In July, several local union representatives pleaded with city council members to appeal a court ruling that nullified St. Petersburg’s apprenticeship and disadvantaged worker ordinances. That...
Mayor Ken Welch noted that St. Petersburg sits on the precipice of a “historic opportunity” Tuesday morning. Just over four hours later, after a final workshop...
St. Petersburg City Council members are now scrambling to save any aspects of three ordinances supporting apprentices and marginalized trade workers. City officials and community leaders...
Part two of two. Mayor Ken Welch said the “whole point” of two previous Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment workshops was to glean feedback from the...
The City of St. Petersburg released long-awaited Historic Gas Plant redevelopment terms April 25, providing stakeholders with critical project details established through several months of negotiations...
Thousands of African American residents once proudly owned homes and businesses in St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District; many now hope a $6.5 billion redevelopment project...
St. Petersburg city officials are refining programs created to increase supplier and worker diversity in “major” construction projects ahead of the Historic Gas Plant District’s $6.5...
