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2008

 

7/7/08   – City International Relations: Mayor and Delegation Visit Japan (Current Update)

6/23/08 – St. Petersburg’s City Council Pays a Visit to HSN

6/16/08 – Solamatrix, Inc. Opens Headquarters and Manufacturing Facility

6/9/08   – USF St. Petersburg Goes Green with New Science and Tech Building

6/2/08   – City LEEDs the Way Towards Green

5/26/08 – Real Estate Professionals Tour

5/19/08 – Rays Unveil Financing Plan

5/12/08 – National Tourism Week in St. Petersburg

5/5/08   – St. Petersburg Awarded NCAA Bowl Tournament

4/28/08 – Grand Opening at Echelon Point Located in Carillon Business Park

4/21/08 – The Focus is on St. Petersburg Development at REIC

4/14/08 – Just Right for Business

4/7/08   – St. Petersburg Welcomes INDY Through 2013

3/31/08 – Promotion of USGS Science through Partnerships

3/24/08 – Port Summit 2008 Emerges with Possibilities

3/17/08 –  Third Annual Sunscreen Film Festival

3/10/08 –  City Council Pays a Visit to Synovus Bank

3/3/08   –  Russian Realtors Discover St. Petersburg

2/25/08 – Job Corps Center Groundbreaking with an Opening of Summer 2009

2/18/08 – St. Petersburg International Airport 92% Passenger Traffic Increase

2/11/08 – 400 Beach Drive Dedication Grand Opening Ceremony

2/4/08   – The St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership Names its New President

1/28/08 – City of St. Petersburg Issues Tropicana Field Site Request for Proposals

1/21/08 – City of St. Petersburg Issues Tropicana Field Site Request for Proposals

1/14/08 – Tropicana Field Community Forum Results

1/7/08   – Requesting Public Input for Redevelopment of the Tropicana Field Site

 

2007

 

12/31/07 – The First 20 Residents Move In at The Sage in Downtown St. Petersburg

12/24/07 – Albert Whitted Airport New Intermodal Terminal Dedication

12/17/07 – City of St. Petersburg Notice of Intent to Issue a Development RFP

12/10/07 – Executive Drive in Feather Sound becomes Annexed to the City of St. Petersburg

12/3/07  – The Rays Propose a New Waterfront Ballpark and Redevelopment of Tropicana Field Site

11/19/07– NBC’s Today Show Names St. Petersburg This Winter’s “Hot Spot”

11/12/07– The Rays Take Center State Unveiling New Image at Straub Park

11/5/07  – Synovus Bank of Tampa Bay Corporate Headquarters Makes a Move to Carillon Business Park of St. Petersburg

10/29/07– SRI International St. Petersburg Awarded NAVIAR Contract

10/21/07– Airfest Takes Flight at Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg

10/15/07– The U.S. Department of Labor Solicits Construction Bids for Pinellas County Job Corps Center

10/8/07 –  Courtyard by Marriott’s Restoration of the Pennsylvania Hotel Earns Historic Preservation Award

10/1/07 –  St. Petersburg Brownfields Program Awarded $200,000 EPA Clean-Up Grant

9/24/07 –  The St. Petersburg City Council Pays a Visit to Eckerd College

9/17/07 –  American Stage Breaks Ground Thanks to Support from SPC and Corporate Partnerships

9/10/07 –  Businesses Bridge with Community Education and Receive Top Apple Award Honors by Mayor Rick Baker

9/03/07 –  Incentives Pay-Off for Enterprise Zone Businesses and Homeowners

8/27/07 –  Mayor Baker Celebrates 40+ New Businesses Along Grand Central District

8/20/07 –  A Fabulous Showing for the City of St. Petersburg at the ICSC Retail Conference

8/13/07 –  SRI Taps Oceanic Waves as a Potential Source of Energy for the Region

8/06/07 –  New Halkey-Roberts facility hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Mayor Baker in the Gateway Business District

7/30/07 –  The City of St. Petersburg is Gearing Up to Exhibit and be a Sponsor at the ICSC Florida Conference

7/23/07 –  The City of St. Petersburg’s City Council Pays a Visit to Alvarez Photography Studios

7/16/07 –  Rise Early and Save Big at the Annual Downtown Business Association Sunrise Sale

7/9/07   –  Film Technologies International, Inc. a Manufacturing Success Story

7/2/07   –  The St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership Looks to the Future in Affordable Housing

6/25/07 –  Third Time Is a Charm for Beauty Returning to a Beautiful Place

6/18/07 –  Fourth Street Thrives Again as a Main Corridor of Retail Activity

6/11/07 –  New Tropicana Center Development Leads the Way to Establish a Retail Core in Downtown St. Petersburg

6/4/07   –  St. Petersburg Makes Waves as an Environmentally Aware City

5/28/07 –  All Children’s Hospital Groundbreaking Honors

5/21/07 –  Conax Florida Corporation

5/14/07 –  Pinellas County Celebrates National Tourism Week in St. Petersburg

5/7/07   –  The Technology Services Scene Continues to Expand Downtown

4/30/07 –  Riding the Expansion Wave the International Ocean Institute Comes Ashore in St. Petersburg

4/23/07 –  Real Estate Investment Council April Meeting Flourishes with Insights from Mayor Rick Baker

4/16/07 –  PilotMall Soaring to New Heights at Albert Whitted Airport

4/9/07   –  The City of St. Petersburg a Buzz with Dynamic Business Resources

4/2/07   –  Award Winning Achievements Spring Up for St. Petersburg

3/26/07 –  St. Petersburg has the distinct honor as a “Top 10 Community for the Creative Class”

3/19/07 –  St. Patrick’s Day is Coming and so is the “Luck of the Irish” to St. Petersburg, FL

3/12/07 –  City of St. Petersburg Selects Company to Develop Citywide WiFi Network

3/05/07 –  Masters of Innovation-The SRI Story

2/26/07 –  Please Share Your Vision With Us

2/19/07 –  Ken Jones Receives Minority Business Award

2/12/07 –  Wednesday Mid-Day Market Shining Success

2/05/07–  St. Petersburg Developments Among Area’s Largest

1/29/07 – Manufacturers and Wholesalers Surveyed Regarding International Activity

1/22/07 – New Partnerships Strengthen St. Petersburg Arts Offerings

1/15/07 – Single-Day Tickets on Sale for 2007 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

1/08/07 – What to Watch For in 2007

1/01/07 – Business Recruitment and Expansion Projects 2006

 

 

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