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ENVIRONMENTAL: |
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| Outstanding Green Government/ Municipality of the Year | |
| Designated October 2012 by U.S. Green Building Council, Florida Gulf Coast | |
| Sustainable Florida Governmental Award | |
| Designated June 2009 by Sustainable Florida-Collins Center | |
| St. Petersburg is Florida's First "Green City" | |
| Designated May 2007 by Florida Green Building Coalition | |
| "Green Local Government Standards" Award | |
| February 2007 1st city awarded in FLA by the Florida Green building Coalition | |
| "Tree City" USA Award | |
| Designated for over 26-years by the Florida Forestry Division; National Arbor Day Foundation | |
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| CREATIVE CLASS: | |
| Cool School - USF St. Petersburg | |
| SIERRA Magazine 2012 | |
| 7th in Nation for Women-Owned Businesses | |
| American Express OPEN 2012 | |
| Colleges that Change Lives - Eckerd College | |
| Loren Pope Fourth Edition 1996-2012 | |
| Top 10 Community for Creative Class | |
| Southern Business & Development 2007 | |
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| QUALITY OF LIFE: | |
| Most Romantic Date Destination | |
| Redbook Magazine 2012 | |
| Best City for Dog Parks | |
| USA Today 2012 | |
| Top 10 Cities for Cycling | |
| #1 Arts Destination for Mid-Size Cities | |
| Best Community for Young People | |
| Playful City USA KaBOOM! 2008-2010 |
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| 2008 Mayor of the Year | |
| Governing Magazine November 2008 | |
| Eighth Cleanest City in the Nation | |
| Forbes 2008 | |
| Best Walking City in State of Florida | |
| APMA 2008 | |
| Bicycle Friendly Community | |
| Top 10 Great Downtown Waterfront Districts in the South | |
| Most Livable Community | |
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Partners for Livable Communities 2004 (2007 award renewal year) |
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| Most Livable Downtown in the Southeast | |
| #1 Mega-Market in the South | |
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2002, 2003 honors awarded by Southern Business & Development Magazine |
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| ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: | |
| Top 10 Cities for Job Growth | |
| Business Insider 2012 | |
| Lowest-Cost Metro Location for Business | |
| KPMG 2012 | |
| Great City for Business | |
| Kiplinger 2012 | |
| Top Ten Metro Areas for Aerospace/Defense Manufacturing | |
| Business Facilities 2011 | |
| Top Ten Pro-Business Beach Communities in the South | |
| Southern Business & Development 2011 | |
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Best City for Business |
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| Top 20 Wired College, Eckerd College | |
| Most Educated Workforce Cities | |
| Second in Nation for Lowest Overall Business Costs | |
| 2006 Charles A. McIntosh Award of Distinction | |
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Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council honors Mayor's Mentors and More program |
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| Outstanding Local government Partnership Award | |
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Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc. 2003 |
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| Best Marketing Campaign for "St. Petersburg Shines" | |
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2003 design honor awarded by Southern Economic Development Council |
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| DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: | |
| 2012 Dali Museum | |
| Best Museum Building in Florida AIA Tampa Bay | |
| 2011 Morean Arts Center | |
| Merit Award for Architecture in the Commercial Category by AIA Tampa Bay | |
| 2010 Jordan Elementary School The United States Green Building Council, Inc., announced the award of Silver LEED Certification and the Tampa Bay AIA Chapter announced the Merit Award for Architecture in the Historic Renovation Category |
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| 2007 Roy F. Kenzie Awards | |
| 2006 First Place inthe Cultural/Sports/Recreation | |
| "Best Residential Deal of 2006" | |
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The Tampa Bay Business Journal awards 1010 Central mixed use development project |
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| 2006 Roy F. Kenzie Award | |
| 2006 "Best of the Best" | |
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The Florida Redevelopment Association honors Tangerine Plaza as top redevelopment project in the state of FL |
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| 2005 Outstanding Rehabilitation, Renovation, or Reuse Building Project Award | |
| 2005 Phoenix Award | |
| The Johnnie Ruth-Clarke Health Center received honor as outstanding redevelopment project | |
| 2004 "Best of the Best" | |
| 2003 Best Reuse and/or Renovation Award | |
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The Florida Redevelopment Association awards the Sunken Gardens historical renovation project |
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| 2003 Best of the Best Award for Rehabilitation | |
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The NAIOP awards Sunken Garden historical renovation project |