Most of the staff of independent funeral homes are 45 or older, says Mr Puryear.

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All sport attractive yields, and are considered "safety first" investments by Puryear.

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But Puryear was persistent, meeting with Henry four times over six weeks.

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Since Puryear joined Lante, he's lured a dozen top executives from such companies as EDS, IBM and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, including a hotshot CFO from Convergys, a Cincinnati Bell spinoff.

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Since Puryear joined Lante, he's lured a dozen top executives from companies like EDS, IBM and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, including a hotshot chief financial officer from Cincinnati Bell spinoff Convergys (see box, p. 128).

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An anomaly is a simple drawing by Martin Puryear for "Box and Pole, " his first major sculpture (a 52-inch cube next to a 100-foot needle, both carved in wood), installed at Artpark in 1977.

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He met with Chief Executive Rudy Puryear.

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Puryear took the job last June.

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In the paper "Securities for Uncertain Times" Raymond James' Director of Real Estate Research, Paul Puryear, says the sentiment against REITs has swung too far negative and recommends several to investors, including the Kimco Realty Corporation, Mid-America Apartments and National Retail Properties.

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Look at Rudy Puryear's deal.

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Puryear figures that St.

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