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The last few years saw Brevard’s residential real estate market suffer through one of its worst downturns in decades. During this period, many homebuilders – constructing everything from value-priced starter homes to high-end luxury estates – have kept low profiles,…
Preserving the Past, Reaching for the Future Residents of Central Viera know the drill. Invariably, as they are walking their dogs or jogging or taking their children to the park on a weekend morning, people in a vehicle with out-of-town…
Real Estate Entrepreneur How many people do you know who, while still in high school, got permission for an off campus lunch hour so he could inspect the work his three landscaping crews were doing while he was in British…
L.H. Tanner Construction, one of the Space Coast’s up-and-coming contracting firms, provides one-stop shopping for clients wanting to build or remodel, in both the commercial or residential sector. Lawrence Tanner’s (the “L” in L.H. Tanner) vision was to develop a…
Restaurateur Jimmy Zhao was born and educated in China and has been living in Brevard since 1999. Along with his wife, Grace Han who is the manager of Red Ginger, Zhao’s future plans include opening a second restaurant. For the…
College Students Embrace Small Business Opportunity It appears that entrepreneurship is beginning to flourish at Brevard Community College as students are seizing the opportunities to explore and experience being their own boss. Background In 2000, Bernie Simpkins, local philanthropist and…
The Law Firm of McClelland, Jones, Lyons, Lacey & Williams Steve Lacey tells wonderful stories about the reactions of clients whose lives have been made a little bit easier because of the work of the law firm in which he…
Dr. Mark McTammany, OB-GYN Mark McTammany wasn’t going to be an obstetrician-gynecologist. “My father was an OB-GYN and I promised myself that I would never do it. Then, when I was doing my (specialty) rotations in medical school, I discovered…
Jim Barfield (56), Merritt Island President/CEO of Luke & Associates, Inc. (est. 2004) With a diverse range of capabilities, Luke & Associates (Luke) provides services for the U.S. Government and commercial entities. These services include: Direct care medical and clinical…
At times we forget that modern business juggernauts like Microsoft, Apple Computer and Walmart began as small business enterprises in the minds of a few aspiring and courageous individuals. Also, that the historic behemoths like Ford, Coca-Cola and DuPont…
