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Industry News

Industry 4.0

With a focus on collaboration in workforce development and talent attraction, Pinellas County, FL is helping manufacturers take Industry 4.0 to the next generation through strategic partnerships, education and development of the talent pipeline.

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Networking Forum Creates Opportunities for Pinellas Defense Industry

Pinellas County Economic Development (PCED) hosted a Defense Networking Forum in partnership with The Maritime and Defense Technology Hub (The Hub), the Global Forensic Justice Center at Florida International University, and sponsors Alakai Defense and the Florida Defense Contractors Association. 

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Success Stories

Networking Forum Creates Opportunities for Pinellas Defense Industry

Pinellas County Economic Development (PCED) hosted a Defense Networking Forum in partnership with The Maritime and Defense Technology Hub (The Hub), the Global Forensic Justice Center at Florida International University, and sponsors Alakai Defense and the Florida Defense Contractors Association. 

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PCED Business Visit Helps Three Companies Access Tools to Fuel Growth

Pinellas County Economic Development (PCED)’s Yolanda Goodloe and Scott Talcott recently paid a business visit to RDM InnovationEaseAlert, and Glassed Out Engineering at their shared location in the City of Largo.  

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Corporate Restaurant Leader Opens Unique Eatery

Chris Wicks spent 34 years in corporate restaurant leadership before deciding that he wanted to take a step back from the corporate world. Five years ago, he decided to semi-retire and open a restaurant of his own in Safety Harbor.

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Press Releases

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PCED Wins 2023 Urban Deal of the Year Award for Brooker Creek South

ORLANDO, Fla – Pinellas County Economic Development was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Urban Deal of the Year Award for the Brooker Creek South project at the Florida Economic Development Council’s Foundation Conference Awards in Orlando on Tues., May 9.

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PCED Wins Award for Employment Sites Program

CLEARWATER, Fla – On Fri. May 5, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners and Pinellas County Economic Development were announced as the recipients of the award for the Economy & Energy category of the Future of the Region Awards, for the County’s Employment Sites Program.

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PCED Debuts New Website

CLEARWATER, Fla – Pinellas County Economic Development has launched a newly re-designed website, PCED.org. The website serves as the backbone of PCED’s online presence to market Pinellas County as the Ideal Business Destination.

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June Business News

The June issue of Pinellas County Business News includes a feature story about the Defense Networking Forum, news about the next round of funding for the Employment Sites Program, information for businesses to prepare for hurricane season, and more.

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May Business News

Unveiling our refreshed website, this issue of our monthly newsletter also features a fresh new look, and offers stories about our visit to three companies successfully growing in Pinellas, Economic Development Week 2023, and more.

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April Business News

This month’s newsletter covers the upcoming Florida Medical Symposium, an opportunity for a free Ask an Expert event offered by PCED from the Florida Department of revenue, and more!

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Multimedia

Celebrate ARK Innovation Center’s Construction Progress

Pinellas County celebrated a milestone on January 20, 2023: the structural completion of the new ARK Innovation Center in St. Petersburg. Project partners celebrated by leaving their “mark” on a piece of Pinellas County history by signing the steel beam that will be used in the interior structure of the new business incubator.

Pinellas County Celebrates Opening of Brooker Creek South Industrial Facility

The Pinellas County Commission celebrated on Tues., Sept. 6, the completion of Brooker Creek South, the first industrial manufacturing building supported in part by Pinellas County’s Employment Sites Program (ESP). The developer, Harrod Properties, Inc., constructed the facility at 500 Brooker Creek Blvd, in Oldsmar’s thriving industrial market. The ribbon cutting was attended by Pinellas County Economic Development, the City of Oldsmar, Harrod Properties, and the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce. The new tenants – Belac’s Chromalloy, Edmund Optics, and FDD, also joined in the celebration.

Pinellas County Celebrates SBDC Day

Learn how the SBDC at Pinellas County Economic Development has helped businesses start up, create jobs, build or expand a business plan, grow capital, and obtain government contracts in Pinellas County, Florida.