"We just felt like we are stronger together than we were apart,"Gibson tells GlobeSt.com. "We're going to look for opportunitiesacross many segments."

Gibson now serves as COO of Konover South and will maintain hisseven-employee office in Coral Gables. Konover South now has 25total employees, according to David Coppa, a principal with thecompany.

"Ford has both a sterling reputation and diversity of expertisethat are second to none, and we are looking forward to theopportunities he will bring," Coppa says. Gibson adds that his firmhad been looking to partner with Konover South for some time, but amerger makes more sense in the current real estate market.

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