St. Petersburg, Pinellas pro-stadium politicians hit back at Rays presidents
Mayor Ken Welch said the Rays agreed to cover cost overruns in the deal after years of negotiations and called on the team to ...
Mayor Ken Welch: If Rays walk away, 'we are prepared to move forward'
Mayor Ken Welch says he is ready to move on if the Tampa Bay Rays back out of the stadium agreement signed last year.
Mayor: St. Petersburg is prepared if Rays walk away from stadium deal
Mayor Ken Welch said the city is ready to pivot if plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium and surrounding redevelopment fall ...
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St. Pete mayor addresses Rays’ future, affordable housing, hurricane recovery in ‘State of the City’
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch spoke for close to an hour Tuesday morning as he gave his annual State of the City Address. He ...
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Ken Welch reaffirms commitment to DEI in 2025 State of the City address
As diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors crumble across the nation amid a new ...
Mayor of St. Petersburg Calls For Tampa Bay Rays to Honor Stadium Deal
Ken Welch said that while St. Petersburg has done everything it needs in regards to the Rays' stadium deal, the city would be ...
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St. Pete Mayor Welch outlines 2025 goals during State of the City Address
Hurricane recovery and the Rays Stadium Deal are just two of the issues Mayor Ken Welch is dealing with in St. Petersburg.
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St. Pete mayor to Rays: City is prepared to move on
St. Petersburg, Fla., mayor Ken Welch said Tuesday that the city will move ahead with its plan to redevelop the Gas Plant ...
Mayor Says City Is Ready To Move On From The Tampa Bay Rays Over Stadium Deal
St. Petersburg mayor Ken Welch said the city is prepared to move on without the Tampa Bay Rays if the currently precarious stadium deal falls through. The ...
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After Welch's remarks, Pinellas commissioners remain optimistic on new Rays stadium
At his Feb. 4 State of the City address, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch "wanted to make sure that the community knew exactly" where things stand by publicly acknowledging — in his most candid ...
Stadium deal: St. Petersburg mayor says Rays can take it or leave it
St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch had a message for the Tampa Bay Rays: Either take the previously negotiated stadium deal or ...
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Mayor: St. Petersburg is prepared if Rays walk away from stadium deal
ST. PETERSBURG — Mayor Ken Welch said the city is ready to pivot if plans for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium and surrounding redevelopment fall apart. Welch’s comments during his State of the City ...