Area agent among tops nationwide

Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group agent Gail Bowden is solidifying her place in the upper echelon of the nationwide brokerage firm.

Through August, Bowden ranks fifth among all advisors at the commercial brokerage franchisor, which operates in 35 states and has more than 1,200 agents, according to the company's website.

Even more impressive, the four agents who ranked higher through the first eight months of 2015 come from much larger cities: San Francisco, Minneapolis, Dallas and Cincinnati, according to an internal company ranking.