Gray Swoope Stepping Down at Florida Commerce, Enterprise Florida

Gray Swoope is stepping down as Florida secretary of commerce and president and CEO of Enterprise Florida.

Gray has created the jobs legacy and brand that EFI has today, Gov. Rick Scott said on Wednesday afternoon.

Scott praised Swoope on Wednesday as he announced the departure.

Four years ago, Florida wasnt even at the table for major economic deals, but Gray turned all that around, Scott said. Now we are a leader for job creation projects -- and most importantly, Florida is often the winner! Florida has created over 715,000 jobs over the last four years and our unemployment rate has dropped from 11.1 percent to 5.8 percent. Gray has carved a lasting imprint on Floridas economic history that has put us on the path to surpass Texas and take up the mantle as the No. 1 state for job creation.