Business Headlines
Read the latest news about business and economic development in Pinellas.
April 2025 Headlines
- Proposal unveiled for a downtown ‘Center for the Arts’
- Tampa Bay Rowdies stadium could be demolished, redeveloped
- City considers demolishing Rowdies’ Al Lang Stadium for envisioned waterfront redevelopment
- Popular burger chain Cook Out submits plans for first St. Pete location
- Fitness retailer Fit2Run to launch new lifestyle concept 6Laps, debut new Central Avenue stores in May
- Greek restaurant coming to Largo’s Horizon West Bay
- Qargo Coffee to open next month, bringing Italian coffee and pastries to the EDGE District
- Cult favorite Cook Out moves forward in St. Petersburg
- Blackstone-backed fiber internet provider expands locally
- CareerSource board seeks Pinellas County applicants for open seats
- Silicon Valley crypto investors back Clearwater company with $100M
- St. Pete ranks sixth among best cities to start businesses
- $107M MacDill Air Force base school built to fight hurricanes
- Five-story expansion planned for Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement in downtown St. Pete
- Clearwater’s Koozie Group sells to new private equity owner
- City, USF partner for student-led composting business
- ‘It does shine a good light on us’: St. Petersburg 3D business benefits from tariff implementation
- Tampa Bay consumer confidence rises, bucking national trend in new metro sentiment index
- St. Petersburg approves $4.5M for affordable housing in mixed-use Skyway Marina development
- St. Pete restaurants receive Michelin recognition
- Sammy’s Seafood keeps Tampa Bay restaurants stocked with fresh catch
- St. Petersburg-based homeowners insurance firm enters market
- Florida MICHELIN Guide adds four amazing Pinellas County restaurants
- New local wine club Savoir on Central to open in the Grand Central District next month
- Clearwater’s hellocare.ai secures $47M to expand AI-assisted virtual care platform
- St. Pete company’s shares surge in Nasdaq debut after SPAC merger
- St. Petersburg College’s economic impact tops $3 billion
- St. Pete’s Lonestar inks $120M deal with Sidus Space for lunar data storage satellites
- Tampa Bay cities rank among best for starting a business in 2025, report finds
- Florida rated among top 5 in the country for business investment
- St. Pete property insurer raises $30M for launch in Florida
- HSN has listed its 65-acre property in north St. Pete
- World’s largest 3D-printing facility opens in St. Pete, powered by AI and robots
- Pinellas roofing company expands business to include metal fabrication
- Fresh produce store blossoms in South St. Pete
- St. Pete is now home to world’s largest 3D printing factory
- Tariffs are reshaping manufacturing — and this St. Pete startup is primed to lead the charge
- Tampa Bay’s two newest banks among the fastest growing in the area
- Places This Week: HSN’s St. Pete campus hits the market
- Tarpon Springs gives green light to food trucks at Sponge Docks, downtown
- Professional bodybuilder opens high-end training gym in north St. Pete
- HSN’s 65 acres in St. Pete are officially on the market
- Michelin Guide’s arrival in St. Pete-Clearwater brings foodies — and pressure
- Popular Mexican food truck Johnny Nevada’s finds a new home in the Grand Central District
- County offers variety of business assistance tools
- Food, friendship & business: How these two TBBW covers are building a winning partnership
- Most restaurants have bounced back bigtime
- Upcoming SPC Expo Highlights Growing Labor Demand in Construction
- Treasure Island’s iconic Thunderbird Beach Resort to be demolished and rebuilt
- Manufacturing expo, job fair is Thursday
- Business titans elevate entrepreneurs at upcoming summit
- Blackstone-backed internet provider Hotwire claims Tampa Bay territory
- Melting Pot restaurant celebrates St. Pete ‘homecoming’
- Slim Charmer, a new martini bar from the owners of Wild Child, opens in the Grand Central District
- Clearwater-based Honeyfund goes from $500K to $9M, sets sights on bold AI bet
- New CareerSource CEO ready to increase job connections throughout Tampa Bay
- Meet Creative Contractors, a 2025 Best Places to Work honoree
- Gogo Charters expands service with new St. Pete-to-Orlando route
- TPA’s Michael Stephens proposes ambitious transit plans to link Tampa Bay
- St. Pete Beach’s Don CeSar is back after major storm damage. See inside
- Tampa Bay ranks fifth for startup support
- Downtown café opens second location in Marina District
- Inside Elliott Aster, The Vinoy’s new signature restaurant opening mid-May
- Disaster assistance now available for small businesses
- Downtown Dunedin merchants group to merge with Chamber
- Could a return to its Clearwater roots save Hooters?
- Pepe’s Cantina Mexican Grill opens next week in Historic Kenwood
- St. Pete banks on seagrass preservation generating $10 million
- 86-acre waterpark proposed for Tropicana Field site after Rays stadium deal collapses
- Shirl Penney is building an empire in sunny St. Pete
- Foot Locker signs lease to move headquarters to St. Petersburg
- Foot Locker makes it official with big office lease in St. Pete
- Foot Locker leases space for St. Pete headquarters
- Foot Locker makes it official, signs lease for new HQ in prominent St. Pete office park
- 8 things to know, including Global Tampa Bay’s Mexico trade mission, and mental health priorities
- Downtown favorite Paradeco Coffee Roasters opens stunning new waterfront location in south St. Pete
- Naples travel agency acquires firm, expands to Pinellas, The Villages
