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NEWS BRIEFS: Two area banks merging, creating $2 billion in assets

NEWS BRIEFS: Two area banks merging, creating $2 billion in assets

Two Atlanta area banks are merging to create a bank with more than $2 billion in assets. Georgia Banking Company, Inc.,and the parent company of Georgia Primary Bank, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under to merge with and into GBC

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by · October 11, 2024 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: Economy dooms proposed GBC-People’s bank merger

NEWS BRIEFS: Economy dooms proposed GBC-People’s bank merger

Georgia Banking Company, Inc. (“GBC”) and Peoples BankTrust, Inc.(“Peoples”) have jointly announced a mutual agreement to terminate their merger agreement, previously announced on November 10, 2021. At that time, it was thought that  Peoples would merge into GBC in a cash and stock transaction with an aggregate value of approximately $58 million. 

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by · July 8, 2022 · News
NEW for 11/12: Banks will merge; Bad idea on commission; Expectations

NEW for 11/12: Banks will merge; Bad idea on commission; Expectations

Click here to read the full edition. Inside this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Georgia Banking Co. and Peoples BankTrust will merge
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Ten-member county commission idea is bad for Gwinnett County
ANOTHER VIEW: What are your expectations about your children?
SPOTLIGHT: Gateway85 Gwinnett
FEEDBACK: Looks upon Aaron Rodgers as a great American hero
UPCOMING: PCOM to offer new master’s program in Medical Lab Science
NOTABLE: Suwanee seeking proposals for 7th annual SculpTour
RECOMMENDED: Buddha Life Zenful Life by Nicolae Tanase
GEORGIA TIDBIT: We’re still searching for cure to battle chestnut tree disease
MYSTERY PHOTO: Mystery Photo asks: where are all these bricks located?
LAGNIAPPE:Frank Sharp offers glances inside Duluth Library
CALENDAR: Flag retirement ceremony planned in Norcross Saturday morning

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by · November 12, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

NEW for 6/18: On cricket houses, new bank, baseball

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Downtown Duluth was once site of a cricket box factory
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Bartow Morgan enjoying re-organizing Georgia Banking Company
ANOTHER VIEW: College baseball in Omaha is my favorite sporting event 
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
FEEDBACK: Another bocce ball court is at Lawrenceville brewery 
UPCOMING: County and Eastside Center offer Covid vaccines for all adults
NOTABLE: Chris Minor is new director of Gwinnett Parks and Recreation
RECOMMENDED: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Collin Rogers was builder and architect of classical houses
MYSTERY PHOTO: Two statues near one another form today’s Mystery Photo

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by · June 18, 2021 · Full issues
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BRACK: Morgan enjoying re-organizing Georgia Banking Company

By Elliott Brack  |  Bartow Morgan Jr. has always been around banking, as has his family before him. While he enjoys running a bank, for him re-organizing a bank is even better. Along with other investors, he recently led a group acquiring Georgia Banking Company, founded in 1998 in Griffin.

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NEW for 5/14: Morgan returns; Salvage operation; Trump support

NEW for 5/14: Morgan returns; Salvage operation; Trump support

Click here to read the latest edition. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Bartow Morgan returns to banking with new acquisition
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Golden Ray salvage going slow near Georgia’s Golden Isles
ANOTHER VIEW: Evangelicals are stout in their support of Donald Trump
SPOTLIGHT: Renasant Bank
FEEDBACK: Reviewing facts on January 6 insurrection at the Capitol
UPCOMING: Gwinnettt, Gangnam district in Korea, agree to collaboration
NOTABLE: LAN Systems of Gwinnett sold to Durham’s WorkSmart
RECOMMENDED: Heaven and Hell, a History of the Afterlife by Bart D. Ehrman
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Augusta Canal of 1845 provided early power and transportation
MYSTERY PHOTO: Many may have driven by today’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: La’Nece Strickland of Lawrenceville recognized for distinctive honor

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by · May 14, 2021 · Full issues
NEW for 9/1: On politics and watching birds

NEW for 9/1: On politics and watching birds

Click here to read the latest issue. In this edition:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Concerning the Democrats, Bernie Sanders and Climate Control 
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Like Before, President Trump Introduces the Fear Card
ANOTHER VIEW: Find Pleasure Watching Birds in Your Own Backyard
SPOTLIGHT: Centurion Advisory Group
FEEDBACK: Defunding Police Departments Is Living in Never-Never Land
UPCOMING: Peachtree Corners Names 11.5 Mile Trail “Corners Connector”
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Chamber Presents Third Annual Moxie Awards
RECOMMENDED: Ghostwritten by Isabel Wolff
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Shakers Establish Colony in Georgia, Which Was Short Lived 
MYSTERY PHOTO: Laid Back Scene Is This Edition’s Mystery Photo
LAGNIAPPE: Morgan No Longer Heading Georgia Activities for Renasant Bank

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by · September 1, 2020 · Full issues
4/10: On home fire safety; Brand Bank’s change; Newnan rally

4/10: On home fire safety; Brand Bank’s change; Newnan rally

Click here to read the latest issue. Inside:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Fire Department Offers Seniors Devices To Improve Home Safety
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Brand Bank Potential Sale Cuts Link with Old Time Banking in Gwinnett
ANOTHER VIEW: Racist Gathering Being Planned in Newnan on April 21
SPOTLIGHT: Howard Brothers
McLEMORE’S WORLD: Aging
UPCOMING: 12th Annual Supplier Symposium for County Set for April 26
NOTABLE: Alexander’s Diamonds Moves from Toco Hills to Lawrenceville
RECOMMENDED: Movie: Paul the Apostle of Christ:  Affirm Films, 2018           
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Burrison Helps Publicize Jug Makers of Georgia
MYSTERY PHOTO: Take a Look at maybe King Kong In Action
CALENDAR: Southern Wings Bird Club Plans Hike on April 14

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by · April 10, 2018 · Full issues
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BRACK: Brand Bank potential sale cuts link with old-time banking in Gwinnett

APRIL 10, 2018  |  Reports last week that Brand Bank of Lawrenceville would be bought by a Mississippi bank in one way cut the link to old-time banking in Gwinnett County. After all, Brand Bank was the oldest of the locally owned banks in Gwinnett, founded in 1905, and the biggest, with $2.4 billion in assets.

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by · April 10, 2018 · Elliott Brack's Perspective