Florida TaxWatch Cheers New Leader of Enterprise Florida
Submitted by Kevin Derby on March 1, 2011 - 8:06am
The team at Florida TaxWatch chimed in late Monday to praise the selection of Gray Swoope to serve as the president of Enterprise Florida.
"The hiring of Gray Swoope is encouraging news for Florida's taxpayers, employers, and job seekers, said Marshall Criser, the chairman of the organizations board of trustees. As president of Enterprise Florida, Mr. Swoope will be the one point person coordinating the leading agencies responsible for Governor Rick Scott's No. 1 agenda item -- job creation. Swoope brings 25 years of economic development experience to the position and a strong track record of job retention and recruitment through his work in Mississippi. We welcome Gray Swoope to Florida and we are excited about working with him."
Crisers praise was mirrored by Dominic Calabro, the president and CEO of Florida TaxWatch:
"Florida TaxWatch looks forward to working with Gray Swoope as he assumes the critically important role of president of Enterprise Florida, said Calabro.As the world's 20th largest economy, Florida must constantly improve its competitiveness in order to keep employers here and attract new ones.Mr. Swoope understands the kind of economic diversification Florida needs to grow our economy and get Floridians back to work."
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