JV2 Innovative Products, now renamed Tervis LLC, purchased the Tervis company on Aug. 12 with a majority investment. Former CEO of Tervis Hosana Fieber, who joined the company in 2009, says this move will help Tervis’s legacy continue with renewed investment as she steps away from her position following the transaction. “Being able to come in and strategically put Tervis in a place where new investors wanted to come in and invest in the future of the company, I would say that’s my greatest accomplishment as CEO,” she says.

Rogan Donelly, a member of the original Tervis founding family, which established the beloved drinkware brand in 1946, will remain a minority owner in the company. However, Donelly and Fieber have also decided to purchase the Tervis store in Osprey—the last remaining Tervis retail store. “The retail location was not acquired with the transaction with JV2, so it was left behind. Rogan and I decided that we just couldn’t let this location die. It has 60-plus years of history,” says Fieber. “It's a big part of the community, so we bought it and are going to continue to operate it. We really want to bring it back to life and make it a destination again.”

Moving forward, Tervis LLC will focus on selling its products wholesale, while the local retail store will operate separately and feature several items from the brand’s portfolio. With the store, Fieber hopes to keep the history of Tervis alive as the first insulated drinkware, which grew to be loved by many for the decorations sandwiched between its inner and outer layers. “We hope to make it a destination for people who are on vacation or are locals who come in and are looking to have an experience in the store,” says Fieber. She and Donelly plan to bring in a ‘make your own cup’ experience, where customers can visit the store and customize their cups with their own photos.

Roger Parsons will serve as the new president and chief revenue officer for Tervis, stepping into leadership of the brand as Fieber and Donelly focus on their newly acquired store. 

Pictured: Hosana Fieber and Rogan Donelly have high hopes for the locally based Tervis retail store. Photo courtesy of Hosana Fieber.

Coastal Orthopedics, a full-service provider of comprehensive orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, spine care, diagnostic imaging and physical therapy service, recently had four of its physicians speak at the 9th annualGulfcoast Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Conference on Saturday, August 23 at The Ritz Carlton in Sarasota. The annual event is designed to bring orthopaedic surgeons, physical and occupational therapists together in an educational forum. Through a series of didactic lectures, leading area surgeons discussed the treatment of various upper and lower extremity conditions, and the role physical and occupational therapy plays in the management of these disorders. 

Pictured: Dr. Stephen Otte, Dr. Dan Lamar, Dr. Eric Sundberg and Dr. Joshua Greenspoon at the 9th annual Gulfcoast Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Conference. Provided photo.

Women with advanced or recurring ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer may be eligible to participate in a new clinical trial offered by Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute with principal investigator Beverly Long, MD, and sub-investigator Toni Kilts, DO, gynecologic oncology surgeons with SMH’s First Physicians Group. For more information or to find out if you are eligible to participate in the local study, contact Kolschowsky Institute research team at (941) 917-2225 or researchinstitute@smh.com. 

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Halfacre Construction Company, a Lakewood Ranch-based commercial construction company, recently had one of its projects, the new South County Courthouse in Venice, Florida, awarded LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver. LEED, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council® (USGBC), is the most widely used green building rating system in the world and an international symbol of excellence. Through design, construction and operations practices that improve environmental and human health, LEED-certified buildings are helping to make the world more sustainable. 

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Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman is pleased to announce Detective Andrew Rowe has been recognized as the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators (IAFCI) 2025 MasterCard Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. The IAFCI is a non-profit international organization which brings together law enforcement, banking and retail personnel to combat financial fraud by providing a forum in which financial fraud, fraud investigation and fraud prevention methods can be exchanged and shared between members for the betterment of the financial payment industry. Having previously won the Florida Chapter earlier this year, Detective Rowe was entered into the international competition along with members representing over thirty chapters from around the world. Rowe was ultimately selected as the winner by a panel of industry leaders during a blind vote, whereby the nominees’ names were removed, leaving only the merits of their case work as the deciding factor. 

HCA Florida Healthcare’s three freestanding emergency rooms – HCA Florida Tamiami Trail Emergency (Port Charlotte), HCA Florida Venice Doctors Emergency (Venice) and HCA Florida Wellen Park Emergency (Venice) - recently came together to host a free CPR class for over 100 community members, giving participants the chance to learn hands-on, life-saving techniques from emergency care experts. The event gave participants the chance to learn how to recognize the signs of cardiac arrest, perform chest compressions, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED). With guidance from emergency care experts, community members left feeling more confident in their ability to take action if faced with a medical emergency. According to the American Heart Association, hands-only CPR can double or even triple a person’s chance of survival. In fact, more than 350,000 lives are saved each year in the United States thanks to bystander CPR. For more information about services at these local emergency rooms, visit HCAFloridaHealthcare.com.