Businesses thrive in St. Pete’s sun-soaked community on Florida’s Gulf Coast. If your company is considering relocation or expansion, explore how you could shine here.
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St. Pete is in the heart of the thriving Tampa Bay region on Florida’s Gulf Coast.
An inclusive business and entrepreneurial community with one of the nation’s best tax climates.
Among the fastest-growing US cities and top 10% for talent migration, in addition to 30K annual grads.
A welcoming, waterfront city of arts, culture, sports, and a year-round outdoor lifestyle.
St. Pete is a vibrant waterfront city that offers Florida’s business and tax benefits in a welcoming and inclusive community that supports boundless opportunity for growth. Our unparalleled quality of life helps companies attract and retain workers, including new grads, millennials, and Gen Z talent. With a lively arts, culture, and sports scene, a walkable downtown, and year-round outdoor recreation, it’s no wonder businesses are rushing to Become St. Pete.
The essence of business, opportunity, and life in St. Pete, captured in 45 seconds.
Foot Locker chooses new HQ
ARK Invest thrives
Spontivly takes off in tech
Dynasty Financial Partners grows
“St. Pete is a wonderful, magical place to live and work. We were bear-hugged by the community when we first visited, and that support has been there since we moved our company… We have hired 100+ people since we came here, and are very involved in the community from both a company and employee perspective. St. Pete was the perfect choice for our company and we could not be happier.”
Shirl Penney
President & CEO, Dynasty Financial Partners
Not every city can match the business-savvy yet laid-back blend of St. Pete. It’s a community where you can do business in a suit or shorts, and we welcome big names, entrepreneurs, and startups to the same sunny view of opportunity and growth. We have one of the nation’s best business tax climates with 0% personal income tax and competitive operating and labor costs, plus access to a young, talented workforce that keeps on growing.
People are flocking to St. Pete for the weather, the culture, the tax breaks, and because, well, it’s just a nice place to live. Our unparalleled quality of life helps companies attract and retain workers, including 30K annual university graduates, many of whom stay local thanks to strong community engagement. We’re among the top 20 cities that are pulling in Gen-Zers and our metro leads as a destination for millennials, with the highest net gain in the country of movers aged 27-42.
St. Pete opens up access to a lifestyle of arts, culture, sports, and year-round outdoor recreation, all on top of everyday vacation views. Our walkable, waterfront downtown is just enough city living, but without the density and commute. Young professionals, growing families, and established leaders can all find a balanced life and make a home in St. Pete.
Fortune 500s, startups, small businesses, and entrepreneurs all call St. Pete home, and together they make up our thriving business community.
Raymond James
Founded in 1962, Raymond James is one of the first financial services firms founded outside Wall Street. The Fortune 500 “fifth wirehouse” based in St. Pete now has $1.7T+ in assets and 20,000+ employees worldwide.
Jabil
Jabil is a Fortune 500 global manufacturing company headquartered in St. Pete with more than 140,000 employees across 100 locations in 25+ countries. Their local manufacturing specializes in high-mix, low- to medium-volume product solutions for the aerospace and defense industries.
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
The #1 children’s hospital in Florida is top-rated in eight pediatric specialties. It features the Center for Medical Simulation and Innovative Education, which is transforming pediatric training and education through state-of-the-art simulation.
Power Design
Power Design's nationwide tech-driven design-build firm is headquartered in St. Pete. Perpetually ranked one of the USA's Top 20 Workplaces, it is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay region. Power Design is redefining building technologies roles within the construction sector, and emphasizing the need for consolidation, collaboration, and cutting-edge solutions in smart buildings.
Tampa Bay’s population is 3.3 million and growing, a perfect mid-sized metro area for doing business and life.
St. Pete is currently ranked as the best-run city in Florida, and our beaches routinely top the nation's charts.
Three airports within a half hour drive offer more than 150 domestic and international nonstop flights.
St. Pete’s annual snowfall is zero inches so you can count on no snow days and more than 360 days of sunshine.
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Business Development Manager
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Board and Executive Relations Manager
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Coming to see us? We’re moving! Please confirm with your contact where you’re meeting.
Starting in mid-April, the St. Pete EDC will be 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).
The St. Pete EDC currently is located in the Chamber of Commerce building across the street from the Sundial. Parking is available in the lot behind our building (entrance off 1st St N; free parking in any available Chamber Member spot) or in the Sundial Garage (entrance at 117 2nd St N) for $2/hr, card payment only.
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