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National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Walter Woods	Bank Merger Leaves Atlanta Office Market in Limbo Wachovia's acquisition of SouthTrust Corp. in June could leave some Atlanta landlords feeling jilted because consolidation of space generally follows mergers.
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Entrepreneur September 2007 Carol Tice	New Bank in Town The recent boom in community banks could mean better lending options for entrepreneurs. With modest assets, these smaller banks can't serve corporate giants, so they prefer entrepreneurial businesses.
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Bank Technology News September 2006	Performance Of Small Banks Tells Only Part of Their Story The performance of community banks is often an afterthought when talk of what makes the banking industry tick gets going.
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Bank Technology News March 2007 Glen Fest	Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers.
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