Life and politics from the Sunshine State's best city

Tag archive

St. Pete Chamber of Commerce - page 2

Downtown St. Pete’s Moon Under Water owners push legal immigration reform

in The Bay and the 'Burg by

A petition supporting U.S. Rep. David Jolly’s E2 Treaty Investor Visa reform bill is well on its way to reaching the 2,500 signatures needed to send on up the Hill. House Resolution 1834 was introduced by Jolly in April in order to provide a path to permanent residency for foreign small business owners who currently have to jump through bureaucratic hurdles to remain in the country running their businesses legally. Now the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce is asking its members…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

Personnel note: Rick Kriseman appoints two staffers to leadership positions

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

St. Pete Mayor Rick Kriseman has named two city employees to key roles within city operations. Beginning July 1 Economic Development Manager Sophia Sorolis will serve as the go-to person for implementation of the city’s Grow Smarter Strategy. The program is an economic development initiative targeting five business areas including marine and life sciences, specialized manufacturing, financial services, data analytics and creative arts and design. Sorolis will also partner with the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce to implement initiatives geared…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Pinellas legislators re-state the obvious: Biggest budget hurdle is LIP and Medicaid expansion

in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by

As lawmakers prepare to head back to Tallahassee next week to kick off a three-week special session to pass a budget, three St. Pete-area representatives and a senator fielded questions from the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce about the business group’s priorities. The crew consisted of two Republicans – state Sen. Jeff Brandes and state Rep. Kathleen Peters – and two Democrats – state Reps. Darryl Rouson and Dwight Dudley. Among the Chamber’s top priorities are passing a budget that…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The vote to vacate the BayWalk sidewalk failed, not because of the protesters, but because of the St. Pete Chamber

in Peter/The Bay and the 'Burg by

Much has already been written about the effort to vacate the sidewalk outside of BayWalk. St. Petersburg Times Editor of Editorials is already blaming the Gang of Four (Leslie Curran, Jeff Danner, Wengay Newton and Herb Polson for BayWalk’s impending demise: “When BayWalk is boarded up and completes its transformation from downtown St. Petersburg’s jewel to its biggest eyesore, we will know whom to blame. When Muvico closes and there is not a single movie theater in a city that…

Keep Reading

You might be interested in

The end for SaintPetersBlog

Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

1 2
Go to Top