Pinellas County has $80 million in grants over the next 10 years for developers and businesses that want to construct or redevelop industrial or office buildings in the county.
Pinellas County Economic Development opened a 30-day window on Wednesday for applications for the Employment Sites Program, which draws on earmarked Penny for Pinellas sales tax funding to provide the grants. The grants are available for developers or businesses that need help to close a funding gap and to make a project financially viable.
A drive-in movie theater that would be created with shipping containers is moving forward after the county compromised on changes for the property.
During a Wednesday St. Pete Development Review Committee meeting, members unanimously approved a special exception for Miami-based Tricera Nitneil Venture Property Owner LLC's creation of a drive-in movie theater in the Warehouse Arts District.
St. Petersburg Development Administrator Alan DeLisle discusses the development climate in the city and talk that overdevelopment threatens the city’s character.