Many questions remain following Mayor Ken Welch’s selection of the Tampa Bay Rays and Hines partnership to redevelop Tropicana Field and the historic Gas Plant District. Stakeholders await a commitment from the franchise to stay in St. Petersburg, and taxpayers wonder how team, city and county officials will split the tab for a potential $1.1 [...]| St Pete Catalyst
A new Tampa Bay Rays stadium and redeveloping the surrounding 86 acres could generate an $11.9 billion total economic output and create nearly 18,000 sustainable annual jobs over 30 years. Those are just two key findings from an economic impact study commissioned by Pinellas County Administrator Barry Burton. Utah-based Victus Advisors submitted its final report [...]| St Pete Catalyst
Pinellas County officials plan to offer about $300 million in local tourism taxes to a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium in St. Petersburg. That would equate to half of the expected $600 million public-funding request. County Commissioners, administrators and Tourist Development Council (TDC) members briefly discussed the project at Thursday morning’s joint meeting. Administrator Barry [...]| St Pete Catalyst