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Liquidity is Power and Power has a Price
Do you ever wonder how others accumulate wealth or how they always seem to have the funds, or access to funds, to invest in opportunities [...]
Star Tribune: Business People
On the board Drake Bank, St. Paul, named to its board: Bo Thao-Urabe of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders and Richard Wanke, an experienced [...]
Drake Bank Welcomes Bo Thao-Urabe and Richard Wanke to its Board of Directors
St. Paul, Minn. | July 9, 2020 – Bo Thao-Urabe and Richard Wanke have joined the Drake Bank Board of Directors. The addition of Bo [...]
Increase Income and Reduce Risk: Rethinking Your Certificates of Deposit Strategy
While fixed income investing can offer the investor less risk than stocks and provide a steady stream of interest income, many individual depositors do not [...]
When There is a Need: Drake COVID-19 Relief Fund
While small businesses are known to be the backbone of the economy, community banks build local communities by reinvesting local dollars back into the community [...]
Awareness in Successful Leadership
Similar to what I shared in my last post, awareness in leadership is critical. As a leader, many of us have learned and been taught [...]
Drake Bank Welcomes Jay Larson as Vice President and Controller
St. Paul, Minn. | May 27, 2020 – Drake Bank welcomes Jay Larson as vice president and controller. Larson has an extensive background in the [...]
Small Business Support Through the Paycheck Protection Program
Small Businesses make up 99.5% of Minnesota businesses and employ over 47% of Minnesota’s employees, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy’s [...]
Stressful Times Require Team Awareness
Gaining Awareness We all know it, it’s been said many different ways, and so many times – so let me make this short: Our lives, [...]
Drake Bank Welcomes Laura Gevik as Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
St. Paul, Minn. | May 4, 2020 – Drake Bank welcomes Laura Gevik to the senior management team as senior vice president, chief operations officer. [...]
MBA News: Minnesota Banks Show Their Commitment to Community During COVID-19
In good times and in bad... In sickness and in health... Yes, these are the traditional words of wedding vows, but they also perfectly represent [...]
Pioneer Press: Business People: More Corporate, Foundation Resources Devoted to Addressing COVID-19
Drake Bank, St. Paul, announced it has hired Jamie Nabozny as director of consumer financial services and civic banking and also named independent financial technology [...]