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By Brian DeLucia Some thoughts on baseball and its decline within our culture. This is America’s past time. What happening? Marketing plays a major role in its decline. Major League Baseball took a very inclusive approach to its media and played the short game to monetize their media. Unfortunately, this prevented it from going viral  Read more ➝

By Brian DeLucia I was reading something a couple days ago highlighting over a $1 billion of economic development projects in the Tampa Market. It is not only the downtown and urban in-fill neighborhoods. We are personally contributing to the growth of suburban infill communities such as Brandon, Florida as well. As a reminder, we  Read more ➝

By Brian DeLucia Leadership is about elevating someone to a higher standard and stronger belief level.  

By Brian DeLucia We are so focused on competing and comparing ourselves to others. Remember, it is your life, not someone else’s. We all progress at different paces. Competing for one thing – that is your future self – things will eventually work out. As leaders, it is our responsibility to put people in the  Read more ➝

By Brian DeLucia This is a tremendous article to show how returns being presented in PE are often misleading. This is why we like to see simple spreadsheets that show if we invest X and we are receiving Y in exchange, based on this specific revenue, the sponsor is receiving W and we are receiving  Read more ➝

By Brian DeLucia I just hosted a business advisor referred from a law firm to discuss some of our appetite for controlling interests in manufacturing, logistics, transportation, waste management, and wastewater management companies, as well as some sale leaseback scenarios. A very productive discussion where they were intrigued by our background and pedigree.  

By Brian DeLucia I do not listen solely to what people are saying. I look closely at what they are doing.  

By Brian DeLucia This is a well-written, thoughtful article. In many large cities and metropolitan areas, congestion and stressed infrastructure has become a major challenge to government officials. This has led to desperate measures taken by politicians in many regions that has included limiting Uber Licenses, changing traffic flows, and implementing tolls to enter congested  Read more ➝

By Brian DeLucia What is the most important responsibility I have as a leader? It is getting the right people in the building. It is about identifying people who have the same passion for the culture we are always evolving.  

By Brian DeLucia The opening of a Coca-Cola plant in Birmingham is yet another reason why we continue to proceed with land acquisitions whether it be in Birmingham, Huntsville, Chattanooga, and other communities across the Southeast Sunbelt, including Texas. We are always looking for suburban infill masterplan, mixed-use, multi-family, and townhouse sites. https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2020/02/03/birmingham-manufacturer-opens-86m-sales-center.html