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Meet Loan Operations Specialist, Robin Forrester
As a Loan Operations Specialist, Robin Forrester admits that she does a lot of “paper-pushing” – and she loves every minute of it. “I process loan documents, communicate with lenders, handle applications, pull credit files, and help book loans,” she says. “What I love...
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Client Spotlight: Nature’s Own Herb Shop
A steady stream of customers passes through Ardina Pierre’s office for counseling on ailments that include hypertension, diabetes, and even cancer. She is a Registered Nurse and licensed nutritionist who draws from a large dispensary of supplements in her Hapeville...
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Meet Sandy Headley, ACE Vice President
Sandy Headley is a longtime ACE veteran known for her rigorous work ethic and big-picture thinking. She started here 11 years ago as Director of Lending, and she has worked her way up to the title of Vice President. Headley earned a degree in Business Management from...
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Client Spotlight: Len Foote Hike Inn
The Len Foote Hike Inn celebrates the great outdoors, so naturally, it strives for complete sustainability. “From the earliest architect’s sketches to today, everything about the Inn is designed to ensure that we’re good stewards of Mother Nature’s precious...
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ACE Named One of Bank of America’s 2018 Neighborhood Builders Grant Recipients
ACE and Quest Community Development Organization have been named as the 2018 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders grant recipients for Atlanta. The nonprofits were selected for their work to tackle issues vital to increasing economic mobility in metro Atlanta. Each...
read moreACE Welcomes Antonio Barrios to our Lending Team
Time after time, for a decade, Antonio Barrios would refer his clients to ACE. He was working as the area director for the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center at Gwinnett and as a business consultant for the UGA SBDC at Kennesaw State University....
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Client Spotlight: Dawson Wellness Center
Good news, dieters! Dawson Wellness Center probably is not what you think. It helps you lose weight by consuming *more* food. The mobile clinic performs hydrostatic body fat testing. “We weigh you on a dry scale, and then we weigh you under water,” explains Lynn...
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ACE Recognizes Outstanding Small-Business Owners and Supporters at Annual Awards
Accepting the J. Alton Wingate Economic Partnership Award is (center) Glenn Weiss, Atlanta president of Northern Trust, which was proudly presented by Grace Fricks, president and CEO of ACE, and Matthew Bozzelli of Southern Company and ACE’s Governing Board Chair. ...
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ACE Receives SunTrust Foundation’s 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 Grant
(L-R) Jenna Kelley, president and CEO, Georgia Division, SunTrust; Ray Pennie, president of business development, ACE; and, Grace Fricks, president and CEO, ACE SunTrust Foundation, recognized for its philanthropic contributions to Atlanta, awarded ACE a 2018...
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Fifth Third Bank Sponsors Fall HPG Luncheon
The third quarter ACE High Potential Group (HPG) luncheon was hosted by Tracee Smith, Fifth Third's Vice President, Community Economic Development Manager for Tennessee and Georgia regions, and held at their Lenox office in Buckhead. Raymond Shrader, Business Banking...
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