Eyes on redevelopment

A new $400 million facility for All Children's Hospital is among the many redevelopment projects completed or under way in downtown St. Petersburg.

PINELLAS COUNTY - Tight budgets and credit market woes notwithstanding, two Pinellas County cities are maintaining an aggressive stance toward redevelopment in an effort to position themselves for the eventual economic recovery.

St. Petersburg

“In downtown St. Pete, over the last several years, we’ve done a number of things to position the city to be attractive for investment,” said Dave Goodwin, economic development director.

Those include infrastructure improvements and the establishment of enterprise zones and redevelopment districts, he said.

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