Before local leaders raised a toast to celebrate St. Petersburg's Maritime and Defense Technology Hub's first anniversary Tuesday, its executive director officially announced plans for a connected sister facility.
When the Hub opened March 2, 2022, Dr. Rick Spinrad, undersecretary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, noted its “potential for extraordinary impact” was something he had never seen before. Mayor Ken Welch said it would “have a profound economic impact on the City of St. Petersburg for decades to come.”
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