City could gross $680 million on Gas Plant redevelopment

The St. Petersburg City Council will soon discuss the minutiae of plans to redevelop Tropicana Field and 86 acres of prime downtown real estate for the first time.

Mayor Ken Welch will kick off a monumental Committee of the Whole meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. City administrators have prepared a 108-page presentation that features previously unreleased details surrounding a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark and the Historic Gas Plant District’s long-awaited redevelopment.

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Officials tweak South St. Pete business development program

While a new initiative that fosters South St. Petersburg small businesses found success - with 95% of the inaugural cohort completing the program - city officials have identified areas for improvement.

The South St. Petersburg CRA (Community Redevelopment Area) Microfund program awarded $440,000 to 53 participants. In addition to much-needed funding, 96% said their business acumen increased throughout the four-month course, which ended in September.