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Carolina First to be acquired by TD Bank


Te South Financial Group,


Inc., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with TD Bank Financial Group provid- ing for the merger of TSFG and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TD. Under the agreement, TD will


acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of TSFG. Upon completion of the transaction, TD will acquire all of TSFG and all of its businesses and obligations, including all deposits of Carolina First Bank, which also operates as Mercantile Bank in Florida. Caro- lina First has one North Buncombe location in Weaverville. South Financial Group President


and CEO H. Lynn Harton said, “With this merger, we will also


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become part of an organization with a passion for delivering leg- endary customer experiences and a commitment to building strong relationships with their customers. Our Carolina First and Mercantile operations will become an integral part of TD’s expansion in building out the ‘Maine to Florida’ fran- chise in the United States. Tis is a strong combination and will bring stability to our customers and em- ployees.” Bharat Masrani, president and


CEO of TD Bank, said, “Te transaction builds on our organic growth capability and the momen- tum of our recent acquisitions in the deposit-rich Florida market. It also gives us a strong position in


North and South Carolina, where Carolina First is a leading com- munity bank with a solid base for market share growth and asset gen- eration.” TD Bank, which is billed as


“America’s Most Convenient Bank,” is one of the 15 largest commercial banks in the United States and pro- vides customers with a full range of financial products and services at more than 1,000 convenient loca- tions from Maine to Florida. Te South Financial Group is a bank- holding company focused on serv- ing small businesses, middle-mar- ket companies and retail customers in the Carolinas and Florida.


Tis special to the Tribune. Local teacher attends seminar


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Buncombe Middle School at- tended a seminar held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a rec- ognized national leader in pro- fessional development program- ming for our state’s teachers. Lacey N. Grogan of Erwin


High School attended a support seminar for teachers pursuing certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Te North Carolina Center


for the Advancement of Teach- ing positively impacts public education by providing extraor- dinary professional development for North Carolina teachers throughout their careers. NC- CAT’s instructional program- ming is designed to give teachers the support and resources they need to be highly effective and enhance student achievement. Te North Carolina Center


for the Advancement of Teach- ing conducts interdisciplinary, content-specific,


seminars for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in the environmental and biologi- cal sciences, arts, humanities, mathematics, leadership and technology. For more informa- tion about NCCAT’s instruc- tional programs, go to nccat.org or call 828-293-5202.


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