St. Pete offers the talent and infrastructure needed for businesses to grow and thrive.
No dream is too big when you have the strength of a magnetic business community behind you.
In St. Pete, we believe in the possibilities that lie beyond the surface and we’ve created an environment that allows our businesses to believe in them, too.
Pro business. Opportunity forward. Lifestyle conscious.
St. Pete is teeming with talent, drawn by the city’s thriving economy and outstanding quality of life. We’re among the top 20 cities that are pulling in Gen-Zers and our metro leads as a destination for millennial workers.
St. Pete is home to four institutions of higher learning that attract talent from around the nation. We graduate more than 30,000 potential employees every single year and businesses benefit from direct access to this renewable workforce.
As Florida’s most rapidly growing tech hub and one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, St. Petersburg has become a center of opportunity, innovation, and culture.
St. Pete is regularly recognized as a business-friendly and inclusive community with a quality of life that makes the people who’ll make your company succeed want to live here.
The preservation and safety of our beautiful coastal city is of utmost importance. As one of the winners of Bloomberg’s American Cities Climate Challenge, St. Pete is committed to implementing policies and programs that address environmental, economic, and social challenges.
St. Pete’s economy is supported by a diverse set of industries that are powered by a growing pool of talented employees. Financial services, data analytics and technology, specialized manufacturing, marine and life sciences, and creative arts and design all find success in St. Pete.
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The St. Pete EDC is located at 111 2nd Ave NE, Ste. 610, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Parking is available in the Plaza LAZ lot located next to the building; use GPS for 221 1st St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, which is near the entrance located on 1st Street N. between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.
Parking is $5/hour for the first 3 hours and $20 thereafter; it is a card payment facility only (no cash). Visitor parking is on the 1st and 4th floors; please note there is no handicapped access from the parking garage above the first floor.
There is also surrounding street parking; pay with ParkMobile or in the Sundial Garage located 2 blocks away.
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