Pub. 14 2017 Issue 3

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S 22 Albuquerque, which was eventually was merged into Western Bank. In 1983, he became a SVP at United New Mexico Bank of Albuquerque in the commercial lending department. Bill left the banking industry for two years, entering private industry as the VP of operations for Wood- workers Supply Company, a mail or- der company headquartered in Al- buquerque. During Bill’s time there, the company expanded into Wyoming and North Carolina. In 1991, Bill joined First State Bank, later known as First Community Bank. In the 18 years he was there as the Executive Vice President, he managed the Acquisition and De- velopment Lending group. He later managed the Special Assets Group and left in 2009. Bill opened the Al- buquerque office of Southwest Secu- rities, FSB, headquartered in Dallas, in 2009. In 2011, the Albuquerque office consolidated with the South- west Securities office in Ruidoso for all lending functions. In 2012, Dolan joined the original First National Bank of Santa Fe, in the Albuquerque office, as a Senior Vice President and commercial lender. He is active on several communi- ty boards, the Urban Land Institute, Enchantment Land Development, El Ranchito de Los Nino's Children's Home and The University of New Mexico Alumni Association. He was a past president of RMA and plans to remain active in the community. Married for 45 years, Bill and Kath- ie have 3 children, Becky, Drew and Kaela, and 6 grandchildren. Trinity Capital Corporation Commences Trading on OTCQX and Announces DTC Eligibility Trinity Capital Corporation, the parent company of Los Alamos-based Los Alamos National Bank (LANB), announced that the Company’s common stock will initiate trading on the OTCQX market, effective September 11, 2017, under its existing ticker symbol “TRIN”. “Our objective in upgrading Trinity Capital Corporation’s shared to OTC- QX is to enhance the level of trading information we provide to our share- holders,” said John Gulas, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Trading on OTCQX should make our shares more widely accessible to investors, as well as increase the liquidity of our common stock over time. We’re excited to be utilizing a market that was designed by OTC Markets Group specifically for our industry.” OTCQX for Banks, an expansion of the OTCQX market, was created for strongly capitalized and well-man- aged banks that have committed to provide a higher level of financial reporting and greater transparen- cy. Companies quoted of OTQCX must appoint a “Corporate Broker”, a FINRA member broker-dealer spe- cializing in banks stocks, to serve as their OTQCX sponsor. Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., a well-respected securities, asset management and in- vestment banking firm, will serve as Trinity Capital Corporation’s Corpo- rate Broker on OTCQX. Trinity also announced that it has obtained eligibility for its shares of common stock with The Depository Trust Company (DTC). DTC, a sub- sidiary of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, manages the electronic clearing and settlement of the stock of publicly traded com- panies. The electronic method of clearing securities helps expedite the receipt of stock and cash, thus accel- erating the settlement process for in- vestors. Four Corners Community Bank Earns Top-Level Recog- nition as New Mexico Fami- ly-Friendly Business Four Corners Community Bank re- cently earned top-level distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico. This statewide project—developed by the New Mex- ico Task Force on Work- Life Bal- ance—was developed to recognize businesses that have adopted policies that give them an advantage in terms of recruiting, retaining, and support- ing a strong workforce. “We know that our employees are our strongest assets, and we’re thrilled to have met the qualifica- tions as a family-friendly business,” said bank President and CEO, Sheila Mathews. “We’ve found that provid- ing a rewarding, flexible, and stimu- lating workplace is key to attracting and maintaining happy and produc- tive staff.” Four Corners Community Bank met at least one of the family-friendly pol- icy requirements in each of the fol- lowing categories: paid leave, health support, work schedules, and eco- nomic support. The Family Friendly NewMexico project identifies specific accommodations that organizations can adopt to earn the family-friendly business distinction including: pro- viding access to health insurance, paid vacation, making reasonable accommodations for pregnant and breastfeeding employees, offering flexible leave time for parents to at- tend to their child’s medical or school appointments or activities, and paid family leave among others. FCCB of- fers these and other family-friendly benefits. “We have the opportunity to be a national leader in offering workplac- es that help companies attract and keep the best workers,” said Giovanna Rossi, head of Family Friendly New Mexico. “And studies have shown that costs associated with creating family-friendly benefits are returned in terms of improved productivity, employee morale, and employee re- tention.” n BANK NEWS