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Bank of Central Florida’s Commercial Relationship Manager, James Garner, with business owner, Drew Barthle.

The Plant City team helps business owner Drew Barthle with his daily business banking needs (think: services like wires and mobile account maintenance to name a few).

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Entrepreneurs often face a variety of challenges and pivots in their journey to build a business. More than ten years ago, Drew Barthle (owner of A1 CDL) was running a mortgage firm. When the recession hit, he decided to pivot — and sought out a local bank to support his new business’ needs.

Learn how Drew grew his business with help from Commercial Relationship Manager James Garner and Bank of Central Florida. Hint: He heard about the business from a friend from church.*

Read Drew’s story

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