ST. PETERSBURG SHINES NEWSLETTER
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Every other week (or so) we send our subscribers a newsletter covering economic development news, featured events, and important updates relevant to the City of St. Petersburg and the region. Have a content request or suggestion?
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St. Pete Rocks the Headquarters Relocation Business
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The Business Observer recently reported on the success of headquarter relocations to St. Petersburg. Companies that have moved a full or regional headquarters to St. Petersburg since late 2015 include: i3 Microsystems, 1-800-Accountant, Vault Risk Management, Dynasty Financial Services, CP Communications, PandaDoc, TAO Connect, iSocrates, ECOncrete and L3 Communications.
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Shirl Penney, founder of Dynasty Group, announced in February that the firm will be relocating its headquarters from New York to St. Petersburg.
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PoweredUP Tech Festival Returns to St. Petersburg
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The 2019 poweredUP Tampa Bay Tech Festival, presented by Tech Data, is set for May 23 at the Mahaffey Theater and the Dali Museum, featuring technology leaders from Silicon Valley, Seattle, New York, Boston, Atlanta and Tampa Bay. The top-billed speakers are Spence Murray, serial entrepreneur and instigator at Salesforce, currently featured on National Geographic's Valley of the Boom, and Otto Berkes, co-founder of the X-BOX and developer of HBO GO.
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Complete Streets Implementation Plan Adopted by City Council
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This month, the final draft of the Complete Streets Implementation Plan was adopted by City Council. The guiding principle and underlying goal of Complete Streets is that streets are planned, designed, operated, and maintained so that people of all ages and physical and economic abilities can safely and comfortably move around the city street network and that streets provide the right accommodation for the land use context.
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Launch of Storefront Conservation Incentive Program
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The Storefront Conservation Corridor Plan was created to promote independently-owned businesses, maintain a pedestrian-friendly streetscape and promote the conservation of historic assets along Beach Drive and Central Avenue. A part of the plan included incentives and business assistance, totaling $175,000 in available funds for eligible businesses and property owners.
Applications received since May 1st open date:
- 55 individual applications
- 49 business owner
- 6 property owner
- $725,038 in Basic Program Requests
- $820,038 in Total Funds Requested (includes the Job Creation and SBE Bonus requests)
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Participate in St. Petersburg's Latest Planning Efforts
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The City of St. Petersburg Planning team invites you to participate in their current planning efforts including:
- Vision 2050 – a community-wide conversation about the future of our City
- Housing Affordability Initiatives –changes to the City’s development regulations to address affordability concerns
- Downtown Center Zoning Districts – changes to the Floor-Area-Ratio (FAR) bonus structure, parking requirements and design standards in our downtown
- Coastal High Hazard Area (CHHA) changes to provide more flexibility for redevelopment along with establishing new and higher design standards for multifamily residential development.
For more information,
click here
to see the Current Planning Projects page.
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Workforce Resouce Map V2 Supports Local Employers
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The Greater St. Petersburg Area Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
released the 2.0
version of its digital workforce platform,
Workforce Resource Map
with significant enhancements to better meet the needs of growing businesses in St. Petersburg. The platform, created in partnership with CareerEdge in December 2018, showcases a comprehensive listing of workforce-related resources and programs available to employers in the greater St. Petersburg area.
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Meet Esteban – a filmmaker, artist, inventor, animation extraordinaire (aka owner + founder of
Echo Bridge). This 2D animation studio has been around for 10+ years, however the list of cutting-edge content created by this team is endless. You might have seen the work – Echo Bridge Pictures has produced content for Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street Workshop… just to name a few! Esteban knew St. Pete was the right place to grow a business from the support of community members and knowing that he had planted his business in fertile land – “things here just grow,” he said. Esteban and his team provide a full-service production in the heart of downtown St. Pete. The passion and love for the work is palpable and simply multi-dimensional.
Small businesses like Echo Bridge, which are within one of St. Peterburg's targeted industries, may qualify for up to an $8,000 award through the Grow Smarter Job Creation and Talent Attraction program.
Learn more...
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New St. Pete Pier Progress
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Site work has begun on the signature art piece for the new Pier District. While the new pier's opening has been moved to early 2020, most if not all major construction will be finished this year.
The city's new Pier website now has a tab called "Marketplace." Here you'll find what is available and required for a business with a unique product or service.
Interested in leasing space?
The New St. Pete Pier has is offering naming rights opportunities to build local brand awareness -
For further information on Naming Rights opportunities, contact Hill Carrow, 919-678-1651 or
hcarrow@sportsproperties.com
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
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Mon, May 20th, 6pm
Main Library, 3745 9th Ave N
Thurs, May 23rd, 7:30am
USFSP Lynn Pippenger Hall Auditorium
Thurs, May 23rd, 12:30 - 6pm
Mahaffey Theater and Dali Museum
Tues, June 4th, 6 pm
Empath Health Suncoast Hospice, 3050 1st Ave S
Rapid Business Planning Using Lean Canvas Part 1
Tues, May 21st, 6 - 8pm
Nonprofit Business Startup
Wed, May 22nd, 6 - 8pm
1 Million Cups
Wed, May 22nd, 9 - 10 am
Special note:
The Greenhouse hosts 1 Million Cups every Wednesday, 9:00 am to 10:00 am, for local entrepreneurs to meet and present their startups to the thriving peer network of founders in St. Petersburg. Can't make it in person?
It streams live here!
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Economic Development | City of St. Petersburg | T: 727-893-7100 | F: 727-892-5465
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Have a development update, project announcement, or success story to share?
Contact Sarah Hughart, 727-893-7784
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