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Biography

Samuel Tamposi was born in

in 1924 to Romanian parents who came to the United States. Though Tamposi grew up on a farm, his interests soon shifted to sales. In the mid 1950s, when Nashua's Textron plant shut down, Tamposi moved his business to real estate, investing most of his money in an abandoned building. He later sold the building and used the capital to develop a building for McCallister Scientific.Article "Real estate gurus drew big names – Tamposi and Nash made southern tier"
/ref> Tamposi met Gerald Nash after this first development, and the two formed a fast partnership. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Tamposi and Nash developed over of commercial and industrial land per year.

Development of Citrus Hills

In 1977, Tamposi was invited to become a limited partner in ownership of the Boston Red Sox. Through this association, Tamposi became friends with Ted Williams. Williams soon became a spokesperson for Tamposi and Nash's new planned Floridian community, Citrus Hills.

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