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James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art Grand Opening
St. Petersburg's newest museum, the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art, opened its doors with a soft opening on Saturday, April 7th. Tom and Mary
James purchased the 134,000 square foot building at 150 Central Avenue in 2015. The museum holds over 400 pieces on view in 80,000 square feet of transformative space. Additional space will house businesses including Datz restaurant, Woodhouse Day Spa and Club Pilates.
"I wanted to have a museum that tells the story of the West," said James, 75, chairman emeritus of financial giant Raymond James. The Grand Opening celebration is scheduled for April 29th to host
a weekend of festivities, including Native American dancers, artist talks, live music, and create & take workshops for kids.
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St. Pete is Where Entrepreneurs Go to Work and Play
Inc.com's
most recent editorial recognized St. Pete as becoming a top destination for entrepreneurs to start and grow their companies due to the beautiful weather, affordable housing, and rich cultural life. They spoke with Hype Group, a boutique brand building agency, who said, "The growth in this city has been phenomenal."
What is drawing in these young entrepreneurs? Inc.com notes that St. Pete has everything necessary to run a successful company: a growing talent pool, an educated workforce, reasonable costs, and a city committed to seeing them succeed from day one.
Read the full article...
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Tampa's Oxford Exchange owners announce a new restaurant in St. Pete
The Peabody, a restaurant planned by the owners of the Oxford Exchange, announced an opening of September 21st in St. Petersburg's Innovation District. The 4,000 square foot restaurant will be located on the first floor of the new Johns Hopkins All Children's Research and Education building. The new space will have a separate identity from its Tampa counterpart, but capture the same eclectic and conversational atmosphere.
The new restaurant space will play a key role growing St. Petersburg's Innovation District. Social interactions between workers are essential to collaboration, learning and inspiration, and occur in concentrated "hot spots" in innovation districts, according to a September report from the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., that has studied innovation districts around the world.
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Local Business to Receive $14,000 Through Job Creation Program
The City of St. Petersburg executed their first job creation grant agreements of 2018! The business is on their way to receive $14,000 for adding 3 new jobs to their workforce.
The Grow Smarter Job Creation and Talent Attraction Program is an opportunity for businesses that are in one of the city's five target industry clusters with less than 49 employees, to receive up to $8,000 for every new eligible job created.
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St. Pete's Arts and Culture Recognized by Atlanta's Southbound Publication
St. Pete's art and culture scene found its way into Atlanta's stand-alone travel publication, Southbound, which reaches more than 415,000 readers in the Southeast.
The
12-page feature
story titled "
Paint the Town," spotlights St. Pete's colorful and thriving arts/culture scene - from the museums and galleries, to the breweries and culinary standouts. Read Southbounds's take on our local arts and what stood out on their list of hotspot "must sees".
See full article...
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Rise to 55 by 2025 Aims to Increase Postsecondary Education Attainment Levels
More than 80 of Tampa Bay's most successful, influential and key business leaders met to discuss ways to increase the area's education attainment levels to 55 percent by the year 2025. It's all in an effort to boost the region's economy and propel its workforce to new heights in an initiative called "RISE to 55" by 2025.
Marlene Spalten, president and CEO of Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, kicked off the meeting with a brief overview of college attainment efforts in the Tampa Bay region.
"The demand for talent is always evolving and, as we've seen in the recent Regional Competitiveness Report produced collaboratively by the Tampa Bay Partnership, the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay and United Way Suncoast, our region has some ground to cover," said Spalten. "We welcome the opportunity to partner with leaders throughout the community to achieve a common attainment goal and ensure Tampa Bay's economic competitiveness on a global scale."
Read more...
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
Thursday, April 19, 9 - 11am
SPC EpiCenter Room 1-453, 13805 58th St N, Clearwater
Thursday, April 19, 6 - 9pm
FreeFall Theater Company, 6099 Central Ave
Saturday, April 28th, 9am - 1pm
USFSP, Student Center, 200 6th Avenue S
Sunday, April 29th, 12 - 4pm
North side of Crescent Lake Park, 1320 5th St N
Free event that allows small to midsize 501(c)3 non profit organizations to introduce themselves to the St. Pete community and recruit volunteers.
Wednesday, April 9, 9:30am - 1pm
SPC EpiCenter, 13805 58th Street North
Thursday, May 10th, 8:30 - 10:30am
USFSP, Student Center, 200 6th Avenue S
City Services and Incentives
April 19, 2 - 3:30pm
Sales 101: How to Close Deals and Make Money
April 24, 6 - 8pm
1 Million Cups
April 25, 9 - 10am
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 steams live here!!
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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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City of St. Petersburg
Economic Development Division
P.O. Box 2842
St. Petersburg, FL 33731
800.874.9026 (toll free)
727.893.7100 (phone)
727.892.5465 (fax)
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