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Why childcare matters to Pinellas employers A parent and young child sit across from each other at a table with books and a laptop during a childcare or early learning setting.

A parent and young child sit across from each other at a table with books and a laptop during a childcare or early learning setting.

Why childcare matters to Pinellas employers

Contributed Content February 4, 2026

Reliable childcare underpins workforce stability, employer retention and long-term economic health across Pinellas County.

How Pinellas County allocates tourism tax dollars Downtown St. Petersburg waterfront skyline reflecting tourism funded infrastructure and development.

Downtown St. Petersburg waterfront skyline reflecting tourism funded infrastructure and development.

How Pinellas County allocates tourism tax dollars

Chuck Merlis January 27, 2026

Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott spoke with TBBW about how tourism tax dollars are allocated.

Pinellas tourism hits $10B impact, funds $153M projects Aerial view of downtown St. Petersburg showing waterfront, high-rise buildings and marina, highlighting how tourism dollars support local infrastructure and growth.

Aerial view of downtown St. Petersburg showing waterfront, high-rise buildings and marina, highlighting how tourism dollars support local infrastructure and growth.

Pinellas tourism hits $10B impact, funds $153M projects

Chuck Merlis January 21, 2026

Tourism continues to anchor Pinellas County’s economy, generating more than $10 billion in economic impact in 2025...

The ReliaQuest Bowl’s $1.2B Impact on Tampa Bay Downtown Tampa skyline alongside the ReliaQuest Bowl logo highlighting the event’s economic impact on Tampa Bay

The ReliaQuest Bowl’s $1.2B Impact on Tampa Bay

Chuck Merlis December 15, 2025

How a New Year’s Eve bowl game became a $1.2B economic engine for Tampa Bay.

City of Tampa puts police HQ on the market for $36M. Why? Tampa Police officers standing in a line in front of the Tampa Police Department headquarters, a tall blue-glass building in downtown Tampa.

Tampa Police officers standing in a line in front of the Tampa Police Department headquarters, a tall blue-glass building in downtown Tampa.

City of Tampa puts police HQ on the market for $36M. Why?

Chuck Merlis December 9, 2025

Tampa is putting its police HQ on the market for $36M — here’s why the city is...

Is Trump’s proposed 50-Year mortgage all it’s cracked up to be? Composite image showing former President Donald Trump next to a suburban home with rooftop solar panels and a backyard pool.

Composite image showing former President Donald Trump next to a suburban home with rooftop solar panels and a backyard pool.

Is Trump’s proposed 50-Year mortgage all it’s cracked up to be?

Tatiana Zagorovski December 4, 2025

A new 50 year mortgage could open doors for buyers but also raise prices and increase long...

Sarasota developer buys 69-acre Ruskin site for $4.5M Aerial view of a 69 acre industrial site in Ruskin with warehouses, open land, road frontage and nearby rail lines.

Aerial view of a 69 acre industrial site in Ruskin with warehouses, open land, road frontage and nearby rail lines.

Sarasota developer buys 69-acre Ruskin site for $4.5M

Chuck Merlis November 21, 2025

Jebcore Companies closed a $4.5M deal for a 69 acre Ruskin site with plans for a multi...

California investor buys 2 Tampa Bay properties for $10M Side-by-side view of the Primrose School property in Tampa and the Monticciolo Dental office in Lakewood Ranch, recently acquired by a California investor.

Side-by-side view of the Primrose School property in Tampa and the Monticciolo Dental office in Lakewood Ranch, recently acquired by a California investor.

California investor buys 2 Tampa Bay properties for $10M

Chuck Merlis November 21, 2025

A California investor completed a $10M purchase of two Tampa Bay triple net assets leased to corporate...

Tampa RV giant Lazydays to delist from Nasdaq Lazydays RV dealership in Tampa showing the main showroom and RV lineup

Tampa RV giant Lazydays to delist from Nasdaq

Chuck Merlis November 10, 2025

Lazydays plans to delist from Nasdaq following its sale to Campers Inn, ending decades as one of...

Tampa Bay Chamber names 2025 Small Business Winners Group photo of the 2025 Tampa Bay Chamber Small Business of the Year Award winners and Chamber leadership posing on stage at the Straz Center in Tampa.