Kriseman: Trop site redevelopment won’t wait for 2027

Redevelopment plans for the 86-acre Tropicana Field site can move forward, whether or not the Tampa Bay Rays want to continue playing at that location.

The city has two scenarios for redevelopment — one with a stadium and one without a stadium — and neither plan anticipates waiting until the Rays’ lease at the Trop ends in 2027, said Mayor Rick Kriseman, at a City Hall news conference Tuesday afternoon, just hours after the Rays announced they were scuttling plans for a potential ballpark in Ybor City.

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UT professor on what’s ahead for dealmaking in Tampa-St. Pete

There’s been more than $96 million in venture capital invested in 62 deals in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area so far in 2018, and the year is shaping up as one of the best on record.

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Catalina files for bankruptcy

Catalina Marketing Corp., one of the largest companies in St. Petersburg, has filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition for bankruptcy.

The company, which provides digital marketing for the consumer packaged goods industry, has an agreement with most of its lenders to restructure its balance sheet, a news release said.

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