Kansas City

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,...

Golden Oaks. If not you, who?

Golden Oaks. If not you, who?

By Alicia Walker, SBA Relationship Manager, Core Bank I’ve been a small business owner for over eleven years and a business banker for twice as long. I continue to be fascinated by the "why I got started in business" stories of my clients. Sometimes, those stories are...

Shark Sighting in Downtown KC!

By Jason Moxness, Market President, Core Bank Question: What happens when you put 30 hungry sharks in a room with 10 Entrepreneurs? Answer:  You witness an outpouring of generosity and support for some of KC’s best and brightest creative thought leaders! Where did all...

The importance of picking one direction.

By Scott Schulz, Vice President, Mortgage Lending, Core Bank It was an odd time to be thinking of the band One Direction. Just a few seconds earlier I was laughing with my family, enjoying a fast section of river during our Colorado white water rafting trip this past...

Bankers Without Coffee: A Horror Story

By Bridget Clark, SBA Credit Manager, Core Bank Most Bankers require coffee in the morning for their brains to function properly. I'm one of those rare Bankers who doesn't drink coffee, but I'm fully aware that I should never talk to, or look a Banker in the eye,...

Employee Spotlight: Abby Day

By Abby Day, SBA Loan Servicer, Core Bank Let’s see, where do I begin??? Who is Abby Day? First off, but most importantly, I'm a mother of three! Joren is 11 and just started 6th Grade at Gretna Middle School. Yikes! I cannot believe my little baby is now a middle...

Back to School, Back to Work

By Jen Williams, Loan Assistant, Core Bank Typically, summer is a time for family outings, vacations and relaxing on a bright sunny day. But for me and so many others, it was a time for graduation, back to school shopping, and getting back into a routine. This summer,...

Bar K is Something Special

By Michele Walters, Vice President SBA Commercial Relationship Manager, Core Bank As the weekend approached, I kept telling my miniature Schnauzer pups, Rosco and Sammy, "Oh my goodness… you have no idea what is going to happen this weekend!" I could hardly wait for...

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