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Welcome to Alliance for Downtown Meridian Dear Stakeholder,
The Alliance for Downtown Meridian is featuring the
financial institutions in the downtown area for this issue. Each firm has a different way of business, whether
it is customer service oriented or better deals. We encourage you to find the best business that will fit
to your personal needs. |
| Support Your Local Financial
Institutions Stifel Nicolas purchased the Meridian, UBS
office and is located at 500 22nd Ave. The Financial Advisors are: Brian Temple, Barry Boatner, Michael Crosby, Bubba
Hannah, Phillip Jenkins, Greg Swanson and Alan Lamar. They can be reached at: 601.693.2755 or toll-free at: 800.959.2723.
Although their name changed, their hospitality has not. |
Great Southern National Bank  Great Southern National Bank is celebrating 100 years! They
opened their doors in Quitman in 1902. In 1986 they changed the name from the Bank of Quitman to the Great
Southern National. In 1996, GSNB decided to incorporate all of their banks under one name and began operating
under Great Southern National Bank, rather than each individual town name. Meridian President is Leslie Usher. |
Beyond Capital  As a full service financial advisory
firm, they are creating a business whose mission is one committed toward the achievement of the objectives defined by
their clients. The strategies and resources employed will ultimately be the client's decision. Their
responsibility is to help clients make that determination fully informed while supporting their right to use the resources
of their choosing. They use Charles Schwab, as well as Next Financial, in order to give their clients more options to
suit their investment needs. You can visit Kenny Watts, Derek Glicco or Meredith Rea at 2211 Fifth Street,
Suite 107 or call 601.693.3007. |
 Vision: To be a premier financial services company in their
marketplace. Mission: To achieve outstanding customer satisfaction by providing banking, wealth management
and insurance solutions through superior sales and service, utilizing excellent people, teamwork and diversity, while
meeting their corporate financial goals. For more than 100 years, Trustmark has offered premier financial
services to the markets it serves. "People you Trust. Advise that Works." The Meridian President is
Billy Estes. There are three locations in Meridian and the downtown branch is located at 421 22nd Ave. |
| Serving the citizens since 1909, BankPlus
is celebrating 100 years. They are focused on high performance employees. BankPlus considers high performance to
be return on the stakeholders equity in the top 25% of their peer group. Each employee has
unique abilities, skills, and talents. When you pool these traits together, it enables BankPlus to attain
high performance as an institution. They have three locations and their downtown branch is located at 215 22nd
Ave. Meridian President is Leon Harris. |
Regions Financial Corporation
was formed in 1971 as First Alabama Bancshares Inc. In less than four years, First Alabama's assets doubled-from
$43 million in 1971 to $1.2 billion at the end of 1974. Regions Financial Corporation is one of the top bank holding
companies in the United States. With over $142 billion in combined assets, over 5 million customers across their
16 state footprint. They have a network of 1,900 branches and 2,300 ATMs. Also included in Regions operations
is Regions Mortgage, a division of Regions Bank. Regions operates two subsidiaries: Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. and
Regions Insurance Group, Inc. Jeff Smith is Lauderdale-Newton County President. |
Citizens National Bank On
March 6, 1888, the Mississippi legislature granted a "handwritten" charter to a group of businessmen
and farmers who would raise $50,000 to open Citizens Savings Bank. From their first location in
a store on a dirt street in downtown Meridian, Citizens National's early directors and officers began building a foundation of trust
with new customers in a new and growing community.
It is their vision to encourage personal, business and community economic development that finances the dreams of Mississippians. Visit
any one of seven locations. Their downtown branch is located at 512 22nd Ave. Bank President is Archie McDonnell
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Commercial Bank
Community
business leaders formed Commercial Bank in 1914 in DeKalb, Mississippi. In 1995 The Commercial Bank introduced
its special brand of independent banking to Lauderdale County by opening a branch in Collinsville. Shortly thereafter,
branches were opened at Briarwood and in the Medical district downtown. They welcome the opportunity to meet
you personally, so come on in to any of their branches and learn how they can assist you in meeting your financial needs.
They have two locations in Meridian. The downtown brance is located at 1101 22nd Ave. Jerome Evans, manager. |
In 1908 forty-eight individuals set out to make banking a reality in
the small town of Philadelphia, Mississippi. Under the national bank charter it opened the doors of what was known as
The First National Bank. The currency used as legal tender during the bank's early years was printed in-house and issued
under the banks name. January 2008 the Mid Town branch opened for business at 905 22nd Ave., Meridian, MS. Along
with the downtown branch, there are two other branches. Meridian bank President is Neil Henry. |
Upcoming Events: MSO "Brave the Elements", Part
2, October 31, 2009, 7:30 p.m. MSU Riley Center Soule Live Steam Festival & Meridian Railfest, November 6-7,
2009, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Downtown Meridian Dueling Demos, featuring Chef/Author - Robert St. John & Watercolor
Artist- Wyatt Waters, Tuesday, November 10, 2009, Central United Methodist Church, 6:00 p.m. |
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| Board Members Tim Allred Billy Beal Johnny Brewer Scott Carmichael Gaines Crawford Barbaree Heaster Minnie Hunter Jim McGinnis Michele
Pearson Guy Purvis James Rowcliff Dennis Sankovich Esperanza Sullins Kenny
Watts Larry Jones Executive Director Amy Reede Main Street Manager |
Fun Facts: Green
Backs The origin of the nickname "greenback" originated as a name for Demand Notes, non-interest
notes with green backs issued by the U.S. in 1861 to finance the Civil War. Super-sized
"money belt" The 8 billion U.S. notes printed each
year are enough to wrap around the earth's equator over 30 times. Mile-high millions A
stack of currency 1 mile high would contain over 14 million notes. Tough stuff! You would
have to double-fold a U.S. currency note about 4,000 times before it would tear. Women and Money Martha
Washington is the only woman whose portrait has appeared on U.S. paper currency. It appeared on $1 Silver Certificates,
Series 1886, 1891, and 1896. Source: exchangerate.com |
First State Bank
Opened Tuesday, June 4, 1934 as First National Bank of Waynesboro. The bank changed
from a National to a State Charter May 1, 1939 and became First State Bank. The opening in 1962 of drive-in facilities
was the first in the state. With many openings across the state, January 3, 2005 was the first day of operation for
the Meridian Loan Production Office. The Medical Center office is their full service location in Meridian, opened in
June of 2006, which brought total full service locations of First State Bank to eight. First State Bank now serves Lauderdale,
Clarke, Greene, George, and Wayne Counties. Their permanent full service location in Meridian, the Clock Tower office,
is located on 8th St. and 22nd Ave. First State Bank's assets as of September 30 was $413,373,765. Meridian President
is Johnny Brewer. |
 Community Bank Community Bancshares
of Mississippi, inc., started more than 100 years ago in a small timber community in east central Mississippi and has grown
in recent years by employing a unique approach to one of America's most routine industries. Community Bank has focused
on simple deposit and loan services and proved that plain "vanilla" banking can be very sweet to customers, staff,
and stockholders alike. In just over 10 years, Community Bank grew from $200 million in Assets to $2.2 billion in assets,
36 offices and over 650 employees in four states. Downtown branch is located at 301 22dn Ave. S. Meridian President
is Jeff McCoy. |
| Edward Jones Investments At Edward Jones, they are guided by a set of long-standing principles. They serve individuals
investors, like you. They opt for proven, long-term investing strategies instead of the latest investment fads.
And, while they share information on the web site, they believe it's more important to provide personalized attention
and build relationships face to face in their local, community-based offices. The downtown location is at
2110 5th St. and you can contact Lisa Mabry, financial advisor.. |
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