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Henrico’s Essex Bank to lay off 51 employees in merger
The Henrico County-based parent company of Essex Bank will lay off 51 employees as a result of its merger with Charleston, West Virginia-based United Bankshares Inc., the parent company of United Bank. The company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice with the Virginia Employment Commission on Friday, Oct. 29, notifying them […]
Come together
Virginia is seeing a wave of bank mergers and acquisitions, a trend that could intensify, banking experts say. “We could potentially see a record-setting year for bank mergers and acquisitions,” says John Asbury, president and CEO of Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. and chairman of the Virginia Bankers Association. Banks are reaching for scale, meaning […]
W.Va.-based United Bankshares to acquire Essex Bank for $303M
Henrico County-based Community Bankers Trust Corp., the parent company of Essex Bank, has entered into a $303.3 million deal to be acquired by Charleston, West Virginia-based United Bankshares Inc., United Bank‘s parent. After the companies announced the agreement Thursday, Community Bankers Trust’s stock rose 29.78% as of mid-afternoon to $11.94 per share and United Bankshares’ [...]
