Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) today announced the creation of 500 new private sector jobs in his state. According to a press release, Time Warner will create 500 new jobs over the next five years. The jobs will come with an average salary of about $50,000 — about average pay for an American worker.

“This is a major announcement and breakthrough for our state, and shows that we’re doing the things it takes to make Florida the most attractive place for business to grow,” Governor Scott said. “My primary responsibility as Florida’s governor is to be our state’s chief advocate for job creation. That’s why I focus every day on economic development issues and identifying opportunities like this one to bring to Florida.”

Time Warner will make a $5 million capital investment in the Sunshine State. State and local authorities have offered tax incentives to the company to stimulate the job creation.

The company’s CFO John Martin says the Republican-governed state is “a great place to do business” and comes with a “a talented work force”. To the state he says:

You have created a business environment where we can feel good about investing today with an eye towards growing in the future.

Enterprise Florida President & CEO Gray Swoope says the announcement is “a major score” for the state’s professional services sector, and he joined Martin in crediting the state’s “business friendly environment” for the success.