Despite potential legal ramifications, the St. Petersburg City Council approved an ordinance establishing a program that mitigates municipal contract disparities among minority and women-owned businesses. Council...
Tampa Bay’s women-owned business community continues growing alongside the region, and Jessica Rivelli reflects on its precipitous rise and increasing impact with pride. Rivelli’s organization, Working...
St. Petersburg’s landmark 2021 Structural Racism Study urged city officials to establish a chief equity officer position; Mayor Ken Welch announced that he created the role...
Following an extensive nationwide search, the Pinellas County Urban League’s board of directors selected a known local commodity to lead the organization into a new era....
St. Petersburg Fire Chief Jim Large is back leading the department, nearly three weeks after Mayor Ken Welch placed him on administrative leave amid an investigation...
The St. Petersburg City Council heard from several public speakers advocating for and against the dismissal of Fire Chief Jim Large – and in some cases,...
Update: Here is an excerpt of prepared statements by Mayor Ken Welch and a personalized video emailed to city employees that was released to the media...
For five burgeoning minority and women small business owners affiliated with the Saturday Shoppes, seeing their wares on shelves in a brick-and-mortar store was the culmination...
Business accelerator and incubator officials reject about 98% of founders who apply to programs, due to stringent criteria and a highly competitive process; Fatin Kwasny calls...
Burgeoning minority and women-owned small businesses affiliated with the Saturday Shoppes will soon have brick-and-mortar space downtown, thanks to a new partnership with the St. Petersburg...
