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Industry News and Updates
One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach sold for $48.6 million
One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach sold for $48.6 million (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- One Ocean Resort & Spa in Atlantic Beach sold June 27 for $48.62 million. The oceanfront property comprises a 2.33-acre hotel site and a 0.8-acre...
Community First continues expansion in Northeast Florida
Community First continues expansion in Northeast Florida (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Community First Credit Union has opened in Murabella, its second location in St. Johns County and 23rd in Northeast Florida. The Murabella branch is at 5360...
EverBank announces new Florida Commercial Banking team
EverBank announces new Florida Commercial Banking team (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Jacksonville-based EverBank announced June 3 that its new Florida Commercial Banking team will be led by Fontaine LeMaistre IV, senior vice president and regional...
VyStar’s Lysa Barbano on the growth of credit unions and consumer needs
VyStar's Lysa Barbano on the growth of credit unions and consumer needs (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Business Journal) -- This Florida Business Minds podcast episode introduces listeners to Lysa Barbano, senior vice president and Florida market president with VyStar...
Pinnacle Financial Partners’ proposed build-out tops $2.2 million
Pinnacle Financial Partners’ proposed build-out tops $2.2 million (Courtesy of the Jacksonville Daily Record) -- Pinnacle Financial Partners continues preparing for its Jacksonville offices in the 501 Riverside Ave. building in the Brooklyn area of Downtown, with two...
Jax wealth manager hopeful, skeptical of AI power
Jax wealth manager hopeful, skeptical of AI power (Courtesy of First Coast INNO) -- Artificial Intelligence and large language models have become the "in" buzzword over the past couple of years — but beyond the buzz, stock prices, investment announces and speculation,...
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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