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The arts are a driving force for economic growth in St. Petersburg.
Art attracts businesses and their employees to the city and leads to innovation and new career paths, leaders from The Florida Orchestra, Fairgrounds and Arts Conservatory for Teens told members of the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership Tuesday.
“When businesses or people are looking to move to a community — especially those with universities or white collar or high-tech or other intellectual-type businesses, pharmaceutical, healthcare — those are people who value the arts. They’re not going to move to a city or a community that does not have great art,” said Mark Cantrell, president and CEO of the Florida Orchestra. “So it is one of our goals to demonstrate to our community that you can’t attract businesses or the employees they are looking for unless you have an active arts scene.”
Click here to read more on the St. Pete Catalyst website.
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