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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

With the record growth of San Antonio, Houston and Austin, southern Texas is becoming a hub for business. Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. There’s a lot of energy in the southern half of Texas, and it’s not just the resources that power our homes and cars. Photo by Dennis Burnett.

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3 Key Commerce Areas the Texas Winter Storm Teaches Us About Being Unprepared

Perficient

If you’ve been following the news recently, you’ve likely heard something about how Texas has been trampled by unusually cold temperatures and snow this past week. You may have read a previous post I published about moving to Texas from Massachusetts. What you may not have heard is how unprepared the state was for this event.

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Top 5 Emerging Fintech Hubs in The U.S.

Bank Innovation

Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston all have thriving fintech communities, and are definitely worth a trip for the invested fintech entrepreneur, but the U.S. These cities boast strong tech communities, talent pools, good coffee, and cheaper rents. Cities in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and […].

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Community Bank embraces digital to deliver $50M in PPP loans 

Bank Innovation

As of Friday afternoon, the Amarillo, Texas-based bank had received more than 1,250 […]. The technological upgrades Happy State Bank made prior to the COVID-19 crisis has helped the lender service and onboard customers digitally and deploy its own SBA Paycheck Protection Program platform in a matter of days, CEO J.

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How Texas Restaurants Are Using A Safety Seal of Approval To Get Customers Back

PYMNTS

In a nod to community efforts to boost customer experienced, individual consumers can report on health efforts at Texas eateries — and whether they are enforcing standards such as social distancing and more official standards mandated by the state’s governor. percent reporting dining less at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and 35.9

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Colleagues Come Together to Donate Over $20,000 to Support Those in Hunger Around the World

Perficient

Hundreds of our colleagues used their $100 and creativity to tackle food insecurity in their communities, contributing tens of thousands of dollars to the fight against hunger. Local and national non-profits were both represented, and many colleagues chose to give back to organizations that were unique to their community. .

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Colleagues Donate Over $10,000 to Animals in Need

Perficient

Wild Life Center of Texas. Perficient are big believers in giving back to the communities in which we live and work, and we have the opportunity to empower our colleagues to pay it forward and spread some much-needed joy. Huron Valley Humane Society. 4 Luv of Dog Rescue. Best Friend Animal Society. 16 Hands of Love.

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