Jason Demuth serves as Tennessee division president of Del Webb, an arm of Atlanta-based PulteGroup.
Del Webb, which is based in Scottsdale, Ariz., recently unveiled its 576-acre Southern Harmony community for residents 55 and older in Murfreesboro.
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