Business Headlines
Read the latest news about business and economic development in Pinellas.
August 2026 Headlines
- Bogey’s Tavern to open Aug. 24 across from Largo Central Park
- Dutch Bros plans first St. Petersburg location
- Clearwater firm starts work on $51 million government office project
- Foxtail Coffee begins construction on Largo location
- Dynasty Financial Partners closes on private market funds
- Dutch Bros Coffee planning first St. Pete location at Tyrone Gardens
- St. Pete Beach’s Beachcomber to become Outset Collection by Hilton
- Sola Bistro owners to open new Spanish-inspired restaurant Bararam on St. Pete Beach
- Tampa Bay’s blue economy could ‘easily double’ the workforce in next decade
- Do you love where you work? Nominate your employer for the 2027 Tampa Bay Times Top Workplaces
- SPC expands partnership with CareerSource Tampa Bay
- Developer plans drive-thru coffee chain and bank on former CVS site in Pinellas Park
- BayCare acquires beloved Clearwater Irish pub after apartment plans fell through
- Demolition to begin for EDGE Collective II, a 20-story apartment tower set to rise in the EDGE District
- Wild Fork Foods to replace Seminole Boston Market
- St. Pete-based Sign In App named to 2026 Inc. 5000 list
- Florida Is the world’s 14th-largest economy. Let’s keep climbing.
- Pinellas Job Corps supporters welcome settlement after closure threat
- Dolcetto & Co. wine bar and bottle shop bringing Old World wines to South Pasadena
- St. Petersburg Apparel Company Pushes $200M Debt to 2031
- CareerSource Tampa Bay, SPC Expand Workforce Pathways
- Buddy Brew crosses the bay with first Pinellas County cafe
- Buddy Brew Coffee to open first Pinellas cafe inside Seminole Sprouts
- St. Petersburg coffee company Kahwa moves into larger headquarters
- CivicReach joins spARK Labs by ARK Invest incubator
- JPMorgan exec details Florida’s appeal as statewide wealth grows
- Publix appears to be planning to redevelop a popular St. Pete store
- Buddy Brew opens first Pinellas café Friday in Seminole
- Golf superstore in St. Pete bets on a game that keeps growing
- Kaia Bowls to open in Treasure Island this fall
- Pinellas Ale Works to open PAW Taps & Tails in Lealman this fall
- Fort Myers restaurant group brings new waterfront eatery to St. Pete
- Jakub Prokop, Executive Director, Pinellas Technical College – Clearwater Campus
- Kahwa Coffee expands St. Petersburg headquarters
- St. Pete Beach’s Sirata Beach Resort reopens as Hilton property after renovation
- Shake Shack appears headed to Seminole City Center
- Power Design joins Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment team to lead workforce training efforts
- $1.2B contractor joins Gas Plant redevelopment team
- Tampa Bay Tech opens nominations for 2026 awards
- Evangeline’s Cafe to serve specialty coffee from a converted Japanese mini truck in St. Pete
- Amplify Women Tampa Bay’s Annual Summit is this week
- City to host ‘Build St. Pete’ trade show Tuesday
- Belleair Coffee Company to open third location on 4th Street North in St. Pete this fall
- How Trader Joe’s brought this Palm Harbor plaza back to life
- Clearwater developer moves toward city negotiations for sports and wellness park
- Innovation District to host Tech X-Change event Aug. 26
- St. Petersburg Entrepreneur Ashley Reed Named 2026 Famous Amos “Ingredients for Success” Winner
- Public support emboldens council on downtown Oldsmar project
- Nostalgic ’90s-themed bar, Rewind St. Pete, opens
- Dave’s Hot Chicken to open in Pinellas Park Aug. 6
- Seminole Sourdough to open drive-thru bakery in Largo this fall
