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Employee Spotlight: Chris Dickens, SBA Operations Manager
Who is Chris Dickens? Well, first off, I don’t believe my ancestry ties back to the English Writer, Charles Dickens. But Charles is my Father’s name, so I do have that going for me. I was born and raised in the inner-city of Detroit, MI. I grew up thinking that I...
It was January 2nd, and I already needed a vacation day!
By Jason Moxness, Market President, Core Bank It was 6am on New Year’s Day and my alarm is going off after a very short night of sleep. I wake the family, load the car and head out on a twelve hour drive home from the mountains on icy roads so that I can get to work...
Core Bank’s Bridget Clark Receives NAGGL Award
By Michele Walters, Vice President SBA Commercial Relationship Manager, Core Bank Have you ever heard the old adage “Banker’s Hours”? There was a time long, long ago when bankers would work between the hours of 8:00am to 3:00pm. I remember growing up and my mother...
Core Bank Cares – Foundation4DVP
By Gita Smith, Vice President - Administration Manager, Core Bank Core Bank Cares is an internal program that makes up to $100 available to each Core Bank employee to donate to the charity of their choice. The Kansas City Core Bank team pooled their Core Bank Cares...
What happens when you drive to the wrong castle?
By David Chew, SBA Credit Analyst, Core Bank In September my fiancé and I were fortunate enough to take a vacation of a lifetime to Ireland. Leaving America, we were skeptical about what to expect, how we were going to get around (driving on the left side of the...
Unplug Your Life!
By Ali Shoup, Vice President, Core Bank I made a change in January 2018 to join the Core Bank team and was welcomed with open arms. During our on-boarding process, I discovered a policy that I had never experienced in the 20 years of my banking career. Core Bank...
Giving Thanks – Founders Club Appreciation Event
By Gita Smith, Vice President - Administration Manager, Core Bank On Thursday, November 8th, Core Bank held a “Founders Club Appreciation” event to thank the businesses that have entrusted us with their lending and banking needs. The event was held at the Kansas City...
Hurricane Michael Gives Perspective This Thanksgiving Season
By Alicia Walker, SBA Relationship Manager, Core Bank As a parent, I’m often humbled by the lessons in selflessness that I learn from my son. Here is one such lesson that I was grateful to learn. Hurricane Michael After Hurricane Michael, I flew to Panama City Beach,...
The Idea, Reality Check and Success of 9Round Fitness
By Michele Walters, Vice President SBA Commercial Relationship Manager, Core Bank We've been celebrating veterans recently and I wanted to feature a veteran that I highly respect… his name is Adam Turk. The Idea Last summer, (2017) I received a call from Adam and he...
RoKC: If at First You DO Succeed…
By Alicia Walker, SBA Relationship Manager, Core Bank How many times have you heard the saying, "If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again?" Well, what if you DO succeed? Then, what do you do? If you follow the example of Andrew and Frank Potter, owners of RoKC,...
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