Knoxville Biz Ticker: Knoxville Entrepreneur Center launches Made for Knoxville campaign
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Knoxville Entrepreneur Center launches Made for Knoxville campaign
“Made for Knoxville” is a print and social media campaign and storytelling website initiated by the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center to elevate awareness of Knoxville’s diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem ranging from “solo-preneurs,” makers, growth stage tech companies, investors, and established institutions.
Made for Knoxville shines the light on the big wins, everyday hustles, and ongoing challenges that our entrepreneurial ecosystem faces in unprecedented times - through an incredible collection of original interview videos, profiles of nearly one hundred entrepreneurs, and original blog articles by Knoxville legend Jack Neely.
Knoxville Biz Ticker: United Community Banks, Inc. announces acquisition of FinTrust Capital Partners, LLC
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United Community Banks, Inc. announces acquisition of FinTrust Capital Partners, LLC
GREENVILLE, S.C. – May 13, 2021 – United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (United) today announced that its Advisory Services division will be expanding through the acquisition of FinTrust Capital Partners, LLC (FinTrust), and its operating subsidiaries FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC, FinTrust Capital Benefit Group, LLC and FinTrust Brokerage Services, LLC. FinTrust is a 13-year-old employee-owned investment advisory firm headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with additional locations in Anderson, South Carolina, and Athens and Macon, Georgia. The firm provides wealth and investment management services to individuals and institutions within its markets. As of March 31, 2021, FinTrust had assets u
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UCBI expands financial advisory services
United Community Banks, Inc. is expanding its Advisory Services division. UCBI, headquartered in Blairsville, announced this week it has acquired FinTrust Capital Partners, LLC and its operating subsidiaries.
FinTrust is a 13-year-old employee-owned investment advisory firm headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, with additional locations in Anderson, South Carolina, and Athens and Macon, Georgia.
The firm provides wealth and investment management services to individuals and institutions within its markets, a news release from UCBI states. As of March 31, 2021, FinTrust had assets under management of $2.0 billion across its advisory, retirement planning, and brokerage businesses.
According to United’s Chairman and CEO Lynn Harton, the bank holding company’s investment advisory business has grown organically over the past several years. They expanded in 2020 with a broader product offering through th