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Cockerham leads Bank of Jones County to success from start.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JAN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Cockerham leads Bank of Jones County to success from start.(Focus: Banking & Finance)

Article Excerpt
Rodney Cockerham was the right man in the right place at the right time to lead the startup of a local bank in Laurel. The Bank of Jones County was founded by 44 incorporators and received a state charter in a record 40 days. In its first 26 weeks, the new bank grew by $1 million a week and sold $7 million of stock in 10 days. That was a decade ago, and today the bank has assets of $163 million.

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