Corporate Report: Nov. 22

Reeder Ranch and Dairy's J.T. named to Agriculture Hall of Fame
James Thomas (J.T.) Reeder of Palmetto's Reeder Farms and Reeder Ranch and Dairy Inc. is being posthumously inducted into the Manatee County Agriculture Hall of Fame.

Reeder started the vegetable-farming venture with his father, Hiram Reeder, and mother, Layla Reeder, in the mid-1930s. Reeder Farms started with 40 acres purchased in the Ruskin area, but in 1946 the farm was sold and land was purchased in Manatee County. Over time the farm phased out of vegetables and moved into citrus, dairy, beef cattle and a community airport. Reeder was active in operating the business until his death in early 2009.

C1 Bank chief operating officer named Florida School of Banking director
St. Petersburg-based C1 Bank announced that Rita Lowman, C1 Bank's chief operating officer, was named director of the Florida School of Banking. The Florida School of Banking, located at the University of Florida, is one of the top banking schools in Florida.