Tampa Premium Outlets GM Teases Epic Grand Opening

Tampa Premium Outlets general manager Stacey Nance addresses the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 18.
Tampa Premium Outlets general manager Stacey Nance addresses the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 18.

By Matt Wiley

If what general manager Stacey Nance told the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce (WCCC) during its recent Monthly Business Breakfast, the opening weekend for Simon Property Group’s new Tampa Premium Outlets is true—and we think it is—is something you won’t want to miss.Continue reading

New Design Being Considered For S.R. 56 Interchange

The diagram shows how traffic would shift to the opposite lanes of S.R. 56 above I-75 if a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) concept (in black) were applied to the busy intersection (in yellow).
The diagram shows how traffic would shift to the opposite lanes of S.R. 56 above I-75 if a diverging diamond interchange (DDI) concept (in black) were applied to the busy intersection (in yellow).

As traffic continues to back up daily a few miles north of New Tampa at the S.R. 56 exit from I-75 in Wesley Chapel — where the area’s newest outlet mall is set to open — state transportation officials are considering alternatives for reworking the I-75 interchange at S.R. 56 to improve the flow of traffic.Continue reading