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Industry News and Updates
TCB focuses on small and midsize businesses, professional firms from Downtown office
TCB focuses on small and midsize businesses, professional firms from Downtown office (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- You wouldn’t expect to find a bank branch on the 18th floor of a Downtown skyscraper. But The Claxton Bank, a Georgia-based bank...
Sterling Bank shareholders approve its buyout by EverBank
Sterling Bank shareholders approve its buyout by EverBank (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Sterling Bancorp Inc. said shareholders voted at a special meeting Dec. 18 to approve the sale of its Sterling Bank and Trust subsidiary to Jacksonville-based...
Community First Credit Union expanding to Wildlight
Community First Credit Union expanding to Wildlight (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Community First Credit Union is planning a branch in Wildlight in Nassau County. The Jacksonville-based financial institution bought a 1.19-acre commercial parcel on...
JAXUSA, executives to unveil code-named Project Paper Company’s $173 million expansion plan
JAXUSA, executives to unveil code-named Project Paper Company’s $173 million expansion plan (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- The JAX Chamber's economic development arm, JAXUSA Partnership, announced details of a financial service company’s $173...
Community First Credit Union buys Green Cove Springs property
Community First Credit Union buys Green Cove Springs property (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Jacksonville-based Community First Credit Union is planning its first branch in Green Cove Springs. It purchased a vacant commercial lot at 327 N. Orange...
IRS again delays small-business tax-reporting requirement
IRS again delays small-business tax-reporting requirement (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- The IRS has delayed a requirement that business owners and freelancers report more than $600 in income from platforms such as PayPal and Venmo. The...
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
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