Salvador Dali Museum fundraising close enough to bring groundbreaking into view

Bizjournals.com - After 26 years in St. Petersburg, the Salvador Dali Museum is inching closer to a new home, adjacent to the Mahaffey Theater on the downtown waterfront.

Report: Florida exports set all-time high
Bizjournals.com - Florida's exports continued to ride the crest of the wave created by a weak dollar, posting an all-time monthly high of more than $4.8 billion in May. ...

Federal grant to help in nuclear welders' training
Tampabay.com - WorkNet Pinellas has won a $1-million federal grant to train welders to staff Florida's "nuclear renaissance. ...

Raymond James 3Q earnings up slightly on bank gains
Bizjournals.com - Raymond James Financial Inc. said net income for the fiscal third quarter ended June 30 was $69.9 million, or 59 cents a share, compared to $68.4 million, ...

Raytheon's two major military contracts a local boost
Tampabay.com— Raytheon Co. in Pinellas County has landed two major contracts that assure expansion and continued development of a naval communications

Beach Walk takes step toward transformation
Tampabay.com - Clearwater's long-awaited $30-million Beach Walk opened officially Saturday, and if you haven't taken a sunset stroll along that new Clearwater Beach ...

Pinellas Gets One Million Dollar Jobs Grant
Newsradio 970 WFLA (970 WFLA)--US Labor Secretary Elaine Chao comes to Pinellas County to award a one million dollar jobs grant, intended to train workers for welding jobs. ...

Pinellas to kick in $2-million to help lure tech lab
Tampabay.com - By Will Van Sant, Times Staff Writer Pinellas County leaders Tuesday pledged $2-million

Public To Weigh Mass Transit Options
Tampa Tribune, FL -The workshop is part of TBARTA's effort to develop a transportation master plan for the seven-county West Central Florida region, including Citrus, ...

Persystent, Lifestyle Family Fitness, lead local VC investment

Lifestyle Family Fitness, which operates a chain of health clubs, added $5 million to the $3.8 million it picked up in a later-stage investmentfrom Ballast Point Venture Partners, Quantum Capital Partnersand an undisclosed investor.

USF awarded major student retention grant in engineering and math
The National Science Foundation awarded a three-year grant of $1.15 million to the University of South Florida to enhance student recruitment and retention. The grant will be used to beef up recruitment and retention specifically in science, technology, engineering and math - the STEM disciplines, a release stated.

Labor Secretary Chao to present WorkNet Pinellas with $1M federal ...
Tampa Bay Business Journal - US Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao is scheduled to award WorkNet Pinellas a CLEAN Energy grant of $1 million on July 22. ...

Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa Bay Region
MarketWatch
DayJet Corporation announced a 30 percent expansion of its "Per-Seat, On-Demand," service network through expansion to both Orlando and St. Petersburg community airports.

Coalition to form to weigh Rays stadium options
Tampabay.com - But most observers expect a mix from business and the community, split between the city of St. Petersburg and Pinellas County. ...

Rays' Stadium Coalition Begins Search For Volunteers
Tampa Tribune  - Liaisons from the city of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, the Rays and the Tampa Bay Partnership will help choose members, and Lyash will have final say, ...

Tampa Bay's'Fast 50' recognized - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
Tampa Bay Business Journal - The ranking order of the successful companies was announced before a luncheon crowd of 450 Thursday, as the Tampa Bay Business Journal's annual "Fast 50" ...

HSN gets debt commitments for spin-off
Tampa Bay Business Journal - HSN has entered into an agreement for the sale of $240 million in senior unsecured notes, a step needed in IAC/InterActive Corp.'s plan to spin off HSN as an independent publicly traded company.