WashU Magazine, August 2025 
Mark Sawyier, AB ’07, didn’t know entrepreneurship would be in his future when he came to WashU. It arrived quickly. He was only a sophomore when he co-launched his first business. He would co-found Bonfyre years later.
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Independent Banker, August 2025
In the Triangle East region of North Carolina, businesses seeking tailored retirement benefits planning need look no further than KS Bank in Smithfield, N.C. The community bank debuted its offering in 2021. 
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Independent Banker, January 2025
Stearns Bank is fostering trust, financial empowerment, and meaningful relationships with Minnesota’s sizable Hmong community by establishing a branch in HmongTown Marketplace, which is a cultural hub.
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WashU Magazine, June 2024
Studying at WashU helped prepare John W. Davis for a 33-year career working for U.S. Army Counterintelligence. He spent 12 of those years overseas as a liaison officer, investigator, and linguist.
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Independent Banker, Sept. 2023

V1BE is a banking delivery service app from Primis Bank that individuals and businesses can use to handle banking transactions without going to the branch. The bank says its innovation has helped attract business.

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