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Eyes Facing Forward

Independent Banker

ICBA has planned an educational lineup of more than 60 workshops and networking sessions for next month’s Community Banking LIVE conference in New Orleans. Community banks can beat tech-based, nontraditional competitors at their own game. billion-asset community bank in Winter Haven, Fla., On New Competitors. Digital Jujitsu.

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Bankers: Is your strategy the same as your competitor?

Jeff For Banks

We believe we can effectively compete as a community bank in our market area and the niche markets we serve. Since the fourth quarter, 2012, we have expanded to serve the small business community by offering loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration as well as the U.S. We focus our marketing efforts in three areas.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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THE 16TH ANNUAL GONZOBANKER AWARDS

Gonzobanker

Kim, the executives and the boards of both organizations who put rivalry aside to gain scale in the new world of banking where differentiation matters and community can be more than geography. Mergerama Region of the Year – The Midwest: Huntington-First Merit, Chemical-Talmer, Old National-Anchor … the list goes on.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Pets allowed: Lazy Dog (California, Colorado). Community initiatives: Loom (Massachusetts). Rest stops became iconic American landmarks that dotted the nation’s major highway routes.

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SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight In Congressional Hearing

PYMNTS

In 2018, consumers in Colorado bought some $1.55 Two of the speakers at the hearing — Colorado Rep. Another view came from Gregory Deckard, president and CEO of Spokane-based State Bank Northwest , who is a representative of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). billion worth of legal cannabis products.

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SAFE Banking Act Gains Cannabis-Friendly Spotlight in Congressional Hearing

PYMNTS

In 2018, consumers in Colorado bought some $1.55 Two of the speakers at the hearing — Colorado Ed Perlmutter and Washington state Rep. Another view came from Gregory Deckard, president and CEO of Spokane-based State Bank Northwest , and a representative of the Independent Community Bankers of American, or ICBA.

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