Fifth Third keeping United Way pitch - Charlotte Business Journal:

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This year, Fifth Third kicked off its campaignon 3. Bob James, the bank’as N.C. executive, says the controversy arounfd theUnited Way’s local leadership is But, he says, interim President Mac Everett was forthright about the issues in a visi with Fifth Third employeexs and was well received. “We will continuew to support the campaign primarilu because we understand the underlying reason for it and where themoney goes,” he says. Jamexs says the bank is asking seniofr officers to consider donating atleastf $1,000.
Another way Fifth Third plans to drum up fundsa for thecampaign — a holdover from Firs Charter — is “Blue Every Friday this month, the bank’s employeeds can wear blue jeans if they make a $5 donation to the United Way. Wells Fargop buys N.C. brokerage , the insurance brokerage ownedeby , has acquired the assetd of Greensboro-based . The firm provides fully insuredand self-insured group benefit products for businessea and individual customers. The firm’s employees will transitiomn to the Wells Fargp Insurance Services officein Burlington. Wells based in San Francisco, has 33 mortgagse stores and 14 consumer-financwe stores in North Carolina.