Executives shift from growing book of business to client triage

Cbiz manages crisis for clients while also looking to be ready when the economy shifts.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 9:15 a.m. April 1, 2020
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Courtesy. Florida West Coast Cbiz President Keith Mercier.
Courtesy. Florida West Coast Cbiz President Keith Mercier.
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The west coast of Florida regional office for Cbiz, a financial services and benefits and insurance company, was having a stellar year — up until the coronavirus pandemic. “The economy was going fantastic, and then it was like the ripcord was pulled out,” Florida West Coast Cbiz President Keith Mercier says, echoing the thoughts of many other executives and entrepreneurs.

 

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