How Pinellas County allocates tourism tax dollars

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

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Downtown St. Petersburg waterfront skyline reflecting tourism funded infrastructure and development.
Volta bets downtown St. Pete is ready for gourmet grocery

Volta Wine + Market is betting downtown St. Pete wants a great vibe and a gourmet grocer built for everyday life.

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Zach Pace and Rachelle Tomushev, co-founders of Volta Wine + Market, photographed ahead of the gourmet grocery’s planned opening in downtown St. Petersburg.
ARK Ellison Horus names delivery team for Gas Plant District

ARK Ellison Horus has named construction, capital and design partners for the Gas Plant District.

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Rendering of the proposed Gas Plant District showing Innovation Hall and surrounding development in St. Petersburg.
Blake outlines office execution plan in Gas Plant bid

Blake Investment Partners details its office delivery plan for the Historic Gas Plant District.

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Conceptual rendering of a mixed-use office development proposed for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg.
Pinellas tourism hits $10B impact, funds $153M projects

Tourism continues to anchor Pinellas County’s economy, generating more than $10 billion in economic impact in 2025 while supporting roughly 100,000 jobs across hospitality, retail, transportation and related sectors. Beyond visitor spending, tourism is also driving significant reinvestment back into the county. In 2025, tourism-generated dollars returned nearly $155 million directly into Pinellas County communities,

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Aerial view of downtown St. Petersburg showing waterfront, high-rise buildings and marina, highlighting how tourism dollars support local infrastructure and growth.
Beachside Hospitality acquires Palm Pavilion on Clearwater Beach

Beachside Hospitality acquired Clearwater Beach staple Palm Pavilion, founded in 1926.

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Palm Pavilion Beachside Grill & Bar on Clearwater Beach with its iconic roadside sign and palm trees
Seagate Space takes rocket launches offshore

Seagate Space is rethinking how and where rockets launch as offshore platforms move into focus.

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Mobile offshore launch platform carrying a rocket at sea during a conceptual launch scenario
Receivabull aims to unlock liquidity in revenue-based finance

Receivabull is building a secondary market to make revenue-based finance more liquid and flexible.

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Receivabull logo over dark background with the words “Fixing Capital Flow”
Greystar backs Blake’s Gas Plant District proposal

Greystar’s endorsement adds institutional weight to Blake’s Gas Plant District redevelopment bid.

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Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods
Mattamy pushes into three Tampa Bay housing submarkets

Three coordinated housing projects move forward across Tampa Bay in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Lithia.

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Aerial view of mangroves and open water along Tampa Bay near north St. Petersburg.
Blake Investment Partners pledges affordable housing at Gas Plant

Blake Investment Partners links affordable housing delivery to the future of St. Petersburg’s Gas Plant District.

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Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods
Tampa real estate market enters a more selective phase

Tampa’s commercial real estate market is growing, but investors are moving more carefully.

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Downtown Tampa skyline at dusk as the city’s commercial real estate market enters a more selective phase.