Fiber internet provider invests over $31 million in St. Pete

Multiple fiber-optic internet providers have set their sights on St. Petersburg, and the latest to announce plans for a new network has already commenced construction.

Missouri-based HyperFiber will invest $31.5 million into its local high-speed network, part of a $131.5 million statewide expansion. The company quietly launched its initial construction phase March 3.

Report: Skyway Bridge needs a ‘vulnerability assessment’

Regionalism propels Tampa International Airport higher

Community leader shifts blame for Gas Plant saga

While many people blame the Tampa Bay Rays for stadium plans in St. Petersburg falling through, Gwendolyn Reese believes local government officials walked away from a once-promising partnership.

Reese, president of the African American Heritage Association, said an unprecedented hurricane season, bureaucratic delays and economic headwinds caused by the new presidential administration necessitated renegotiations. She found Mayor Ken Welch's staunch refusal baffling and disappointing.

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