Nexus of influence: Bank looks to set a trend

At a new style of branch unveiled by Regions Bank in the Tampa Bay region, video killed the banker’s hours.

Mark Wemple. Jim Donatelli, executive vice president of Regions Bank’s St. Petersburg-Clearwater market, shows off the bank's new "Nexus"-style branch in South Pasadena.
Mark Wemple. Jim Donatelli, executive vice president of Regions Bank’s St. Petersburg-Clearwater market, shows off the bank's new "Nexus"-style branch in South Pasadena.
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South Pasadena, a community of about 5,000 people nestled between Gulfport and St. Pete Beach in Pinellas County, has become a testing ground for a $125 billion-asset powerhouse bank with tens of thousands of customers across the South, Midwest, Florida and Texas. 

 

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