Business Headlines
Read the latest news about business and economic development in Pinellas.
July 2024 Headlines
- St. Petersburg College Receives State Funding to Develop Manufacturing Workforce Training
- St. Pete company’s acquisition launches national expansion
- Meet the local ‘real world Tony Stark’
- County commission warms up for Rays stadium vote
- Get to know the 2024 Fast 50 honorees
- Developers want to expand downtown Largo apartment project
- Secret bourbon bar opens on 1st Avenue North in St. Pete’s EDGE District
- Yes to Pinellas County’s business tax incentive | A recommendation
- St. Petersburg College gets $7.2M for tech workforce training lab
- $500 million financial firm to relocate headquarters to downtown St. Pete
- St. Pete startup’s inhaler tech to bolster new cancer drug
- HealthTech|X Accelerator program selects 15
- ‘727 Day’ this Saturday brings big deals to restaurants, shops across Pinellas County
- New mobile bank will serve hard-to-reach communities
- St. Petersburg is getting a new wine shop and gourmet grocer from a big name
- Clearwater construction firm reaches third expansion milestone
- St. Petersburg’s YMCA redevelopment aims for the retail success of Tampa’s Hyde Park
- SBA doubles maximum loan amount for loan program
- Drip! Art Lounge Joins the Gulfport Business Community
- $1.1B St. Pete community bank expands into health care lending
- St. Pete company launches major East Coast expansion in deal with Virginia firmBobaVita, an authentic Vietnamese boba cafe, relocates in downtown St. PeteFlorida jobless rate stays at 3.3 percent
- Harbour Thread boutique opens in St. Pete
- St. Pete fish house launches a ‘food trolley’
- ‘We are St. Pete!’: Rays stadium, redevelopment approved by city council
- St. Petersburg finalizes its 30-year agreement for new Tampa Bay Rays stadium
- City council votes to keep baseball in the ‘Burg
- St. Pete City Council approves new Rays stadium and redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District
- Tampa Bay Rays stadium, development deal wins city approval
- St. Pete investment firm prepares for expansion and new partners
- Raymond James to launch ETF platform, hires former Vanguard exec
- Exclusive: Morean Arts Center plans to build new five-story building to expand offerings, relocate Chihuly Collection
- Potbelly Sandwich Works to open first St. Pete shop on Fourth StreetSt. Pete hospitality group to buy Anna Maria Island restaurants
- ParkView helps pickleballers plan and prepare
- St. Pete company buys trio of Manatee beachfront restaurantsTampa Bay Rays stadium deal with St. Petersburg nears the finish line
- Will Rays stadium redevelopment revisions secure ‘yes’ votes?Office of Supplier Diversity Hosts First Bus Tour to Highlight MWBE Program in St. Pete
- Kahwa Coffee opens new location
- Condo firm doubles office space with new St. Pete lease
- Condo firm doubles St. Pete office space
- Miami bank inks multiyear sponsorship with the Rays
- Cyber Florida responds to the rise in digital attacks in Florida
- The Blend Coffee & Cocktails to open café on Central Avenue in Central Oak Park
- Ferg’s to open craft cocktail addition
- Done Deals: St. Pete apartments sell, NY company relocates HQ to Pinellas, Indian Rocks Beach restaurant sells
- Cathie Wood to keynote climate tech showcase
- Clearwater contractor adds Lakeland office
- A new pickleball facility and restaurant are coming to St. Petersburg’s The Factory
- Pickleball social club coming to St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts district
- Pickleball-focused athletic club to open at The Factory
- Proposed St. Petersburg ‘village’ receives approval
- Caribou Coffee to launch its first drive-thru franchise location in Pinellas County
- New custom suit shop debuts downtown
- Leadership and investment can achieve a bold vision for the Tampa Bay region
- Supplement manufacturer moving HQ to Pinellas County from New York
- New York manufacturer moving HQ to Pinellas County industrial site
- Clearwater construction company details path to partnership with HGTV
- ‘The next great neighborhood’: St. Pete’s Warehouse Arts district expected to get new zoning overlay
- Here are the final Gas Plant redevelopment revisions
- Bankers Financial Corp. to leave Carillon for downtown
- Massive pickleball complex with restaurant and cocktail bar coming to St. Pete
- Clearwater cybersecurity firm closes deal, passes 2,000 employees
- Pinellas County transit agency lands $28 million from the feds for electric buses
- Raising Cane’s to open first St. Pete location
- Bankers Financial to move HQ back to downtown St. Pete
- St. Petersburg, Tampa among national leaders in economic growth, report says
- ‘Smash therapy’ company plans Sarasota, St. Pete locations
- Local deep-sea explorers have a unique new asset
- City releases Rays development agreement revisions
- County selects firm to restore, reimagine Joe’s Creek
- Mixed-use development Viv in St. Pete’s Edge district lands $104 million loan
- St. Pete’s economic growth ranks fourth nationally
- USF ties for third in state performance rankings
- Pinellas schools outpace state average in testing results
- St. Pete ranks among least stressed cities
- Incoming CEO of Tampa Bay’s $60B tech giant raises M&A odds
- Redevelopment of former Raytheon site in St. Pete seeks city/county funding
- Clearwater Mayor Bruce Rector talks goals, priorities
- Clearwater construction firm expands its services to plumbing
- Saks Fifth Avenue moves into the Vinoy
- Downtown St. Pete office landlord Feldman Equities exploring parking garage redevelopment
- Tampa’s new nonstop flight to Mexico City launches with strong demand
- Nonstop Mexico City flights begin today
- City sets updated schedule for Rays stadium hearings
