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Latest Articles
Pedal to the Metal – Face in the Sun
By Gita Smith, Senior Administration Officer, Core Bank “OK Gita, its 6:30 p.m. Pack it up and go home.” I look up from my computer screen to see our Market President, Jason Moxness, standing in my office doorway. “I will,” I respond smiling, knowing it will be...
Core Bank Cares: We Give Where We Live
April is Community Banking Month and a perfect time to showcase one of the many reasons to bank local: the deep roots we have in our community. To continue empowering our employees to support our friends and neighbors, we started a giving program called Core Bank...
Super Women Business Series: The Fabric Chic, LLC
By Alicia Walker, SBA Relationship Manager, Core Bank “Fabric of the Universe” After her home “world” was destroyed by an unexpected, disastrous event (or you can call it the downsizing of her Vice President position after being in the corporate “world” for over 25...
Employee Spotlight: Erin Robinson
By Erin Robinson, SBA Loan Administrator, Core Bank When I was in elementary school and middle school, I thought I knew what I wanted to be when I got older – a kindergarten teacher. Then in high school, I decided I wanted to get into politics – the behind the scenes...
Do you have Socks Appeal?
By Jason Moxness, Market President, Core Bank Last summer, I wrote a blog about my personal Revolution (or maybe Evolution) about my battle with every banker’s strangling nemesis – the classic neck tie! I'm happy to report that I'm now 183 days free from the bondage...
Welcome to Core Bank: Ali Shoup
By Ali Shoup, Vice President, Core Bank This is my "Welcome to Core Bank" blog. I’ve never written a blog, I’ve never been asked or had the opportunity. Why this matters… we’ll get to that in a minute. I’ve been a Banker for twenty years this month. I started my...
Paula Lay: Why I am working at Core Bank
By Paula Lay, SBA Senior Servicing Specialist, Core Bank Last September I was contemplating my career. After working a year as a credit analyst at a wonderful $40 million bank in my home town, I was restless. I craved professional development. I wanted to learn more,...
A Simple Act of Kindness
By Bridget Clark, SBA Credit Manager, Core Bank It was a cold dark night, and I was driving like a crazy woman to get my nervous 9 year old to his first ever wrestling practice. (I wasn’t sure if he was nervous because of my driving or his first practice, but that is...
It's not our age that determines our success, it's our attitude.
By David Chew, SBA Credit Analyst, Core Bank Here’s a fun fact; Millennials will make up 44% of the workforce in 4 years. The next closest generation will be Gen X with 31%. Whether we're ready or not, Millennials are changing the way companies do business. Effective...
Did I tell you we are a startup?
By Jason Moxness, Market President, Core Bank “Did I tell you we are a start-up?” Ask my team and I think they will tell you that was my favorite saying in 2017. I said this every time we complained about packing four people into a temporary office. And when we only...
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