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GA HR1077
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Edna Jackson
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends Robert "Bob" E. James for over 50 years of service as president and CEO of Carver State Bank, beginning in 1971 at age 24, and celebrates the bank's 95th anniversary
- Carver State Bank was founded in February 1927 by Louis B. Toomer and is the oldest commercial bank headquartered in Savannah, certified by the US Treasury Department as a Community Development Financial Institution
- James was among the first African Americans to graduate from Harvard Business School and also revived The Savannah Tribune weekly newspaper in 1973, one of the oldest African American-owned newspapers in the nation
- James served as Chairman of the National Bankers Association in 1978, served on the Board of the Georgia Telecommunications Authority from 1981 to 2002, and was Chairman of the Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Georgia
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Robert "Bob" E. James and Carver State Bank
Legislative Description
Carver State Bank; 95th anniversary; Robert "Bob" E. James; over 50 years as president and CEO; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/23/2022
Full Bill Text
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