Employers and Institutions

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) Legis1 Latitude Energy Services Ends Talley Strategies Engagement Latitude Energy Services LLC terminated its lobbying engagement with Talley Strategies LLC on August 31, according to an LDA filing submitted in the third quarter of 2026. The company reported lobbying expenses of $260,000 over the…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (317+ words) The forum takes place from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the St. Pete Chamber (100 2nd Ave N, Suite 150) and is open to hospitality leaders from across the community. Register here for the Chefs Circle. Those discussions covered everything from rising food and beverage costs…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (865+ words) Developer John Barkett said three of the project’s seven businesses are Black-owned, and described a deliberate effort to recruit within the Black business community. A few blocks south of downtown St. Petersburg, the 900 and 1000 blocks of Dr. Martin Luther King…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (337+ words) By: Oscar Nunez 8:00 am on September 7, 2026 Demolition has been completed at 800 2nd Avenue South in Downtown St. Petersburg, clearing a three-acre site for two 31-story apartment towers developed by Echelon and Third Lake Partners. Designed by ARC3 Architecture, the 343-foot-tall development is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (990+ words) A five-story apartment building could soon become much easier to build along many of St. Petersburg’s commercial corridors. Some members of the Development Review Commission reviewing those rules think St. Pete should make room for seven. The question emerged Wednesday…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (593+ words) Duke Energy Florida’s office in St. Petersburg. ST. PETERSBURG — A coalition of local organizations in St. Petersburg announced Wednesday a petition campaign to try to place a measure before the public that, if approved, would make the city the first…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A coalition in St. Petersburg is hoping to energize a movement to send Duke Energy packing. “St. Pete will face a monumental decision,” said Jason Scott, with Dump Duke, who is part of the coalition called…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (632+ words) A coalition of local organizations in St. Petersburg announced Wednesday a petition campaign to try to place a measure before the public that, if approved, would make the city the first in more than 20 years in Florida to run its…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (46+ words) A high-stakes legal and financial standoff is heating up between Duke Energy and the city of St. Petersburg. FOX 13's Heather Healy reports. A high-stakes legal and financial standoff is heating up between Duke Energy and the city of St....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (730+ words) Business leaders urge a Duke deal as St. Pete awaits its own $590,000 analysis. A Duke Energy-commissioned analysis estimates St. Petersburg could spend between $2.75 billion and $4.1 billion to create a municipal electric utility, and local business leaders say it reinforces their…...