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EKS&H leaders given new roles in preparation for Plante Moran merger
Two Plante Moran executives will also be moving to Denver from Michigan.
List Leaders: Get acquainted with the 10 highest-paid corporate board directors in Oregon
The wise old men and women of the business world don't ever retire. They still serve on corporate boards — and make bank doing it.
This group averaged 67 years of age with the oldest being 75 and the youngest 57.
Click on the images above to see the 10 corporate board directors for Oregon and S.W. Washington publicly traded companies who earned the most total compensation in the last fiscal year. Paid subscribers can access The List in full, including organization contact information,…
Hatter takes ‘people first’ approach to growing Alpharetta financial planning firm
Hatter is a finalist for Family Owned Business Leader in the 2018 Small Business Person of the Year Awards.
Davis-based CVF Capital invests $6 million in Idaho trucking firm
Davis-based private equity firm CVF Capital Partners has invested $6 million in an Idaho trucking company serving the western U.S.
The private equity firm, also known as the Central Valley Fund, invested in Off-Spec Solutions LLC, a Nampa, Idaho-based trucking company that serves regional food manufacturers.
Off-Spec uses a proprietary technology platform, which allows it to optimize deliveries, reduce transportation costs and manage the supply chains of its customers, the company and CVF said…
Sound strikes a deal for first credit union takeover of a bank in state history
After taking over the bank, Sound Credit Union will have $1.7 billion in assets and 29 branches in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties.
First Hawaiian, Bank of Hawaii decline in market share
The state's top four banks, which are all headquartered in Honolulu, control more than 90 percent of the market share.
JPMorgan Chase to close operating units in Houston, impacting 102 jobs
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) recently informed Houston employees that it will cut 102 local jobs this fall, according to a letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.
The financial giant is cutting the local positions because “CCB Operations Fraud and Customer Protection Services (FCPS) and Workforce Management, operating units to JPMC, will be closing as operating units,” per the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter.
The affected positions are branch support jobs,…
Community bank expanding further into Schenectady with new branch
Saratoga National Bank is opening its second location in Schenectady County in the last 18 months, as the bank looks to make a push beyond its Saratoga County roots.
Why this longtime Houston banker is back in the market
“Being an economist, I think that banking is in my blood. I'm in great health, so I wanted to get back into it.”
UMB Bank acquires $160M funeral trust account portfolio
UMB Bank acquired a $160 million portfolio of preneed, endowed care and custody trust accounts with funeral homes and cemeteries throughout Missouri.
After the acquisition, UMB became one of the largest funeral trust providers in Missouri. It serves as the master trustee for the Kansas Funeral Directors Association and the Missouri Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association.
“This transaction represents our ongoing interest and commitment in growing our funeral trust offerings,” Doug Hare,…