West Coast Bank

Boise Cascade names new chief executive

Boise Cascade Holdings LLC has picked one of its board members to succeed Tom Stephens as chairman and chief executive officer. Duane McDougall, a former president and CEO of Willamette Industries, another forest-products...

Tough times felt by West Coast Bank

At West Coast Bank, where real estate lending has been a staple of the bank’s business, the economic downturn has had a serious impact. The Lake Oswego-based bank’s net losses from real estate construction and development loans...

Smart SMS Corp Subsidiary Wins IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Collaboration Solution Partner

LOS ANGELES --(Business Wire)-- Smart SMS Corp., a Florida corporation ("STMC"), announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kevlertech Inc. d/b/a MIT Consulting has won the 2008 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Collaboration...

Bank Technology News Ranks The Innovators of 2008

Bank Technology News, the leading magazine for senior financial technology executives published by SourceMedia, released its 7th annual ranking of The Innovators, which profiles the banking and financial services industry's 25...

Smart SMS Acquires MIT Consultants in the First Step of Its Restructuring Effort (Business Wire)

LOS ANGELES----Smart SMS Corp., a Florida corporation , announced a broad restructuring effort over the past several months, which is now in its later stages. As part of this effort, STMC was funded with an additional...