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Parents Love Working at Pinnacle
Pinnacle Financial Partners continues to be one of the nation’s best employers for working parents. Today FORTUNE magazine and Great Place to Work® announced the firm earned the No. 41 spot on their list of 2021 Best Workplaces for Parents™. It is Pinnacle’s fourth consecutive appearance on the list, which is determined by anonymous employee surveys. The analysis focuses on the comparison between parent responses and non-parent responses.
Pinnacle Financial Partners to Relocate Coastal Main Office, Open Retail Office at Morrison Yard in Charleston
Pinnacle Financial Partners announced today that it will move its main office on the South Carolina coast to Morrison Yard Office, a 156,159-square-foot, Class-A building under development in Charleston. Pinnacle will occupy 20,372 square feet of office space and 2,282 square feet of retail space in the project.
Pinnacle Financial Partners Recruits 6 Veteran Financial Professionals for Expansion to Washington, D.C. and National Capital Region
Pinnacle Financial Partners has hired six experienced and proven financial professionals to lead the firm’s expansion into Washington, D.C. and the surrounding areas of Virginia and Maryland. Carolyne Pelton, formerly the director of Aerospace, Defense and Government Contracting (ADGC) at Truist, will lead the team as Pinnacle’s regional president for the National Capital Region. She is joined by financial advisors Lauren Shields, Masha Loughlin and Jessica Green, who also worked in the ADGC division at Truist, as well as commercial real estate financial advisor Matthew Nader and senior credit officer Bruce Sharp. The team will operate from a temporary space in the Tyson’s Corner area before moving into a permanent location in 2022.
NABC Recycled Rides Joins Pinnacle and Others Present a Car to Ronald McDonald House Charities in Memphis
On Thursday, November 18, three Tennessee-based companies, along with Allstate and the National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides® program, teamed up to make life easier for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Memphis. The group presented a 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe that was donated by Allstate and refurbished by Carey’s Body Shop for families to use as a courtesy vehicle while their children are being treated at nearby St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Pinnacle Opens New Location in Summerville at Nexton
Pinnacle Financial Partners opened its new loan production office today in Summerville at Nexton, Charleston’s third major job center. The office is located at 1247 Nexton Parkway, Suite 102, in the Home Telecom building. This is the firm’s second office in Summerville and 12th in the Charleston MSA.
Pinnacle is the No. 1 Workplace in Every Major Market in North Carolina
Pinnacle Financial Partners is the No. 1 best place to work in every major market in North Carolina, having earned the top spot this week in Charlotte on a list of midsize Top Workplaces from The Charlotte Observer. The midsize category includes businesses with 150 to 499 employees. It is Pinnacle’s third time to be featured on the list, earning the No. 2 spot for midsize companies in 2020. This makes for a clean sweep of workplace awards in North Carolina markets. Earlier this year, the firm was named the No. 1 workplace in the Triad region of North Carolina and the No. 1 Top Workplace in the Triangle, among many others across the footprint.
Pinnacle Opens Full-service Office in Buckhead
Pinnacle Financial Partners has opened its second full-service office in Atlanta at 3379 Peachtree Rd. NE in Buckhead, offering a diverse array of services for personal finance, small business, commercial and wealth management needs. Experienced office leader Jerry Banks leads the Buckhead team, which includes financial advisor Aaron Binion, client service advisor Christina Herron, mortgage advisor Jennifer Sampson, mortgage advisor assistant Tasha Ellis, and financial specialists Sheryle Kelley and Donovan Dillard.
Pinnacle is One of America's Top 10 Banks to Work For
Pinnacle Financial Partners is one to the 10 best banks to work for in the nation and No. 1 among banks with more than $11 billion in assets. The latest list of Best Banks to Work For from American Banker magazine ranks Pinnacle No. 9 among 90, with no other banks of similar asset size appearing on the list. This is the firm’s ninth consecutive appearance.
Scott Bendure Joins Pinnacle as Financial Advisor and Area Manager
Scott Bendure has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as a financial advisor and area manager for the firm’s client advisory group in Memphis, along with are financial advisors Travis Hughes and Kim Weaver. All are based at the firm’s main Memphis office at 949 S. Shady Grove Rd. Financial advisor assistant Chris Baumgardner also joined the Shady Grove office team.
Brock Kidd is the No. 1 Financial Consultant Nationally in the Raymond James Financial Institutions Division
Pinnacle Asset Management’s Brock Kidd is the No. 1 financial consultant in the nation among the Financial Institutions Division of Raymond James Financial Services. He earned this distinction for having the highest total dollar amount of assets under management at more than $700 million. Kidd is also ranked No. 25 among Raymond James Financial Services internationally and was named to the company’s Chairman’s Council** for the fifth consecutive year.
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