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                                            WITHITH  PACE HALTER, PACE HALTER,

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                                             PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,  RESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,
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                                                                                               by Andrew Smithy Andrew Smith



                                                     ace Halter isn’t originally from Columbus, but he’s just as invested as any lifelong
                                                     resident. As W.C. Bradley Co. Real Estate’s president and chief operating officer,
                                               PHalter has joined the ranks of Columbus’ industry leaders who’ve been able to
                                               pair business development with community progress.

                                               After working with W.C. Bradley for several years as a consultant and owner’s
                                               representative on two major projects, Halter was tapped in June 2017 to continue the
                                               company’s commitment to revitalizing the Greater Columbus region through real estate
                                               development. In three short years, Halter and his family have settled into their new life
                                               in Columbus and haven’t looked back.




                                                Q:  What initially               Q:  In the three years
                                                     attracted you to                 you’ve been in
                                                     the W.C. Bradley                 Columbus, what
                                                     Company and to                   has impressed
                                                     Columbus?                        you about the
                                                                                      community?
                                                A: When my predecessor at W.C
                                                Bradley, Mat Swift, announced his   A: Columbus has been very
                                                retirement, I was still running the   comfortable for us. It’s easy to get
                                                company I founded 16 years before in
                                                                                 around, was easy for us to fit in. The
                                                Atlanta. My wife and I sat down and   schools have been good for the kids
                                                decided if the opportunity to move to   and my wife and I have made so many
                                                Columbus presented itself, we would
                                                                                 great friends here.
                                                consider it. So, when the offer came,
                                                we accepted and moved our family of   On the professional side, the benefit
                                                five down from Atlanta in summer of   of W.C. Bradley is that we own bits
                                                2017. We have enjoyed it ever since.  and pieces of every asset class:



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