Sansone Group heads to Nashville with $24M building acquisition
The commercial real estate firm partnered with a New York investment management firm on the deal.
SunTrust, BB&T still working on new name, CEO Rogers says
The name game is still underway. SunTrust Banks Inc. CEO Bill Rogers says he doesn’t yet know what the name of his company will be after it merges with BB&T Corp. (NYSE: BBT), nor does he know what the name of the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park will be...
KC’s five strongest midsize banks of 2017
Do you bank at one of the strongest midsize banks in the Kansas City area?
Why Northwestern Mutual is growing its Charlotte footprint
Northwestern Mutual is expanding its Charlotte footprint with a third office in Ballantyne.
Goldman Sachs plan aims to improve diversity
The goal, CEO David Solomon said, is to make sure that half of all new analysts and entry-level associates are female.
Should San Jose create its own bank to handle the city’s accounts?
Three City Councilmembers have asked that San Jose explore its own municipally chartered bank to take over the city’s accounts when its current contract with Wells Fargo expires this summer.
FC Cincinnati wins first MLS match in home opener: PHOTOS
FC Cincinnati officially brought Major League Soccer to the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium with a bang on Sunday. FCC recorded its first MLS win against the Portland Timbers in front of a sold out crowd of more than 32,250 with a score of ...
5 good reads: News you can take to the bank or to the mall or restaurant
We’ll start this week’s list of suggested reads with a couple of items that showcase James Dornbrook’s bank coverage. His experience on the beat allows him to jump on news of new players coming to town, such as a story this week on one of the nation’s ...
Not fooling around: Maggie Dorn talks about investing and Buffalo
Maggie Dorn’s first exposure to The Motley Fool came in a 2002 economics class at Nardin Academy in Buffalo. Fast-forward through a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College, a D.C.-based job as a web marketing analyst, enrolling in a graduate program at ...
Form D Friday: Fund led by Boulder wealth management firm CEO raised more than $23M
Crestone Capital is based in Boulder.
CBJ Morning Buzz: Wells Fargo blasted over CEO’s $2M bonus; UNC Charlotte’s latest venture
In local news: In what is likely no surprise to readers of bank news, Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) has come under fire for giving its chief executive a $2 billion bonus, even as the financial giant struggles to put a series of scandals in the rearvie...
From the other side: What it’s like to negotiate a buyout with First Citizens
Raleigh’s First Citizens Bank has become an acquisition expert – building out its branch network, deal by deal, from its North Hills headquarters.