Teamwork needed on Rays' options
In baseball or the corporate world, the idea is to build a team whose members offer a variety of skills and thoughts as they work toward a common goal. The opening pitch by the leader of a new community group that will build support for the Tampa Bay Rays and examine options for a new stadium reflects that philosophy. Now Progress Energy chief executive Jeff Lyash has to follow through with smart appointments and create a group that is inclusive but not divisive.
Search begins for Rays stadium coalition members
The coalition, which is called A Baseball Community, Inc., will have nine board members. ABC chairman Jeff Lyash hasn't explained how he ...
No easy wins for stadium panel
ST. PETERSBURG — So far, Jeff Lyash's only decision as head of a coalition seeking a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays is that the group should have nine members.
Announcement on Jeff Lyash's coalition
Jeff Lyash, chairman of a new community baseball coalition, will host a press conference Monday morning to discuss the group's mission and nomination process.
Lyash was named chairman of the coalition last month after the Tampa Bay Rays announced the team would delay its waterfront stadium proposal. Since that announcement, Lyash, CEO of Progress Energy Florida, has declined to discuss the group publicly, but his staff has said the public will be able to nominate individuals to serve on the coalition.
The press conference will be at EpiCenter at St. Petersburg College, 13805 58th St. N., Largo, Room 1-451 on 9 a.m. Monday.
Lyash dishes out coalition details
The coalition tasked to find a viable location for a new Tampa Bay Rays baseball stadium will include nine members from the Tampa Bay area and will likely conclude its work within 18 months, coalition chairman and Progress Energy CEO Jeff Lyash said at a morning press conference announcing details of the groups' plans.
What's next for the Rays' stadium plans?
A community baseball coalition will study where to build and how to pay for a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. How that coalition will be assembled is the subject of a Monday morning news conference.