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ing it about. Many business people in the area would likely describe the Concrescere CorporatePark as an example of that active vision for both his company and the surrounding area.On June 26, 2008, some 150 people gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony of ConcrescereCorporate Park. Representatives from several Chambers of Commerce, elected officials, friends andcommunity neighbors were present for the occasion, which was made even more festive by whitetents and fresh flowers. For Keith Wayne, the day was special both as the culmination of hard workand intensive planning, and because his family members were present. He proudly introduced hiswife Michelle and their daughter Courtney Cress; his sons, Isaiah and Daniel; his daughter HeatherSpreen and her husband Darren; brother Delmar Wayne; sister Sylvia and husband Wally; his parentsClaude and Juanita Wayne; and his very special guest, granddaughter Emma Grace.It seemed especially fitting that his parents were present for the occasion, as all those familiarwith the Wayne Family credit the senior Waynes with instilling their inherited values and standardsin their children, encouraging them to live lives as persons of integrity, to take pride in their work andin their families. In his entertaining keynote remarks, Tom Dayvault explained his enduring friendshipwith Keith Wayne in this fashion:This is my brother and he has been for nearly two decades. Our relationship is not based onwhat you see. It comes from what you don’t see – but what you feel. It’s about values and hispersonal character, based on choosing the harder right instead of the easier wrong.It’s about his uncompromising integrity and always knowing that your word is your bond.I have never wondered whether what is said or done is the truth. With Keith, it’s always thetruth. It’s about Keith’s honor that is courageous whenever truth and right are in jeopardy. Hepersonifies caring and is always reaching out and helping others. Keith truly understands loyaltyand can always be depended upon in good times and in bad. These values of Keith Wayne arethe same values of this company. I see them in Bobby, John, the entire management team andall the people who work for this company. I know that the foundation for all these traits camedirectly from these two wonderful people on the stage with us – his Mom and Dad.A new Wayne Brothers headquarters was envisioned as the flagship tenant in the 75-acrecorporate and retail park development, located along the Highway 3 corridor, with convenient accessto the cities of Mooresville, Davidson, Concord, and downtown Kannapolis with its magnificent NorthCarolina Research Campus buildings. From a business perspective, the site provides easy accessto the three major interstate highways – I-85, I-77, and I-40, which carry Wayne Brothers crews to106 EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS