Small Alabama Banks Move to Birmingham

| April 27, 2015 

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Birmingham has seen some big names in banking from Wells Fargo to PNC to come into the city in the last decade.  But it’s also attracting small banks from around Alabama who hope to gain a foothold in the city.  We hear about that, changes to Medicare and a bike sharing program comes to Birmingham in this week’s Magic City Marketplace.

 

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