Business Headlines

Read the latest news about business and economic development in Pinellas.

May 2026 Headlines

• Laboratory celebrated at Johns Hopkins All Children’s event
• Tampa Bay among national leaders in coworking space growth
• Cinema scion bets on Clearwater with ‘world’s largest’ screen
• Michelin-recommended sandwich shop plots expansion in St. Pete, South Tampa
• Shipley Do-Nuts to make its St. Petersburg debut
• Tampa Bay’s evolution from ‘second job problem’ to homegrown leadership pipeline attracts national attention
• Lonestar ramps up with new satellite and mission
• 120-bed skilled nursing and rehab facility to expand in Pinellas Park
• Developer plans to retrofit boatyard gantry into waterfront bar in Old Southeast
• Dave’s Hot Chicken bringing the heat to Pinellas Park
• Fiber-optic internet provider launches in Pinellas with $100M investment, 50 jobs
• IQ Fiber Brings Symmetrical 10 Gbps Fiber Internet to Pinellas County with $100M Investment
• Pinellas County celebrates National Travel and Tourism week
• Acron Technologies acquires artificial intelligence company
• Jackson’s Gastropub is now open, bringing New Orleans fare to south St. Pete
• An intimate 45-seat speakeasy, 31 South, opens this weekend at St. Petersburg Distillery in the Warehouse Arts District
• Why executives keep choosing St. Pete
• A manufacturing business built to last: How Mastercut Tool Corp. started in a Florida garage and now sells worldwide
• City to celebrate National Small Business Week
• The City of Pinellas Park: Simply centered for businesses and families
• These 65 Tampa Bay employers earned Best Places to Work honors
• St. Pete bank calls in new CEO in $80M recapitalization deal with new investor
• Authentic New York bagels are coming to Largo with Two Daughters’ summer opening
• New Vietnamese coffee shop opens in the Grand Central District