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Traditional pension plans disappear
Joining a nationwide trend, a majority of Atlanta's 12 largest publicly traded companies are freezing traditional pension plans for tens of thousands of employees, replacing them with 401 s or switching to other retirement plans that are generally cheaper.
Suburban banks emerging as biggest losers
As metro Atlanta's bank failures begin to stack up, one early group of losers is beginning to emerge: banks in the city's suburbs, particularly young ones.
Former SunTrust CFO Rita A. Bennett, 57, dies
Rita A. Bennett, one of the first women to rise to the top executive ranks of Nashville banking, died Wednesday at her home in Old Hickory after a long illness.
Briefly: Barnhart promoted at ABC Supply
ABC Supply Co. Inc. recently promoted Steve Barnhart, manager of its Murfreesboro store, to managing partner.
Don't Get Cozy With These Stocks
Familiarity breeds contempt, or so the old saying goes. But in investing, it often breeds something else: a false sense of security that can devastate your returns.
SunTrust Execa s Consulting Role Follows Other Leadership Changes
William R. Reed Jr., vice chairman of Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc., will retire at the end of August to work as a consultant for the bank with a focus on Memphis.
Real Estate Won't Recover Until 2017
Commercial property values are in free-fall. Real estate's lost decade endures. There's another bomb hidden in the real estate market, but unlike subprime mortgages, this one will take a decade to explode.
Washington Metro Will Use Funds for Upgrades, Not Lease-Backs After Crash
Washingtona s Metro transit system , said it will use any new federal and state funding to maintain and upgrade equipment after the deadliest crash in its history, rather than to pay so-called lease-back deals.
SunTrust exec to step aside, drum up business in Memphis
SunTrust Banks announced last week that William Reed Jr., the company's vice chairman, plans to retire effective August 31.
SunTrust names two to key roles
SunTrust Banks Inc. has made promotions in its Wealth & Investment Management unit.
Fitch Affirms SunTrust's Issuer Default Ratings
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday affirmed the long-term issuer default ratings of SunTrust Banks Inc.
SunTrust's Robert Blair Looks to Tame Enterprise Spend
Budget scrutiny and reining in expenses is in vogue for both consumers and businesses.
Transitions: Life after the layoff
For Debbie Michala, getting laid off from SunTrust Banks Inc. was a blessing in disguise.
Shareholders give the cold shoulder to banks
As Georgia banks look to raise millions in additional capital to survive the current financial downturn, they are running into unexpected resistance: their own shareholders.
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Magellan Midstream Partners Prices Debt Offering
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. announced today that it has priced a $300 million public offering of its 10-year senior notes at 6.55%. The net proceeds from this offering of approximately $296.5 million, after payment of underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses, will be used to repay all of the borrowings outstanding under its ...
SunTrust vice chair to retire, become consultant
SunTrust says vice chairman William Reed will retire at the end of August and become a consultant for the company.
LandAmerica seeks probe of banks
LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. is readying to battle some banking giants over investment advice the title insurer now claims led to its undoing.
SunTrust and Delta to Introduce New SkyMiles Check Cards
SunTrust Banks, Inc., and Delta Air Lines today announced consumers and businesses will soon be able to earn Delta miles on all signature-based purchases made with a new SunTrust SkyMiles Check Card, launching June 22.
Former Wachovia exec going to SunTrust
A Wachovia Corp. veteran who previously led community banking operations at the Charlotte-based bank has left the combined Wells Fargo & Co.