 sq. ft. Lucky’s also has a juice bar, cafe, of highly desirable retail property. ramen and sushi bar and ready-toLong-standing family favorite, make dinners for two as low as $9.99. Chuck-E-Cheese occupies more than There is also an apothecary section 25,000 sq. ft. of space. Kane’s where shoppers can make their own Furniture, occupies nearly 66,000 sq. ft. There is also a 28,000 sq. ft. Beall’s body scrub with essential oils and natural remedies. Outlet that is favored among Brandon There are several other retail shoppers. The excitement brewing about the spaces available at this time. Once fully occupied, this retail center will surely be new kid on the block, Lucky’s Market, a fun and diverse shopping and eating has people waiting in anticipation of destination to visit. its grand opening. The organic groThe Collection at Brandon cery chain that got its start in Boulevard is located at 1602 W. Colorado in 2003 officially opened its Brandon Blvd. and is owned and manfirst store in the Tampa Bay area in a aged by DDR, a fully integrated real bacon-cutting ceremony in June 2018 estate investment trust engaged in the at Tyrone Square Mall in St. business of developing, leasing and Petersburg. managing shopping centers. For more “My husband works near the information, visit www.ddr.com. Lucky’s Market that just opened in St.
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