Business Headlines
Read the latest news about business and economic development in Pinellas.
June 2026 Headlines
- Pinellas seeks developers for dozens of acres in downtown Clearwater
- St. Pete-Clearwater airport to begin $145M renovation design
- Waldorf Astoria in downtown St. Pete is close to starting construction
- Food truck academy set to launch new entrepreneurs
- In Belleair Bluffs, new businesses are open, and others are changing hands
- How St. Petersburg kept recovery dollars local
- Haneke joins FrankCrum after sale of longtime Tampa Bay firm
- Salad chain plans sixth Tampa Bay location
- To film, or not to film? Lakeland Lab opening a St. Pete location
- After nearly two years, Old Northeast Tavern set to reopen in St. Pete
- 115-location coffee chain to add spot in $800M south St. Pete project
- Former Postcard Inn reopens on St. Pete Beach as ‘The Luce’
- New tea cafe Oou Cha opens tomorrow in Pinellas Park with matcha, hojicha, and Vietnamese cuisine
- St. Pete-based startup partners with Space Florida
- St. Pete bank mulls IPO after raising $67 million in latest round
- Major office tenant adds 16,000 square-feet at 400 Central
- Businesses ‘booming’ in Belleair Bluffs
- Clearwater’s new Director of Economic Development and Housing looks to build on city’s momentum
- SouthState Bank to open first St. Pete location
- Ark Invest could see 50x return in Anthropic’s blockbuster IPO
- The Yard Gym to open St. Pete location Saturday
- LX Coffee bringing gold-topped lattes and first storefront to downtown St. Pete
- SouthState to open first-ever St. Pete branch
- Dunedin Woman Raises Awareness for Alzheimer’s with new Start-Up Tech Company
- California firm acquires $1.1B wealth team in Clearwater
- State of the Economy: Employment, incomes, and construction value rise in St. Pete
- Drift + Story opens in Gulfport with apparel, gifts, and locally made goods
- ConnectSecure strikes distribution deal with TD Synnex
- Cathie Wood on AI, autonomous tech and how Tampa Bay is becoming a hub for innovation
- Plans for St. Petersburg Science Center revamp clear city approval
- Tampa Bay scores No. 2 ranking for national labor market among college grads
- Lakeland Film Lab to bring analog photography back to St. Pete this fall
- Six Tampa Bay companies make Fortune 500 list
- 2026 Fast 50 revealed: These are Tampa Bay’s fastest-growing companies
- Tampa Bay area soars in labor market for college grads
- Dynasty Financial Partners expands St. Pete headquarters by more than 30% with new lease
- SPC and Tampa Bay Wave launch partnership
- The top markets for new grads: How Tampa-St. Pete-Clearwater compares
- ARK Venture Fund surpasses $1 billion in assets
- Drive-thru salad restaurant Greenlane to open in Pinellas Park
- Dirty soda trend arrives in downtown St. Pete with new beverage bar Idyll Vice
- Space Florida backs offshore launch push with Seagate Space investment
- Rectangle Health opens office in St. Petersburg
- Healthcare tech firm opens St. Pete office, plans to increase local payroll
- Treasure Island considers development ordinance to attract new business
- FrankCrum buys longtime technology partner Haneke Design
- Nordic-Japanese restaurant Mei opens in downtown St. Pete from team behind Michelin-starred Kōsen
- New York healthcare payments company to open St. Pete office, adding 100 jobs
- ARK Invest and spARK Labs to launch early-stage venture fund
- Florida ranks top 10 for best state economies
- Popular eyewear brand Warby Parker coming to downtown St. Pete
- Clearwater’s Decks & Docks buys San Diego building materials dealer
- Tampa BBQ joint to open four locations across Pinellas, Polk counties
- Former St. Pete Science Center to become AI and startup campus
- ‘Like Little Islands’: Florida has nearly 20 Foreign Trade Zones. Here’s how they work.
- Tampa Bay restaurants invited to submit images for annual Book of Lists
- Mozzarella Mike is bringing an Italian sandwich shop to St. Petersburg
- Sunshine City Paint to open next month
