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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. The Houston metro took the 10th spot with a 20.3% It includes Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which is moving its headquarters to the Houston area. Houston suffered damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By Mindy Charski.

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The Return Of The Celebrity-Backed Brand

PYMNTS

Earlier this week, international media titan Oprah Winfrey announced an investment in True Food Kitchen , a healthy-eating startup based out of Houston. Dr. Andrew Weil and Phoenix restaurateur Sam Fox founded True Food Kitchen in 2008 and modeled it around Weil’s anti-inflammatory food pyramid.

Branding 101
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Who were ICBA’s Top Lenders of 2022?

Independent Banker

So, when the community bank’s leadership learned of a fintech that needed a bank partner to launch a credit-building tech product, they were intrigued. We’re one of the very few banks that received a charter after the financial collapse in 2008, and we’re still going. One of the missions of Lead Bank in Lee’s Summit, Mo., Philadelphia.