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About Drew Gold

Drew Gold, associate professor of management, has been appointed the polling institute’s executive director. Dr. Gold earned his undergraduate degree in finance from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in strategy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Saint Leo’s Donald R. Tapia School of Business, he recently served on the faculty at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business in its management science department for four years. Dr. Gold has worked with companies of various sizes for the last 20 years, advising them on a variety of strategic, technology, and management-related issues.

New Poll from Saint Leo University Shows Nearly Half of Consumers Have Never Eaten at a Food Truck

Yet these rolling restaurants are on track to be nearly $3 billion industry by 2017
Some call it a trend. Many call it a fad. Others call it a business. Food trucks have become a hot item, especially in metropolitan areas. The National Restaurant Association, estimates that food trucks generate $650 million in annual revenue. By the year 2017, it’s expected […]

By |June 16th, 2015|Institute|0 Comments

Bush Maintaining Narrow Lead in National Poll

Clinton Still Dominates Democratic Challengers;
Leads all Republican Opponents, but Dips Under 50 Percent
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush continues to hold a narrow lead over the large Republican field of presidential candidates, but U.S. Senators Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio all gained support in the past three months, according to a new national survey conducted by the Saint Leo […]

By |June 15th, 2015|Institute|0 Comments

Polls Suggest Floridians Want Direct Market Access to Solar Power from Neighboring Consumers and Businesses

Proposal circulating would leave big utilities out of such transactions
As consumer groups, political organizations ranging across the spectrum of philosophies from liberal to conservative, utilities, and others consider whether the energy marketplace system in Florida should be changed to allow consumers and businesses to sell excess solar-generated power directly to buyers, the most recent Saint Leo University Polling Institute Florida […]

By |June 12th, 2015|Institute|0 Comments

Freedom of Expression Reigns Supreme, Except in Cases of Threats

New poll shows how Americans think about topics before the U.S. Supreme Court
Currently facing the Supreme Court is a rash of issues that deal with freedom of expression. For example, if someone makes threatening remarks via social media, does that constitute the same thing as making threatening remarks face to face? Can states ban license plates with offensive materials? Can […]

By |June 12th, 2015|Institute|0 Comments

Americans Mostly Approving of Expanded Trade with Cuba, Pleased Pope Francis Is Traveling There

They may wait and see before making personal travel plans
A majority of Americans, 61 percent, approve of the Obama administration’s new policy of relaxing trade policies with communist-controlled Cuba, at either a gradual and selective pace or in a broad and accelerated fashion, a new survey from the Saint Leo University Polling Institute shows.

Americans are supportive also of Pope Francis’ […]

By |June 11th, 2015|Institute|0 Comments

Floridians Mostly Approving of Expanded Trade with Cuba, Pleased Pope Francis Is Traveling There

They may wait and see before making personal travel plans
A majority of Floridians, 63 percent, approve of the Obama administration’s new policy of relaxing trade policies with communist-controlled Cuba, and 58 percent are at least somewhat supportive of having direct ferry or cruise ship service from U.S. ports to the island nation, a new survey from the Saint Leo University […]

By |June 11th, 2015|Institute|0 Comments