Rock-star investor puts stamp of approval on St. Pete

Tampa has Jeff Vinik. Now St. Petersburg has Cathie Wood.

The national profile of the Tampa Bay area’s twin cities has risen dramatically over the past decade thanks to Vinik, the Tampa Bay Lightning owner who has also spearheaded the $3.5 billion Water Street Tampa development that’s transforming downtown Tampa. Wood, the widely admired and influential tech investor who moved her company, ARK Investment Management, from Manhattan to St. Pete last year, is now set to become one of the Sunshine City’s most prominent champions.