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This year marks a milestone moment for the St. Pete Innovation District: ten years of ideas, partnerships, and progress that have helped shape the future of our city.

Host Alison Barlow sits down with Tara Lynn Hubbard of Hubbard’s Ferry and Dr. Mark Luther, Director of the Ocean Monitoring and Prediction Lab at USF’s College of Marine Science to talk about Tampa Bay.

Host Alison Barlow sits down with Lauren Bell, COO of the Innovation District and original Hub Community Manager to talk about the Hub's origins.

Do you have an innovative resiliency product, project, or technology to share? The 2026 Regional Resiliency Summit is seeking submissions for its Innovation Showcase

Join us for an open house to learn about the District’s finalized Master Plan! After extensive research and community engagement, we are excited to share our plans for the future of the District.

Leaders of the ARK Invest-backed Tampa Bay Innovation Center recently celebrated a new chapter: the accelerator is now officially spARK Labs by ARK Invest

CodeBoxx, a St. Petersburg-based technology company, relocated from downtown St. Petersburg to the ARK Innovation Center

Innovation thrives when big ideas come together in shared spaces. We are excited to highlight a new public-private partnership between Saildrone, one of our valued tenants, and the USF College of Marine Science, one of our longtime partners

The Maritime and Defense Technology Hub is excited to welcome SubUAS as our newest tenant, already making strides in our community

The St. Petersburg Innovation District is home to scientists, technologists, and doctors—leaders in their fields on a global scale, yet often unknown locally

Our recent Morning Sparks event with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council presented an innovative idea with powerful implications

We are excited to share that we have published an updated version of the Tampa Bay Innovation Ecosystem Map!

We are thrilled to recognize Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital for securing an amazing $7.5 million renewable state grant to support the Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute (CBDI)

We are pleased to hear of the appointment of Captain Michael Kahle as Director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography. Captain Kahle has long been a valued friend of the District, and we are delighted to see this relationship continue to grow.

This year marked a period of growing impact for the St. Petersburg Innovation District as a catalyst for innovation and economic growth.

Host Alison Barlow sits down with Dr. Kanika Tomalin, President and CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg and a visionary leader who helped found the St. Petersburg Innovation District.

Celebrating 10 Years of the St. Pete Innovation District

ARK will share more success and an update as to what’s coming next at their Open House on Wednesday, November 19th.

A big congratulations to the ARK Innovation Center for its continued momentum and for welcoming its newest tenant, the USF Institute of Applied Engineering (IAE)

The Maritime and Defense Technology Hub had the privilege of holding the reception for the Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC)

We're surrounded by a constant flow of data — from the weather forecast and traffic patterns to community health statistics and economic trends — each shaping the decisions we make every day, often without even realizing it

Seagate Space has been accepted into the inaugural BlueTech|X Accelerator 2025 by Tampa Bay Wave

Kudos to the USFSP College of Education on the grand opening of the Emerging Technology Lab, part of Dr. Rosengrant’s Virtual STEM Research Lab

The St. Pete Innovation District is bringing back its podcast—and with it, a fresh wave of stories from the heart of St. Petersburg’s innovation ecosystem