Business Headlines

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

January 2025 Headlines

• St. Pete innovations extend globally and beyond
• St. Petersburg tech firm to expand after Shumaker law office lands deal with investment group
• St. Pete surpasses $1M in monthly tourist tax collections for the first time
• City offers college and career readiness grants
• Red Thread, serving flavors of the Silk Road, will open this month in downtown St. Pete
• Economic Forecast 2025: Tampa Bay’s Industry Trends to Watch
• Bank of America backs Tampa Bay’s tech talent with new Embarc Collective initiative
• Developer unveils proposed tower near USF St. Pete
• Sixteen startups join Tampa Bay Wave’s cybersecurity accelerator
• Embarc, Bank of America partner to support tech community
• Pinellas pours millions into redeveloping former Raytheon and Ceridian sites to make way for affordable housing
• Jabil partners with Amazon to strengthen cloud technology ties
• New AI Certificates Launch to Meet Growing Workforce Demand in Emerging Technologies
• Construction of new orthopedic office in St. Pete accounts for flooding risk
• Workforce agency to offer new veteran training opportunities
• Tampa Bay ended 2024 with the lowest asking rents in three years
• Raymond James commits $7.5 million to local students
• 4 New Businesses Coming to Pinellas County
• Chef Chris Ponte announces opening date for modern Italian restaurant OLIVIA in St. Pete
• Pagoda Asian Grill by P.F. Chang’s to open in west St. Pete this week
• St. Pete consulting firm snags investment from Bregal Sagemount
• St. Pete biotech company expands portfolio of ‘next generation’ therapies
• St. Pete Ferments and Queen & Colony relocate to new home near downtown
• Clearwater’s Yo Mama’s Foods named No. 2 on Instacart’s Fastest-Growing Brands list
• TD Synnex, IBM open innovation studio to drive AI enablement
• Medical Technology Associates expands with acquisition in the Midwest
• See where Tampa Bay cities land in WalletHub’s 2025 job market ranking
• St. Pete to receive $6.9 million digital inclusion grant
• Opal Sol, sister resort to Opal Sands on Clearwater Beach, sets opening date
• TD Synnex partners with Dell to launch AI factory
• Pulpo finds immediate success in St. Pete
• Registration opens for annual State of Science forum
• Couple brings pickleball franchise to St. Pete
• TD Synnex, Dell partner to launch AI factory in India
• Pacific Counter to open new St. Pete location
• East Indian street food restaurant Mowgli’s Tiffin debuts in the EDGE District
• Great Places and Spaces: Mastry’s Brewing Hub
• Developers pay $9.3M for downtown Clearwater site as part of the Bluffs project
• Florida was among the top moving destinations in 2024
• Green Bench named one of nation’s best breweries
• Mike Connor envisions a new future for Sundial
• Salty Pup Coffeehouse and Bakeshop opens in Gulfport
• 25 Startups to Watch in 2025: These are the rising stars shaping Tampa Bay’s innovation landscape
• UFC-branded facility to open in Pinellas Park
• CEO on waterfront restaurant acquisitions, despite storms: ‘Like a dream’
• ‘Little Fruit Cart’ opens in downtown St. Pete
• Juicy Brewing to take over the former Avid Brew Company space in the Grand Central District
• Tampa Bay is a top 20 tech hub, report shows
• Clearwater’s PODS makes its New Year’s Eve mark in Times Square
• Johns Hopkins All Children’s wins patient safety honor
• Dunedin could see new development projects in 2025
• Pacific Counter to open new St. Pete location
• Popular downtown poke bowl restaurant to open new location in north St. Pete