Steve Kaelble

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Stephen Levine, executive managing director in the Industrial and Logistics Services division at the real estate firm Newmark, recalls the 1960s TV series “I Dream of Jeannie.” He mentions it when describing Florida's Space Coast, where Major Nelson and Major Healey experienced their televised antics involving a genie named Jeannie.

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