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      "text": "“As we continue to consolidate and grow relative market share throughout our footprint, our business scales and margins expand.” — CEO Smith, Q2 2023; “Michael, it's interesting. We're in a relative market share business. So in the markets that we compete in, and we see this because SunTx invests really in the Sunbelt of the country. There is some -- continues to be a lot of growth. The demographic trends are driving that, number one; and number 2, the business trends are driving that. So in a relative market share business, what we're worried about is the growth in Raleigh-Durham, the growth in Huntsville, Alabama. And in each of these 70-plus distinct markets, we continue to see growth commercially, residentially, everything.” — Chairman Fleming, Q4 2023; “Finally, we completed 8 acquisitions in fiscal 2024 that expanded our geographic footprint into new growth markets and enhanced relative market share across our Sunbelt states.” — CEO Smith, Q4 2024",
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