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Avenue Bank's Ron Samuels says sports teach young people to work toward goals and manage their emotions traits he likes to see in employees.
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First Horizon's Employee Leadership Program, championed by CEO Bryan Jordan, has been described as "life changing" by some of its graduates. It also has helped solidify First Horizon's status as one of the banking industry's most employee-friendly companies. On our list of Best Banks to Work For this year, it ranks as No. 1 among those with more than $10 billion of assets.
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Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Assets: $683 million
No. of employees: 89
President and CEO: David "Jude" Melville
Popular with employees: Business First's "Dollar for Dollar" program provides up to $250 in matching donations to charities supported by employees.
Community service initiative: Employees at each bank location are empowered to select people or groups from their communities, whether clients or not, and reward them with thank-you gifts and donations.
Bonus/incentive program: Annual bonuses based on the profitability of each location and the bank overall average 10% of salary. Spot bonuses are given to employees who go above and beyond on projects.
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