NORFOLK
The latest hipster-friendly hangout to open in Ghent will recharge you with coffee, your cellphone with power, and your dog with water.
It will also take your money. All of it.
That’s because it is actually TowneBank’s newest branch, which opens today at Colley and Westover avenues. It features free Starbucks coffee, a lounge with charging stations and an outdoor doggie water fountain. (more…)
By Staff
Every Monday morning, our staff sits down with coffee, breakfast and ideas. We take turns going around the table and discussing where we are on projects, what’s on the grid for this week and what we can do for our clients.
This week we happened upon the topic of a recent PR Tactics article about Corporate Social Responsibility, which is a company’s obligation to conduct its business in a manner that positively impacts its community. At RCG, we take this role seriously; each of us volunteers our public relations knowledge for pro-bono work.
Outlet: Inside Business
At its recent annual shareholders meeting, TowneBank showed community support by making donations to a number of Hampton Roads charities. Donations and supplies were collected for the 4-H Backpacks for Kids program, the Virginia Living Museum of Newport News, Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia, ForKids of Norfolk, the Salvation Army, Grove Christian Outreach and the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater. Pictured left to right are Stacey Hasty, Ross Morgan and Kara Evans of TowneBank Chesapeake Greenbrier, and Morgan Davis, TowneBank president and chief banking officer.
Outlet: Inside Business
Cleaning supplies, scissors and garden hose were among the many items TowneBank donated to the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News last month, helping to fulfill the museum’s wish list. Some of the items were used as table centerpieces at the TowneBank shareholders meeting on May 22. Shown here, left to right, are Denise Counce, TowneBank assistant vice president/private banking; VLM Executive Director Page Hayhurst; Brian K. Skinner, TowneBank president Peninsula/Williamsburg; Betty Whitenack, TowneBank assistant vice president and executive assistant to Skinner; and Geoff Shoemaker, TowneBank assistant vice president.
