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Bank of the West to hire hundreds in Tempe by the end of the year
Bank of the West plans to hire nearly 400 workers by the end of the year at its Tempe operations center, keeping with plans to hire 1,000 people in Arizona during 2018.
Last October, the San Francisco-based financial services company announced it would open a Tempe office, which is led by John Thomason, head of the bank’s corporate services division.
Joe Rauch, vice president for communications for Bank of the West, said the roles in Tempe will include a variety of jobs, including IT, wealth…
Hawaii-based Island Insurance named top 50 property and casualty insurer
Island Insurance Company Ltd. was named to Ward Group’s list of top 50 property and casualty insurers in the United States.
Ward Group, a provider of industry benchmarking and best practices services for the insurance industry, analyzes the financial performance of nearly 3,000 property and casualty insurance companies domiciled in the U.S. and identifies its top performers.
It’s the 11th consecutive year that Island Insurance has received the recognition, which places it within the top 2…
Announcing NBJ’s 2018 Power Leaders in Finance
The Nashville Business Journal is pleased to announce our 2018 Power Leaders in Finance.
Farmland Partners goes on the offensive after short-seller’s ‘damaging attack’
Farmland Partners Inc. officials are going on the attack, vigorously defending the company after an online report damning the company's operating procedures surfaced last week.
On July 11, a post by Rota Fortunae (translated to “Wheel of Fortune”), entitled “Farmland Partners: Loans To Related-Party Tenants Introduce Significant Risk Of Insolvency – Shares Uninvestible,” appeared on the website SeekingAlpha.com. Shares in Farmland Partners (NYSE: FPI) fell nearly 39 percent in trading on that day.
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St. Joe group plans up to $500M in private equity investments
Berks Group, a subsidiary of News-Press & Gazette Co. in St. Joseph, set up a private equity fund with plans to invest as much as $500 million.
Comerica Bank execs: Mid-sized business clients worried about tariffs
“Middle-market customers remain cautious,” Comerica President Curtis Farmer told investors Tuesday. “Probably the greatest source of caution relates to what may or may not happen on the tariff side of the house.”
Why Mariner’s Tony Roberts would happily do away with the 24-hour news cycle
Tony Roberts is new to the role of managing director at Mariner Wealth Advisors' Cincinnati office.
Attorney explains $18.5 million Aequitas settlement, calls it ‘maximum’ recovery
The settlement means investors in the collapsed investment firm don't have to worry about expensive litigation eating further into what they could collect.
Mesa Airlines parent files for $150 million initial public offering
If the initial public offering is successful, the company intends to list its shares under the symbol “MESA.”
CFO of the Year honoree: Rod Winegarner, Dignity Health
He started his career as a business specialist at tiny Salem Hospital in Hillsboro, Kansas, while attending Wichita State University.