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Who cares about industrial land?

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By Linda Fisher, AICP When you hear the words “industrial land,” what do you think of? If the words conjure up images of smokestacks and noisy factories, think again. In Pinellas County, industrial land holds everything from financial service offices to software developers to research labs. And while we have plenty of manufacturing, the technology…

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A Look Back at 2021

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By Whit Blanton, FAICP One thing we’ve learned from the last two years is the critically important 4-way intersection of community, economics, transportation, and health. Through a global pandemic, economic upheaval, and political and social unrest, our residents, businesses and institutions across Florida and throughout Tampa Bay are adapting to new realities that we did…