Urgent Undertaking

Longtime community bankers, despite some obstacles, believe the timing is right to invest — significantly — in the industry’s future.

Mark Wemple. Bob McGivney, second from left, leads a team hoping to grow Flagship Community Bank. Also pictured, from left, is President and COO Jim Nelson, Chairman Paul Wikle and Executive Vice President Rob Shaw
Mark Wemple. Bob McGivney, second from left, leads a team hoping to grow Flagship Community Bank. Also pictured, from left, is President and COO Jim Nelson, Chairman Paul Wikle and Executive Vice President Rob Shaw
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It wasn’t the grueling physical training, but Tampa area banker Robert Shaw craved something he grew to love while a West Point Cadet in the mid-1990s: a sense of community and camaraderie.

 

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