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$5B trust company celebrates low turnover

A trust company with clients throughout the region has built a model of longevity — in clients and employees — by starting with a core principle: always do the right thing.

Al Hanser founded Al Hanser founded The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. in 2001.
Al Hanser founded Al Hanser founded The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. in 2001.
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After Al Hanser retired and moved to Sanibel, he found he couldn’t quite slow down. His wife nudged him to find something to do besides repeatedly cleaning their garage.

The couple had been living on Sanibel for about a year, and Hanser had noticed two things the island was missing. One was a car wash, but he had nothing to bring to the table in that realm.

 

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