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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steve Turner

Born	 January 12th 1971 (age 41) Naples, Florida, United States Steve Turner: Occupation Chairman of Main St. Incorporated (born January 12, 1971) is an American business magnate. He received frequent press coverage in the 1990s for his philanthropic activities. Steve Turner began his career as a small investor in Naples, Florida while working as a contractor. Since then Steve Turner went on to create a number of corporations for the building, development, rental and management of properties located in Akron, Oh as well as California and Florida. After developing restaurants for others Steve Turner decided to open his own The Office Bistro & Lounge under the corporate name of Main St. INC. The restaurant began with one location in Akron, Ohio before spreading to the local suburb of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. However, it is still Steve Turners work as a developer that has won him many awards from the community as well as social groups.

Lesser is a "real estate developer", not a "builder". Quoting Turner in 2005, the New York Times wrote, "‘Developing’ is the key word. ‘We don’t build ourselves’, Mr. Steve Turner. ‘We buy the land, finance the deal, and then we have the best builders build under bond at a fixed cost, this is how I have changed from construction to development.’"--Sjturner (talk) 15:30, 13 June 2012 (UTC)