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Despite representing the largest employment share of all occupations Downtown, health services slightly declined by almost two percentage points compared to 2020 and 2015. The expansion of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital campus as well as the opening of the Orlando Health Institute Square complex will grow employment counts within this sector.
St. Petersburg is making intentional efforts to invest in strengthening the workforce pipeline - a pipeline that begins long before career decisions are being made.
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Downtown St. Pete had numerous wins on the office front in 2025, bucking national industry-wide uncertainty stemming from the economy, rise of AI and its potential impacts on jobs, interest rates and stock market volatility.
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Downtown’s retail mix appeals to locals as well as visitors, integrates independent retailers with chains and reflects a mix of longtime tenants as well as new operators.
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Development activity over the past decade has significantly increased Downtown's housing stock, shifting it from primarily being a condo market to a more diversified housing mix that includes townhomes, rentals and an increasingly incentivized stream of workforce and affordable units.
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Despite representing the largest employment share of all occupations Downtown, health services slightly declined by almost two percentage points compared to 2020 and 2015. The expansion of the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital campus as well as the opening of the Orlando Health Institute Square complex will grow employment counts within this sector.
St. Petersburg is making intentional efforts to invest in strengthening the workforce pipeline - a pipeline that begins long before career decisions are being made.
LEARN MOREDowntown St. Pete had numerous wins on the office front in 2025, bucking national industry-wide uncertainty stemming from the economy, rise of AI and its potential impacts on jobs, interest rates and stock market volatility.
LEARN MOREDowntown’s retail mix appeals to locals as well as visitors, integrates independent retailers with chains and reflects a mix of longtime tenants as well as new operators.
LEARN MOREDevelopment activity over the past decade has significantly increased Downtown's housing stock, shifting it from primarily being a condo market to a more diversified housing mix that includes townhomes, rentals and an increasingly incentivized stream of workforce and affordable units.
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