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With more than 20 years of commercial banking experience and over 15 of those spent at community banks, Porter Smith has had deep insight into the role community banks play for the businesses they serve. Having joined American Momentum Bank in Tampa in 2013 and serving as Tampa Bay market president since 2016, Smith has seen first-hand the growth, opportunities and challenges facing the Tampa Bay area over the past decade. “I agree with the popular sentiment that the Tampa Bay area is a big…

Center Park Group, a leader in multifamily and build-to-rent (BTR) development, is excited to announce its expansion into Raleigh, North Carolina, marking another significant milestone in the company’s growth across the Southeast. As part of this expansion, Center Park Group welcomes Brian Herring as the new division president for Raleigh.

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The exterior of the house in Chiang Mai. Fred Jones. A month after retiring from his 26-year career in law enforcement, Fred Jones moved from Florida to Thailand. He now lives in a $540-a-month two-bedroom house in Chiang Mai with his wife and their dog. He says life is cheaper, safer, and less stressful than it was back in the US.