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BusinessViirtue moves its headquarters to First Central Tower as St. Pete's tech scene growsViirtue, a St. Petersburg telecommunications and AI company, recently moved its headquarters from 401 16th Street N. to 360 Central Ave. (First Central Tower). It started in 2017 in a small office with room for about six employees. Now it has approximately 70, about 20 of them in Florida.Saturday’s editionRead Small BusinessSt. Petersburg has opened a food truck academy for aspiring entrepreneursIf you've dreamed of running a food truck, St. Pete now has a class for that. The city paid $65,000 for the academy, which Council Member Deborah Figgs Sanders calls the first of its kind. Students get classroom instruction and hands-on practice, and Bay News 9 reports each one competed in a supermarket-sweep-style contest for money to buy supplies.Wednesday’s editionRead

Business from local newsrooms

From St Pete Catalyst, St Pete Rising and 4 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. St Pete Catalyst19 hours ago

    Developer making plans for Wagon Wheel Flea Market property

    Belleair Development Group is under contract to purchase the site, which totals 156 mostly-undeveloped acres.

    Also reported bySt Pete Rising

  2. St Pete Catalyst21 hours ago

    St. Pete greenlights disputed Chick-fil-A expansion

    The operator wants to rebuild the existing restaurant on a larger site with expanded parking and drive-thru capacity.

  3. Business Observer23 hours ago

    Developer closes on purchase of former St. Pete police HQ

    With the deal now done, construction can begin on a St. Petersburg mixed-use development that includes an office tower and hotel.

  4. FOX 13 Tampa BayNov. 6

    A new exhibit opening at the Dali Museum

    The Dali Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston are collaborating on a new exhibit opening November 7th in St. Petersburg. FOX 13 photojournalist Travis Anthony takes us for a look.

  5. That's So TampaNov. 6

    Tampa Bay’s Power Design launches Build the Nation to pave a path to careers in skilled trades

    As Tampa Bay, Florida, and the entire country experience unprecedented growth, there is a massive shortage of the people needed to make it happen. As it turns out, one of

  6. WMNFNov. 6

    Dalí: Disruption + Devotion opens in St. Pete with paintings from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

    Unlike some of his surrealist peers, Dalí often honored the great master artists who came before him. Thus, Dalí: Disruption + Devotion.