Things reached a tipping point for TECO Peoples Gas customer Khalia Harvey in July. “We were doing fine at the beginning of the pandemic,” the animated mother of three explains. “My fiancé still had his full-time job and I was working part-time.” Then the manufacturing slowdown, caused by COVID 19, created a chain reaction in her fiancé’s job at a bedding warehouse. No products were received, and the few they…
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The world-champion Bucs and Share help the Grimes get back in the game.
Food or lights. That was the grim choice Myai Grimes faced last fall. She lost her job because of COVID, she received an eviction notice and Thanksgiving was right around the corner. And Myai has six children. “I was trying to figure out how to feed the children and pay my bills,” she explains. “I applied for the Share program and was put on the waiting list.” Share is the…
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Inspiring hope with hydration and a big heart
At Peoples Gas and Tampa Electric our employees are finding ways to “Inspire Hope” during the pandemic. And we’re proud to share stories of team members safely volunteering and inspiring hope in our communities, one day at a time. If you deliver the mail or pick up the trash at Monica Byrnes’ house, you’re in luck. The TECO employee – or her husband Steve – will likely greet you with…
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We are Working Hard to Help
In March, our company announced we were joining our affiliate Tampa Electric to donate $1 million to local charities that benefit people financially affected by the COVID 19 pandemic. • $500,000 is being contributed to the Share program, which supports customers who cannot pay their utility bills. The program, administered by the Salvation Army, was also simplified to provide assistance to more people during the pandemic. • $500,000 is going…
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New apprentice program unleashes the next generation of pipeline workers at TECO Peoples Gas
The following post is by Matthew Baker: Step right up, apprentices! You’ve got a big job ahead of you as do your part to serve more than 350,000 customers across Florida with safe, reliable, affordable natural gas. Fortunately, Florida’s largest natural gas provider will have you well-prepared in a big way: with a remarkable new gas training facility in Tampa called GasWorX – and now the training program to go…
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