BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Branch Office

  • a bank or other financial institution that is part of a larger group and is located in a different geographic area from the parent organization.
  • Abbr. BO

Additional Resources

Edward Jones honors two OKC branch office administrators
Edward Jones branch office administrators Traci Hamilton and Debbie Brown were honored for their client service excellence. Hamilton serves at the branch office of Brian Cohlmia in Oklahoma City, and Brown works with Teresa Malzahn at her branch office also in Oklahoma City. This recognition earned Hamilton and...
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Research articles 2007-07-03
Packeteer Introduces New Branch Office PacketShaper® 1400 WAN Optimization Systems; Best-in-Class Appliances Deliver Breakthrough Price/Performance and Scalability to Address Branch Office Sprawl
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- PacketeerR (NASDAQ:PKTR), the global leader in WAN Application Optimization, today announced the introduction of two new entry-level PacketShaperR models that establish an aggressive price/performance benchmark specifically designed for branch office and network edge deployments. The PacketShaper 1400 models meet the WAN application optimization needs of distributed branch...
Tags: branch office, network, Packeteer, scalability, WAN
Research articles 2006-09-18
IBM SET UP ITS BRANCH OFFICE IN XI'AN
AsiaInfo Services 01-28-1997 IBM Set up Its Branch Office in Xi'an XI'AN, January 23, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- The IBM China Co Ltd recently set up a branch in Xi'an, the capital of West China's Shaanxi Province as a...
Tags: Branch Office, IBM Corp.
Research articles 1997-01-28
First Alliance Opens Retail Branch Office in Mason, Ohio
IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 12, 1997--First Alliance Corporation (NASDAQ:FACO) today announced that it plans next week to open a new retail branch office in Mason, Ohio to serve the greater Cincinnati area. This will be the Company's tenth retail branch to open this year, and its second retail...
Tags: alliance, Business Wire, California, Company, FINANCE, Mortgages, Ohio, Strategy
Research articles 1997-12-12
Endurance Receives License to Operate in Canada and Opens Branch Office in Toronto
PEMBROKE, Bermuda -- Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:ENH) announced today that its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Endurance Reinsurance Corporation of America Endurance Re, has opened a branch office in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian branch has been licensed by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions OSFI, and will begin...
Tags: Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
Research articles 2004-10-18
Sampo Bank plc to open a branch office in Stockholm
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-8 December 2004-Sampo Bank plc to open a branch office in StockholmC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish financial group Sampo Plc said on Wednesday (8 December) that its fully-owned subsidiary Sampo Bank plc would expand its operations into Sweden by opening a branch office in Stockholm. ...
Tags: Sampo Plc.
Research articles 2004-12-08
Nedrow promoted to senior branch office administrator.(Viki Nedrow appointed at Edward Jones)(Brief Article)
Viki Nedrow has been promoted to senior branch office administrator at the Edward Jones Chelan office, 123 E. Johnson, Suite 1, Chelan. Nedrow has been with the financial services company for the past five years. Steve Palmbush is the investment representative at that office. ...
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Research articles 2006-03-01
Dime Community Bancshares Opens New Branch Office in Brooklyn Heights, New York
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCOM), the parent company of The Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh ("Dime"), today announced that Dime has opened its 23rd retail branch office. The new branch is located at 188 Montague Street in the Brooklyn Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, and opened for...
Tags: Community Bancshares Inc.
Research articles 2009-01-06
Fortis Merchant Banking opens branch office in the Dubai International Financial Centre
Fortis announced today that its Merchant Banking business has opened a branch office in the Dubai International Financial Centre ('DIFC'). The branch will be a front office operation providing a whole range of financial services to clients active in the Middle East. They will include Commodity Finance, Institutional Banking, Export...
Tags: banking, Fortis
Research articles 2006-09-14
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Announces Expansion Strategy; Seattle to be First Branch Office; Expansion Plan Driven by Firm's Continuing Focus On Venture Capital
PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 11, 1998--Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati WSGR, the nation's leading technology law firm, today announced that it will continue its penetration of technology markets by opening branch offices. The firm's first branch office will be in Seattle. The firm also announced that...
Tags: attorney, FINANCE, Investment, Litigation, Seattle, strategy, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Research articles 1998-06-11
Landsbanki Islands hf to establish UK branch office
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-20 January 2005-Landsbanki Islands hf to establish UK branch officeC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Icelandic bank Landsbanki Islands hf announced on Thursday (20 January) that it would establish a branch office in the United Kingdom. "The bank's decision was prompted by the expanding scope of...
Tags: Landsbanki Islands Hf
Research articles 2005-01-20
Frederick County Bancorp Inc. relocates its Antietam branch office
Frederick County Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Frederick County Bank, said it has secured space at 198 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 1, in Frederick, to relocate its Antietam branch office, which was damaged in a fire last February. The new location, which is adjacent to the same street intersection...
Tags: Frederick County Bancorp Inc.
Research articles 2007-05-31
BTS Group AB opens branch office in Australia
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-30 May 2002-BTS Group AB opens branch office in Australia C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Swedish business training and consulting company BTS Group AB said today (30 May) that it had acquired an unnamed minor company in Australia in order to establish a branch...
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Research articles 2002-05-30
First Federal Savings to open new retail branch office
WEST COVINA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 4, 1997--SGV Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SGVB) Tuesday announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Gabriel Valley, will open a new retail branch office in La Verne, Calif. This office, located at 1413 Foothill Blvd., will be the...
Tags: Business Wire, California
Research articles 1997-02-04
Computer Horizons Opens Branch Office in Germany
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 9, 1999-- Computer Horizons Corp. (Nasdaq: CHRZ) today announced the opening of a Branch office in Eschborn, Germany, near Frankfurt in Germany's number one financial center. Initially, the office will consist of seven people, but is expected to grow as the Company increases its...
Tags: Business Wire, Company, computer, Databases, e-business, E-business/E-commerce, Germany, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE, Web
Research articles 1999-08-09
Severn Trent Opens New Branch Office in Abu Dhabi
Severn Trent Services (Fort Washington. Pennsylvania) has announced the opening of a new branch operations office in Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates. The office, the company's second in the Middle East, will support the business development, sales, local sourcmg and technical service efforts of Severn Trent Services' business units. The...
Tags: Severn Trent Plc.
Research articles 2007-08-01
IXOS Expands Presence in Asia Opens New Branch Office in Malaysia
MUNICH--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 25, 1999-- IXOS SOFTWARE AG, the leading provider of software solutions for the management of business documents in the SAP R/3 environment, announced today the establishment of a branch office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian branch office will be responsible for sales...
Tags: IXOS SOFTWARE AG
Research articles 1999-11-25
Heritage Bank East Bay Opens Branch Office in Danville
Business Editors FREMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 29, 2000 Heritage Bank of Commerce announced, effective February 28th, the opening of a Heritage Bank East Bay branch office at 310 Hartz Avenue in the town of Danville. The already well-established office was previously located at 12657 Alcosta Boulevard, Suite 190, in...
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Research articles 2000-02-29
Heritage Bank East Bay Opens Branch Office in Danville
Business Editors FREMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 29, 2000 Heritage Bank East Bay announced, effective February 28th, the opening of a Heritage Bank East Bay branch office at 310 Hartz Avenue in the town of Danville. The already well-established office was previously located at 12657 Alcosta Boulevard, Suite 190, in...
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Research articles 2000-03-01
Enterasys Networks Deploys Packeteer's iShared™ Branch Office Solution; Rapid Five-Month ROI Achieved Through Accelerated Remote File Transfers and Storage and Server Consolidation
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- PacketeerR (NASDAQ:PKTR), the global leader in WAN Application Optimization, today announced that Andover, Mass.-based Enterasys Networks, the Secure Networks CompanyTM, is deploying Packeteer's iSharedTM branch office Wide Area File Services appliances as a strategic component of a successful remote storage and server consolidation initiative. By deploying iShared...
Tags: Enterasys Networks, Packeteer, server, server consolidation, storage
Research articles 2006-08-14