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Pinnacle Adds Financial Specialist to Myrtle Beach Grissom Office
Pinnacle Financial Partners has added Collin Batten as a financial specialist in its Grissom office in Myrtle Beach. He brings several years of banking experience across multiple local institutions and a strong reputation for exceptional client service.
Michelle Younts Joins Pinnacle as Office Leader in Lexington
Michelle Younts has joined Pinnacle Financial Partners as office leader for the firm’s Lexington East Center location. She brings more than 20 years of banking experience, most recently serving as branch leader for multiple offices in the Triad region.
Josh Spies Joins Pinnacle Financial Partners at Charlotte PEER Center
Pinnacle Financial Partners has added Joshua Spies as a financial specialist at the firm’s PEER (Pinnacle Economic Empowerment Resource) Center on Dalton Avenue. He brings nearly a decade of banking experience to his role, where he’ll help deliver financial solutions and personalized support to clients in one of the firm’s most community-focused offices.
Work Begins to Replace Former Economy Inn Site with Affordable Housing
City leaders, community advocates and housing developers broke ground today on Hoover Townes, a new affordable housing community in the West Sugar Creek Corridor of Opportunity. Designed to create affordable homeownership opportunities for families seeking long-term stability, the development will create 39 townhomes on the former site of the Economy Inn near Sugar Creek Road and I-85, an area known for chronic disinvestment and instability.
Pinnacle is the Triad's No. 1 Best Place to Work for Seventh Consecutive Year
Pinnacle Financial Partners is once again the No. 1 Best Place to Work in the Triad region of North Carolina representing Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. The Triad Business Journal named Pinnacle to the No.1 spot in the extra-large companies category (greater than 300 associates) for its annual competition to find the region’s top workplaces.
Veteran Leaders: Amy Holland Joins JB&B Capital, Jeff Sorem Joins Pinnacle's Equipment Finance Team
Pinnacle Financial Partners has added two equipment finance veterans to its team, including a leader in vendor finance. Amy Holland has joined JB&B Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Financial Partners, as a special projects manager and a member of its leadership team to build the company’s vendor finance practice. Jeff Sorem has joined the equipment finance team at Pinnacle Financial Partners. Both bring decades of experience in equipment finance, with Holland focusing on vendor programs and Sorem specializing in capital markets lending and managing vendor relationships. Holland is based at JB&B’s office in Franklin, TN, just south of Nashville. Sorem is based in Minneapolis and works directly for Pinnacle.
Veteran Financial Advisor Awa Kane Joins Pinnacle in Tysons Corner
Pinnacle Financial Partners has brought on Awa Kane as a financial advisor serving commercial and middle market clients across the National Capital Region. She is based at the firm’s Tysons Corner office.
Pinnacle Financial Partners Expands Relationship with 23XI Racing in Multi-Year Partnership
23XI Racing announced today that Pinnacle has expanded its relationship with the team in a multi-year partnership that makes Pinnacle the official banking sponsor of Tyler Reddick and the No. 45 team. The Nashville-based firm is a leading financial institution located in urban markets across the Southeast. Pinnacle has been an associate partner with Reddick and 23XI since 2023, but this partnership expansion marks the first time Pinnacle will have a featured, brand-focused design on the No. 45 Toyota Camry XSE.
Pinnacle is the No. 1 Best Place to Work in Birmingham
Pinnacle Financial Partners is the No. 1 Best Place to Work in Birmingham in the medium sized category evaluated by Best Places to Work® and announced by the Birmingham Business Journal. This is the first year Pinnacle has been nominated for the list.
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Tarkenton and gener8tor Launch FinTech Accelerator for Underrepresented Founders in Atlanta
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Tarkenton Companies, and gener8tor are banding together to provide new business opportunities for underrepresented founders in the local financial community. The organizations are launching a startup accelerator with Pinnacle making the initial investment of $1 million. Designed to supercharge innovation and entrepreneurship in the Southeast, gener8tor specifically supports those who have historically lacked access to capital, mentorship, and growth infrastructure.
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