Company that develops black boxes for aviation opens new global headquarters in St. Petersburg

The Brief

  • Acron Aviation officially opened its new global headquarters in downtown St. Pete Monday.
  • It comes after the company’s previous office was severely damaged when a crane collapsed onto the building during Hurricane Milton.
  • The new facility, located near Albert Whitted Airport, will serve as a hub for developing flight recorders, collision avoidance systems and more.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Acron Aviation employees, a company that provides technology for aviation safety around the world, cut the ribbon on its new global headquarters in downtown St. Petersburg on Monday.

The backstory:

The move comes after Hurricane Milton’s high winds sent a construction crane crashing into its former office space also in downtown.

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