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Industry News and Updates
Pinnacle Financial Partners advancing Ponte Vedra expansion plans
Pinnacle Financial Partners advancing Ponte Vedra expansion plans (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Pinnacle Financial Partners is moving forward with plans to expand its Ponte Vedra office into a full-service bank. St. Johns County issued a permit Jan....
DLP Capital CEO says North Florida remains key market as firm nears $1.5B in annual investments
DLP Capital CEO says North Florida remains key market as firm nears $1.5B in annual investments (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Though steering a portfolio with investments across the U.S., North Florida remains DLP Capital’s key market to CEO Don...
North Florida’s second largest bank brings new financial center to beaches
North Florida’s second largest bank brings new financial center to beaches (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Months after successfully raising millions in capital to fuel nationwide growth, EverBank has opened its newest Northeast Florida...
Pinnacle, Synovus announce completion of merger
Pinnacle, Synovus announce completion of merger (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Pinnacle Financial Partners and Synovus Financial Corp. announced Jan. 2 they have completed their merger, which was announced July 24. The merged bank will operate under...
Seacoast Bank preparing to build-out historic Southbank building
Seacoast Bank preparing to build-out historic Southbank building (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Anchor tenant Seacoast Bank, already approved to post signs at its new Downtown Southbank headquarters, now seeks a permit to build-out two of the...
More than $6.5 billion in pipeline projects signal downtown Jacksonville’s shift from potential to reality
More than $6.5 billion in pipeline projects signal downtown Jacksonville's shift from potential to reality (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- Downtown Jacksonville isn’t talking about transformation anymore — it’s showing it. Construction cranes,...
Meet Brian Allen, Finance Industry Manager
Brian Allen is the Finance sector manager at CareerSource NEFL and a native of Jacksonville, FL.
Brian Allen was born and raised in Jacksonville, and graduated from UNF, initially with a BA in Education and later with a Master of Business Administration.
Brian began his career as a teacher and athletic coach in Duval County Public Schools and eventually found his way into the Mortgage Industry, working both as a Mortgage Broker and then as a Mortgage Loan Officer for both BBVA Compass and TD Bank. He has a total of 13 years of mortgage banking experience in both mortgage origination and mortgage servicing. During the most recent recession, Brian’s employer closed operations and he found employment with Fidelity National Information Services as a Quality Assurance Analyst, testing multiple enterprise applications.
Brian currently serves as both the Finance and Information Technology Sector Managers for CareerSource NEFL.
Contact Brian for information on how your business can benefit from a partnership with CareerSource NEFL.
Interested in a finance career and need more information? Contact Brian at ballen@careersourcenefl.com