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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Create opportunities for new leaders

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Leadership lies not in the position you hold but in what you do with it.”. I was given a significant opportunity by the board and bank management—one I didn’t take lightly. I was given a significant opportunity by the board and bank management—one I didn’t take lightly. After college, I moved back to my hometown of Taos, N.M.

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Target Hires New Execs To Transform Grocery Department

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Target looks forward to leveraging his deep merchandising experience in food and beverages and strong retail operational leadership background. In Idaho Falls , you’d think the world is ending: the Winco grocery store is out of milk and bananas as locals and tourists alike stock up before the total solar eclipse that’s coming next week.

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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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2020 GonzoBanker Awards

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Banks and credit unions had to fundamentally change their delivery, support and relationship management models at scopes and speeds that were unheard of. To Idaho Central Credit Union Chair Dorothy Ricks , who passed away unexpectedly in November. Remember that? Then, in 90 days, COVID-19 turned everything on its head. Everything.

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Grocery Tracker: Whole Foods Rising Up To Challenge Of Rivals

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Bloomberg reported that Amazon had considered a takeover of the chain last fall, experts speculate that Kroger is mulling a bid, and Boise, Idaho-based company Albertsons’ parent company Cerberus Capital Management may be in preliminary talks with bankers about making a bid of its own.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

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Kent Oram, CEO, Idaho Central Credit Union – As evolution, revolution and occasional shareholder dilution occur across the industry, a leader in Idaho has quietly worked over the past 12 years on accumulating legendary performance. billion of assets under management. SchoolsFirst Credit Union and Schools Financial Credit Union.

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The 2022 GonzoBanker Awards

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There’s nothing more Gonzo than a CEO who simply bleeds the soul of front-line relationship managers, and Brager could write a bestselling book on this topic. It’s hard to understand how Clobes has time in the day to drive her unlimited amount of leadership activities. GonzoBanker of the Year: Bank.

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