St. Petersburg, Florida (USA)

Figueras Spain, April 2011

St. Petersburg At-A-Glance •

Demographics ~ 246,378 Population ~ $58,711 Average Household Income

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USA

4th Largest City in Florida ~ #1 mega-market in the Southeast ~ 2nd largest consumer market in Florida

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City Recognition ~ “#1 Arts Destination” Source: American Style Magazine 2003-2010

~ “Best Community for Young People” Source: America’s Promise – The Alliance for Youth 2006 – 2010

~ “Top 10 Great Downtown Districts” of the South

Florida

Source: Southern Business & Development

~ “Top 10 Best Winter Retreats” Source: Yahoo Travel 2010

St. Petersburg www.StPete.org

Downtown Cultural Center Something for Everyone to See and Do! Theaters • Mahaffey Theater • American Stage • Palladium

Museums • Salvador Dali Museum 1.11.11 • The Morean Arts Center • Hot Shop

• Chihuly Collection 7.11.10 • The Florida Holocaust Museum • Great Explorations, The Children’s Museum • Museum of Fine Arts • St. Petersburg Museum of History • Cater Woodson Museum of African American History www.stpete.org/stpetearts

Downtown Festivals, Events 1,000+ events hosted downtown annually = 9+ million visitors y

Saturday Morning Market ~ October thru May season ~ Largest Farmers Market in Southeast

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Ribfest Jannus Live 4th of July First Friday & Last Friday ~ Get Downtown

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Mainsail Arts Festival Festival of States Miss Florida Pageant Health/ Fitness ~ St. Anthony’s Triathlon ~ Women’s ½ Marathon and 5k - new x

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Women’s Running Magazine

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Cultural Historic Tours - new

Downtown Entertainment The Pier

Beach Drive

1.2 million visitors Community Landmark Leisure Activity Center

Sidewalk Cafés Waterfront Park System Pedestrian Friendly

Jannus Live/MidCore Muvico Theater Complex Indoor/Outdoor Dining & Entertainment Retail Shopping

McNulty Block Resurgence of Activity Dining, Nightclub Entertainment, Residential Living

Major Sporting Events Downtown Tampa Bay Rays MLB •

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2010 American League East Champions 2008 American League Champions Tropicana Field 1.8 million fan attendance “Most Affordable Fan Experience”

www.raysbaseball.com

FC Tampa Bay Soccer • • •

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2011 Second Season USL Conference Division Al Lang Field in downtown St. Petersburg the new home for 2011 8,082 inaugural season’s attendance

www.fctampabay.com

Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg • •

Indy Racing League (IRL) Five-year race commitment through 2014 ~

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March 25-27, 2011

Community Night Parade 210+ country televised audience 150,000+ fan attendance

www.gpstpete.com

Downtown Hotels

Boutique Brand Hotel Indigo

114 Facilities = 5,090 room nights

The Renaissance Vinoy

Urban Flats Extended Stay

Pennsylvania Courtyard Marriott Hotel

Hampton Inn & Suites http://mapguide.stpete.org/stpetegoogle/

Hilton Bayfront

Fabulous Beaches & Dining 35 Miles of Gulf of Mexico Beaches y America’s Top Two Rated Beaches y

~ Fort de Soto ~ Caladesi Island

St. Petersburg has 260 miles of Shoreline y Seven miles of downtown waterfront parks full of leisure activity y

“Beach Drive” Best Dining Experience y 100+ Downtown restaurants y

~ Sidewalk Cafés ~ American & Multi-cultural selections

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489 Restaurants Citywide http://mapguide.stpete.org/stpetegoogle

St. Petersburg Business Profile y

9,900 businesses

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134,000 employees

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Business Clusters – – – – – –

Arts, Culture, Events, & Tourism Marine Science Information Technologies (IT) Medical Technologies & Services Financial Services Manufacturing

• Three Primary Activity Centers – – –

Tyrone (retail) Gateway (employment) Downtown (city center)

Downtown Marine Science USGS

Albert Whitted Airport

SRI

FWRI COT

TBEP FIO CMS IOI

NOAA

St. Petersburg Ocean Team, Largest cluster in the Southeast 1,620+ employees ; $143 million in payroll

High‐Tech St. Petersburg (IT cluster) SRI International 40,000 SF facility along Bayboro Harbor Potential future expansion up 100,000 SF facility Expectations to grow to 100+ high-wage jobs over the next 3-year Strategic planning in research and development and deployment and commercialization of technologies related to Ocean Science, Maritime Industry, Port Security Lives

Draper Labs Purchased, Renovated, and Opened 40,000 SF building for MCM clean lab Expected to create 65 high-wage jobs Technically advanced MCM systems in small innovative Applications of Medicine, Energy Conservation, Port Security

Medical Technologies & Services •

> 11,000 employees

(citywide)

• All Children’s Hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine –

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$403 million expansion, nearly 1 million SF, outpatient services complex, central power plant and 1,000 space garage Top 25 Children’s Hospital in the U.S. and Top FL Pediatric Provider

• Bayfront Medical Center – Surgical Center expansion –

Level I Trauma Center

• St. Anthony’s Hospital New Emergency Room addition - $50M – Renovated cardiac and women’s oncology units - $30M –

• Neuroscience Medical Center – Located in Grand Central District – $6 million construction investment – 21,000 SF medical office building

Financial Services • 16,054 employees (citywide) • Gateway/Carillon Regional Cluster • Raymond James Headquarters –

Largest stock market firm outside of New York City’s Wall Street district

• Synovus Bank –

Corporate headquarters relocation

• GTE Federal Credit Union –

Midtown branch expansion

Manufacturing • 5,278 employees (citywide) • Lantmannen-Eurobake – –

International provider of bakery goods for restaurants; caterers; airlines Located in Midtown Dome Industrial Park

• Valpak – –

National envelope marketing coupon distribution service for Small Business Located in LaEntrada/Gateway

• Jabil Circuit – – –

Produce circuit boards and military device components Worldwide Headquarters Located in Carillon/Gateway

Higher Education Facilities

Eckerd College

St. Petersburg College 66,000 student base

One of the Top Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. Top 20 Wired College

University of South Florida - SP USF Student Center 2011 Construction 81,000 SF 200 bed dormitory, food court, and meeting space

Harborwalk Promenade October 2009 Open Campus Transformation Connective Path

2008 PC Magazine

2,700+ employees Cultural Hub of Florida

One of only 40 U.S. colleges honored as “Colleges That Changes Lives”

Palladium Theater Florida Orchestra American Stage Raymond James Theater

Science and Technology Bldg

USF Student Housing

January 2010 Open Three-story Two phase development 80,000 SF office and labs

354 beds completed, 400 more planned

Easy Access to the Region and Florida St. Petersburg International Airport

Tampa Intl Airport 20 mins Drive Time

15 mins Drive Time I-275

Downtown Gateway Beach Access

Albert Whitted Airport Downtown

15 mins Drive Time I-375

Tyrone

I-175

Gulf of Mexico

I-275

Tampa Bay

Ground Transportation y

NEW Central Avenue Shuttle service ~ Ease of enjoying all St. Petersburg has to offer with convenient accessibility ~ No car needed or parking hassles

~ Connects The Pier with Central Plaza Terminal ~ Affordable .25¢ fare ride ~ Expansion of existing Looper Trolley service by PSTA

Central Plaza Terminal

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Grand Central Business District

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Vinoy Hotel Fine Arts Museum History Baywalk Museum Post Office FIM Arts Center Tropicana Hampton Inn Field Hotel Holocaust Hilton Hotel Museum

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*USF www.loopertrolley.com

*Dali Museum

The Pier

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Come play in our splendor… America’s Best Beaches!

Gulf of Mexico Fishing

Celebrity Golf Courses Urban Living

Historic Neighborhoods

… and stay for our lifestyle

Gracias

City of St. Petersburg, Florida (USA) Figueras Spain, April 2011