Business Headlines
Read the latest news about business and economic development in Pinellas.
March 2025 Headlines
- County seeks input on $813 million storm recovery fund
- Fiber internet provider invests over $31 million in St. Pete
- Business parks in Largo, Clearwater sell for a combined $60 million
- Plate Sushi Grill & Lounge, from the owner of Mangosteen, coming to Grand Central District
- Power 100: Here are Tampa Bay’s most influential business leaders of 2025
- Report finds Synapse Summit fuels $31M economic boost for Tampa Bay, $57M across Florida
- City to showcase women entrepreneurs Wednesday
- Private equity eyes Tampa Bay as next hot market for sustainable business investments
- Tonya Elmore reflects on her 20+ year legacy of fostering innovation in Tampa Bay
- Sprouts Farmers Market is now open in Largo
- Fiber optic internet provider launches $50M network in St. Petersburg
- Tarpon Springs leaders hope arcade will revitalize aging shopping center
- Pinellas County tourism breaks records after back-to-back hurricanes
- St. Petersburg insurance firm to assume thousands of homeowners policies
- Jabil’s latest investment in Tampa school aims to inspire next generation of tech innovators
- New owner wants to revive Treasure Island Yacht Club
- From dump to dugouts: Toytown sports complex plans progress
- Chef Ted Dorsey’s highly anticipated Sunshine City Tavern opens next week in St. Pete
- New coastal restaurant SouthSeas Tapas to open at SkyBeach Resort in St. Pete
- Record-setting recovery: Pinellas tourism thrives after storms
- Clearwater firm grows facility, customer base while remaining largely unnoticed
- Multi-million-dollar renovation completed for 12-story City Center office tower in downtown St. Pete
- Fiber-optic internet provider already in SWFL expands into St. Petersburg
- Clearwater sports facility developer has a vision for long-dormant Pinellas landfill known as Toytown
- Valspar Championship continues driving community success
- Tampa defense contractor acquires Clearwater munitions company
- Tampa Bay makes strides in 2025 State of the Region
- Tampa defense contractor acquires Clearwater firm
- Fiber-optic internet provider launches $50 million local network
- Prepared meal company Ideal Nutrition expanding to downtown St. Pete
- St. Pete prepares for $160 million storm recovery windfall
- Ministry of Ink opens first U.S. location in St. Pete
- Pinellas County looks for new development plan of Toytown landfill
- Athena made it to the moon. One St. Petersburg firm hitched a ride
- Healthy meal delivery service expands to Tampa Bay with new St. Pete storefront
- Ideal Nutrition to open downtown St. Pete storefront
- Indoor golf lounge opens in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District
- Saildrone partners with Palantir to scale maritime AI solutions amid rising global threats
- TV personality expands her brand with multiuse media studio
- NAIOP honors Tampa Bay’s biggest deals and the people behind them
- USF continues ranking among nation’s patent leaders
- $200M Sports Complex Planned for Old Pinellas County Landfill Site
- St. Pete, Tampa named among South’s ‘best cities’
- Local entrepreneurs step up for St. Patrick’s Day
- Century-old Playhouse Theatre to be demolished for redevelopment in the Grand Central District
- Florida high-speed internet provider launches $50M expansion in St. Pete, Pinellas
- City National Bank plots aggressive Tampa Bay expansion
- USF receives $40 million for AI college
- St. Pete has $2.2 million available for disaster relief
- Corner Kitchen and Coffee House to take over Sweet Brewnette in Madeira Beach
- Plan pitched to transform 235-acre Toytown landfill into a premier sports complex
- Hurricane aftermath keeping many businesses busy
- Tampa Bay counties rank high in Florida GDP growth study
- Ocean survey company launches $1.6M mission out of St. Petersburg
- A lunar lander made it to the moon. One St. Petersburg firm hitched a ride
- Arnie Bellini gives $40M to establish USF’s Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing
- Paris gelato shop coming to downtown St. Pete
- French gelato shop to open in EDGE District
- New Irish bar opens in downtown St. Pete
- St. Pete’s Trails Crossing project inches forward
- Honeywell helps local students explore STEM careers
- St. Pete startup lands on Moon, again
- DeSantis vows to eliminate Florida’s business rent tax
- Seymour’s is now open, serving up scratch-made NY-style eats in downtown St. Pete
- Glamper, a camping-themed bar, opens this week in downtown St. Pete
- MarineMax completes latest acquisition
- IQ Fiber announces network deployment in St. Petersburg, Florida
- USFSP to host ‘Startup Weekend Tampa Bay’
- The Rise of Park Junction: Economic Transformation in Pinellas Park
- Pickleball Kingdom to open massive indoor facility in Pinellas Park
- Why Forbici’s St. Pete expansion makes ‘perfect sense’
- Indoor golf lounge to open in Grand Central District
- A swanky new restaurant just opened in St. Pete Beach
- Many rentals still offline but tourists still flocking to Pinellas beaches
- Pickleball Kingdom to open Pinellas Park location
- Techstars’ affiliate pitch program in Tampa aims to fill a gap for early-stage companies
- Tampa Bay lenders issued $270 million in SBA loans in Q4 2024
- Environmental resiliency training could propel local contractors
- Bucs owners distribute $1M to 95 Tampa Bay businesses affected by Hurricane Milton
- Hoot & Harvest celebrates the joys of front-yard farming
- Local furniture store Gibson’s on Central opens in the Grand Central District
- BayCare pays $9 million to assemble South Tampa property for freestanding ER
- Craft Kafe celebrates 10-year anniversary
- Amorino and its flower-shaped gelato is coming to the EDGE District
- Women say construction jobs have been blueprint for success
- Applications open for Ocean Enterprise Accelerator
- Largo takes step forward to establishing downtown entertainment district
- Florida’s first Pepper Lunch opens in Pinellas Park
- St. Pete arts destinations land on USA Today’s ‘Best Of’ list
- Vintage Marche to expand with new cafe, more inventory in Skyway Marina District
