Blue Ridge Bankshares, the holding company of Blue Ridge Bank and BRB Financial Group, intends to phase out single-use plastics as part of its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2040. This policy will transition the company away from single-use plastic item by the end of 2024. read more

APR 25, 2022 - 7:06 am

War in Ukraine and lockdowns in China have sent global order volumes tumbling in the first three months of 2022 according to new data from Tradeshift, a B2B payments network connecting commerce across supply chains. read more

APR 22, 2022 - 7:16 am

CIT Northbridge Credit, as advised by CIT Asset Management, served as sole lead arranger on a $145 million credit facility for Natural Gas Compression Systems. read more

APR 22, 2022 - 7:04 am

Arizona State University’s alumni association named Frederick Van Etten, president of Midland Equipment Finance, to the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022, an annual awards program that recognizes the fastest-growing alumni-owned or -led organizations. read more

APR 19, 2022 - 7:14 am

Merchants Financial Group approved a three-for-one stock split and elected Molly Jungbauer, CEO and co-owner of Hollstadt Consulting, and James Rogers III, chief business development officer for Mayo Clinic, to three-year terms on the company’s board of directors. read more

APR 18, 2022 - 6:44 am

Small business loan approval rates at big banks (more than $10 million in assets) rose from 14.7% in February to 14.9% in March, and approval rates at small banks (under $10 billion in assets) increased from 20.5% in February to 20.6% in March, according to Biz2Credit. read more

APR 13, 2022 - 7:09 am

Don Davis, senior vice president of national accounts for Fleet Advantage, and Wesley Hall, director of fleet services for Fleet Advantage, both achieved the Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) designation from the National Private Truck Council. read more

APR 13, 2022 - 7:01 am

BankUnited opened a new corporate banking office in Atlanta, representing a renewed effort to expand outside of its core markets of Florida and New York, and hired Adam Gordon to lead the new office as market executive and corporate banking team leader. read more

APR 8, 2022 - 6:00 am

JetBlue submitted a proposal to acquire Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion. JetBlue, which believes it is offering a “superior proposal” compared with Spirit’s merger agreement with Frontier Airlines, intends to fund the transaction with cash on hand and debt financing led by Goldman Sachs. read more

APR 6, 2022 - 6:32 am

According to the 2022 AFP Payments Fraud and Control Survey, 71% of organizations reported being victims of payment fraud activity in 2021, lower than the 81% reported in 2019 and the lowest percentage recorded since 2014. read more

APR 6, 2022 - 6:26 am

CIT’s asset-based lending business served as lead arranger on financing for Kenneth Cole Productions, a men’s and women's fashion brand. read more

APR 6, 2022 - 6:15 am

According to International Data Corporation, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure, including dedicated and shared environments, increased 8.8% year over year in 2021 to $73.9 billion. read more

APR 1, 2022 - 6:37 am

Inovatec Systems, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for automotive lending institutions, formed a partnership with San Diego’s Point Predictive, a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for the lending industry. read more

APR 1, 2022 - 6:36 am

Supply & Demand Chain Executive recognized Brian Antonellis, senior vice president of fleet operations at Fleet Advantage, and Don Davis, senior vice president of national accounts at Fleet Advantage, as 2022 “Pros to Know.” read more

APR 1, 2022 - 6:33 am

Forbes and Statista named EquipmentShare, an equipment and digital solutions provider serving the construction industry, one of the top employers in Missouri on the 2022 list of America’s best startup employers. read more

APR 1, 2022 - 6:31 am