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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Once we’ve been here for 10 years, we are awarded a three-month paid sabbatical,” says Emilie Johnston, chief operations officer. We don’t operate from a position of fear.”. Grand Ridge National Bank: The premier league. Grand Ridge National Bank.

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Meal Kit Startup Gobble Hires From Starbucks, Blue Apron

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Gobble , the Palo Alto–based meal kit startup service whose recipes can be prepared in 15 minutes with just a frying pan, a spatula and some olive oil, is shoring up its leadership team before expanding nationwide. Gobble currently serves seven western states: California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho and Utah.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. We stood this up from zero to fully operational in two weeks,” Goldfeder says.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Lots of tech and operations to clean up, it appears, but no solid bank is better qualified than the team from Minneapolis.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Badger Bank is having trouble finding staff “across the board,” from operations to tellers and trust officers. “We This year, Red River Bank will enhance its mobile banking and treasury management services and automate more back-office operations. Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a writer in California. Click to enlarge.

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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Within that tightly knit group, there’s the bank’s leadership team, comprising president and CEO Greg Dennis, chief lending officer Jon Girard, vice president of operations and compliance Kristine Hendrickson, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Michele Boeder. Community National Bank & Trust of Texas.