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Old 05-04-2017, 04:14 AM
 
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Just my two cents...I have spent the better part of the last year debating if I should put my new sales office in DT Tampa or DT St Pete. Ending up meeting with Economic Development teams in both counties. Ended up choosing DT St Pete and at the end, after all the research, there was little to debate. I needed a place to attract and retain young talent. St Pete checked all the boxes and excited to be moving my family down next month.
MY THOUGHTS exactly. Interviewed for a job across the bridge and wondering why aren't there more offices and work for me (personal.... of course) in SP. May have something soon though...
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Old 05-04-2017, 08:35 AM
 
Location: Tampa Bay Area Florida
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MY THOUGHTS exactly. Interviewed for a job across the bridge and wondering why aren't there more offices and work for me (personal.... of course) in SP. May have something soon though...
we will keep our fingers crossed
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Old 05-05-2017, 09:45 AM
 
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Yes. St. Pete has a superior downtown when it comes to entertainment. But most of the jobs in Tampa Bay are on the Tampa side. If you have to cross that bridge for work, I feel for you. Downtown Tampa is improving. The River Walk as mentioned is a nice addition. The cranes are back out in Downtown Tampa. High Rises in Channelside and the core downtown are in the building process.
I wholeheartedly agree about St. Pete being lacking in jobs. I live a mile from downtown St. Pete and work remotely for a company based out-of-state, and even though I really hate working from home, there are no jobs for me in St. Pete, so I'm stuck unless I want to commute 1-2 hours/day to cross the bridge to Tampa. Even if I were to find something in St. Pete, it would be in the Carrilon area of in Clearwater, which would also lead to a 1+ hour commute/day, which I can't afford since I have two young children.

Living in St. Pete is great, but it's also very, very limiting when it comes to job opportunities unless you want to take on a very long commute.
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Old 05-05-2017, 05:27 PM
 
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Wallb is spot on. SP needs more employment opps.
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Old 05-05-2017, 05:27 PM
 
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I wholeheartedly agree about St. Pete being lacking in jobs. I live a mile from downtown St. Pete and work remotely for a company based out-of-state, and even though I really hate working from home, there are no jobs for me in St. Pete, so I'm stuck unless I want to commute 1-2 hours/day to cross the bridge to Tampa. Even if I were to find something in St. Pete, it would be in the Carrilon area of in Clearwater, which would also lead to a 1+ hour commute/day, which I can't afford since I have two young children.

Living in St. Pete is great, but it's also very, very limiting when it comes to job opportunities unless you want to take on a very long commute.
It is like I have said before: St. Pete is not a job mecca and never will be. It is a coastal city that was developed originally as a retirement area, then sort of a vacation area for locals and only recently has it become a bit more "hip" and younger. This is a place for college students, retirees and vacationers. It is beautiful and has a lot of entertainment, but the business district is in Tampa. That is the way it always has been and I don't see that changing. It is the same where I live in Sarasota: my own husband commutes to downtown Tampa every day, but he doesn't mind, he loves living here and to him it is worth it. So bottom line, if you love living in St. Pete, you pretty much have to commute to a job or work remotely. Don't look for that to change.
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Old 05-07-2017, 04:27 PM
 
Location: Central Mexico and Central Florida
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It is like I have said before: St. Pete is not a job mecca and never will be. It is a coastal city that was developed originally as a retirement area, then sort of a vacation area for locals and only recently has it become a bit more "hip" and younger. This is a place for college students, retirees and vacationers. It is beautiful and has a lot of entertainment, but the business district is in Tampa. That is the way it always has been and I don't see that changing. It is the same where I live in Sarasota: my own husband commutes to downtown Tampa every day, but he doesn't mind, he loves living here and to him it is worth it. So bottom line, if you love living in St. Pete, you pretty much have to commute to a job or work remotely. Don't look for that to change.
I think DTSP is capable of growing its business community. And I think it has over the past 4 years.

This opinion is based my observations as a frequent lunch-time diner in DTSP. Over the past 4 years I see more and more workers at these eateries on their lunch hour. Getting harder and harder to get a table at the in-spots.

And yes I know I have no empirical evidence that these people are worker bees, but I worked for 30+ years in an office environment and I am pretty good at spotting a table full of workers on their lunch hour
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Old 05-07-2017, 05:19 PM
 
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I think DTSP is capable of growing its business community. And I think it has over the past 4 years.

This opinion is based my observations as a frequent lunch-time diner in DTSP. Over the past 4 years I see more and more workers at these eateries on their lunch hour. Getting harder and harder to get a table at the in-spots.

And yes I know I have no empirical evidence that these people are worker bees, but I worked for 30+ years in an office environment and I am pretty good at spotting a table full of workers on their lunch hour
Me too. I just don't see any 'office' spaces or buildings being built other than residential. Do you? If I search on line for office commercial space, same.
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Old 05-07-2017, 05:21 PM
 
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Maybe Tampa should annex all of Pinellas County, then it will be a big city. Maybe.
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Old 05-07-2017, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Tampa, Fl
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Maybe Tampa should annex all of Pinellas County, then it will be a big city. Maybe.
Pinellas County was originally part of Hillsborough.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsb...ounty,_Florida
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Old 05-08-2017, 07:15 AM
 
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Me too. I just don't see any 'office' spaces or buildings being built other than residential. Do you? If I search on line for office commercial space, same.
I remember the article below coming out over a year ago and getting excited about the possibility of the city targeting more flagship employers, but I haven't actually seen any progress or proactive steps to making this happen. St. Pete definitely needs at least one more anchor employer (of or near the magnitude of Raymond James or TechData) if it wants to elevate itself beyond a tourism and retirement economy. I also believe I remember something about space on the south side of town being available for a new office park, which would be essential to bring in a business that would lead to 1,000+ professional, higher-salaried jobs, which is necessary IMO. If not, I definitely see the growth and hype about St. Pete stalling as people come here only to realize that the salaries are low and they have no employment prospects. It'll just continue to be a brain drain of talent.

St. Petersburg's pumped to recruit talent, jobs via new EDC while city 'vibe' stays hot | Tampa Bay Times
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