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Capstone Conference

Independent Banker

You can feel the energy boost at Park Bank from its leadership development program. It really gives people a sense of ownership,” explains James Hegenbarth, the bank’s president and CEO of the employees who have participated in the leadership development program. “It In 2015, the bank paid for 10 employees to attend the conference.

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Starbucks New Investor: Pershing Square Capital Management

PYMNTS

Pershing Square Capital Management, the activist hedge fund controlled by activist investor William Ackman, now has about a 1.1 The Wall Street Journal noted Ackman said he thinks same-store sales have been positive on a consistent basis and that the market in the U.S., percent stake in Starbucks.

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Socure Grabs $13.9M In Funding, Eyes Market Growth

PYMNTS

The financing — from firms such as Synchrony Financial, Work-Bench, Flint Capital and Two Sigma Ventures — will be geared toward building scale, increasing infrastructure and seeking what it termed as “new untapped markets.”. Socure said in a news release that the financing raised to date (which includes the latest round) comes to $27.5

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Brian Bell Navigates the Evolving Insurance Space to Provide Maximum Client Value Across Industries

Perficient

Describe a typical day in the life. Perficient, though not new to insurance, is consistently realigning to capitalize on the industry’s digital transformation potential. How have you seen priorities shift as the insurance market becomes more competitive and new risks emerge for insurers?

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2024: A Race to Perform … and Earn the Right to Transform 

Gonzobanker

Turn up “Whole Lotta Love” and let the pure adrenalin rush of Jimmy Page’s intro accompany this year’s Acquire or Be Acquired recap … In the ever-evolving world of banking, Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired Conference remains a constant. Concerns about successors to today’s executive leadership teams dominated many presentations.

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Fed Chairman Concerned Over Shrinking Bank Market

PYMNTS

As concerns are raised about how industry consolidation might impact competition, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is warning that it could hinder small businesses’ access to capital and financial services. months in the first half of 2018, from 5.6 months in the first half of 2017. .”

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Thriving In The New Normal

PYMNTS

One of the ways we did this was through larger meetings via video conference. One of the ways we did this was through larger meetings via video conference. Other areas of change were in our sales and marketing efforts. This included the issuing of topical studies, thought leadership pieces and webinars.

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