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Q&A with ‘Wolfette of Wall Street’ Lauren Simmons on increasing diversity in finance
Lauren Simmons made history in 2017 as the youngest stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
U.S. Bank sees gold, not gloom, in Bay Area after Union Bank buy
“California is more analogous to a country,” said U.S. Bank exec Tim Welsh, pointing to the Golden State’s sizable economy and status as the nation’s most populous state. “How could we not be excited when you look at the market, the scale, the diversity and the vitality?”
First Resource Bank CEO Glenn Marshall to retire; successor named
First Resource Bank's next leader will be one of the few women to serve as CEO of a local bank.
Wilson man gets longest prison sentence yet in PPP fraud ring
Isaac Lamont Dawson of Wilson is sentenced to three years in prison.
2023 NextGen Accounting: Kerry Early, Landscape Workshop
The BBJ has put the next generation of leaders in the accounting realm in the spotlight, and that includes Kerry Early.
Led by Oregon’s largest, credit unions follow banks’ deposit decline
Some credit unions grew deposits but most saw declines even as membership, employment and loan volume increased.
2023 NextGen Accounting: Austin Garrett, KPMG
The BBJ has put the next generation of leaders in the accounting realm in the spotlight, and that includes Austin Garrett.
Galen College of Nursing expands rapidly to address staffing shortages
There is a worsening shortage of nurses in the United States, and a Louisville-based school is racing to fill it.
Galen College of Nursing has grown from three campuses to 20 campuses across the country over the last three years, increasing its enrollment to more than 13,000 students, Galen President and CEO Mark Vogt said.
Founded in 1989 by Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), the school’s footprint now stretches as far south as Miami and as far west as Las Vegas, teaching students from 42 states.
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Newsom signs law aimed at easing some of the strain on commercial fire insurance plan
A new law could go a little ways toward helping ease the strain on the state’s insurer of last resort.
Associated Bank focused on organic growth, not M&A
Andy Harmening, the president and CEO of Associated Bank, said the financial institution is focused on organic growth.