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Progress Energy directors head south for spring breakBy STEVE HUETTEL © St. Petersburg Times, published March 19, 2001 They're still calling the shots from North Carolina. But the top honchos at Progress Energy want customers served by Florida Power to know they really, really care about us down here. Directors of the company, created when Carolina Power & Light bought the St. Petersburg utility in November, will hold their first meeting in Florida on Wednesday at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort. Chief executive William Cavanaugh will come down a day earlier to talk with Florida Power employees. Directors also will host a reception and dinner for about 75 local civic and business leaders to reassure them the new company will maintain or increase Florida Power's support for community causes. They picked a nice time to visit, with spring and baseball spring training in full bloom, including the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Florida Power Park. But for Cavanaugh at least, the trip is all business, spokesman Keith Poston said. "I would suspect they'd rather be in St. Petersburg in March rather than August, but I don't think that really had a huge role in it," he said. The board will be back for another quarterly meeting in September. Related siteshttp://www.progress-energy.com/
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