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SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West is a proud sponsor of a signature event celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. International Orange - named after the color used to paint the bridge - is an art exhibition that will feature on-site installations responding to the bridge as an icon, historic structure, and conceptual inspiration. The exhibition opens Memorial Day weekend, May 26 - May 28, at the historic Fort Point building at the...
LOS ANGELES, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West is proud to be the presenting sponsor for the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival, to be held May 18 -20 in Newport Beach. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120418/MM90603LOGO) More than 25 smooth-jazz artists will perform during the three-day event, including three-time Grammy-nominated artist Boney James. The festival attracts over 10,000 music fans, making this venue one of the premier smooth jazz...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West's Wealth Management Group advises investors to maintain a conservative tactical asset allocation despite the recent gains in U.S. markets in its second quarter investment and economic outlook. Specifically, the team favors large capitalization U.S. stocks and modest exposure to international emerging and frontier markets in its equity portfolio allocations. In the tax-free fixed income sector, the team continues its...
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West is one of the leading bank lenders to U.S. agriculture, according to an American Bankers Association online ranking of the Top 100 Farm Lenders. The bank ranked second in the nation with approximately $3.2 billion in agricultural loans at the end of last year. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120418/MM90603LOGO) "This top ranking reflects Bank of the West's continued commitment to the agricultural sector," said...
OMAHA, Neb., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West will again host a Facebook band contest, looking for an up-and-coming band to open for Huey Lewis and The News and Mockingbird Sun, and perform before thousands of people at the Bank of the West Celebrates America concert and fireworks show. Set for Friday, June 29, 2012, at Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska, Bank of the West Celebrates America is one of the West's largest outdoor free concerts. Contest details are on the...
In the news release, Bank of the West Hosts Band Contest on Facebook: Nominate Your Favorite Band; Call for Entries, issued 02-May-2012 by Bank of the West over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the underlying hyperlink in the second paragraph, first sentence, should direct to "http://www.facebook.com/BankoftheWest" rather than...
OMAHA, Neb., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West will again host a Facebook band contest, looking for an up-and-coming band to open for Huey Lewis and The News and Mockingbird Sun, and perform before thousands of people at the Bank of the West Celebrates America concert and fireworks show. Set for Friday, June 29, 2012, at Memorial Park in Omaha, Nebraska, Bank of the West Celebrates America is one of the West's largest outdoor free concerts. (Photo:...
LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2012 Bank of the West is hosting the March 10 ceremony honoring 11 former student athletes and one former coach who are being inducted into the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Hall of Honor. "It's a great pleasure to be connected with an organization such as the Pac-12 that promotes the tradition of academic excellence and strong athletic performance," said Bank of the West Senior Executive Vice President Andy Harmening of the upcoming event. "Their culture of...
Gallup-HOPE Index's matching partner commitments of $500K lay foundation for the dissemination of a national survey that will define the criteria to empower American youth WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nonprofit Operation HOPE (HOPE), a global leader in financial dignity, today announced increased 2011 support for the Gallup HOPE Index, a national survey measuring financial literacy and the economic energy of U.S. students, acknowledging $500K in additional...
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Union First Market Bank today announced that it has launched three mobile banking offerings, including mobile web, text message banking and an iPhone® application (app) making it the largest community bank in Virginia to offer a complete mobile banking product suite. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091027/NE00206LOGO ) "Mobile banking is no longer an exclusive product from large national or regional banks," said G. William Beale,...
