Exit interview: Inaugural St. Pete EDC head reflects on tenure

As he prepares to bid farewell to the agency he helped create, J.P. DuBuque leaves behind a legacy of business recruitment and job creation success that will be difficult to match.

J.P. DuBuque is the founding president and CEO of the St. Petersburg Economic Development Corp.
J.P. DuBuque is the founding president and CEO of the St. Petersburg Economic Development Corp.
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