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ELECTION
MEDDLING?
President Barack Obama
has ordered a full
review of alleged
Russian meddling in the
2016 elections. 4A
MIKE HASKEY
William Billy Blanchard is departing Columbus Bank and Trust to work with his father at Jordan-Blanchard Capital.
Columbus banking
his team. Im going to help them LOCAL
where I can to grow the bank
and do the kinds of things a
director ought to do. Im very CREAM OF THE
excited.
CROP PROMOTED
turns page of history His father, Jim Blanchard, is a
retired Synovus chairman and
chief executive officer who
followed in his own dads foot-
Columbus Fire and
Emergency Medical
I
ts not quite the end of an succeeded by Heath Schondel- States to issue charge cards,
era of the Blanchard name, mayer, who has been with Syn- which are ubiquitous today.
perhaps. But its certainly a ovus nearly two decades and For those counting, thats a
distinctive chapter in the now is senior vice president over Blanchard leading the Colum-
history books of Columbus Bank Blanchard Schondelmayer its Private Wealth Management bus-based bank or its holding
and Trust, with a third gener- group. company for nearly 60 years.
ation of the family to serve as the citys largest bank to work I dont think its an end of an Theres a very deep and long
president calling it a career at with his father at Jordan-Blan- era because I do look forward to connection to this bank with my
the end of this year. chard Capital. Blanchards fath- being a part of this board, Billy family, Billy Blanchard said.
The banks parent company, er, James H. Blanchard, is a Blanchard said Friday in an Ive worked here for 20 years,
Synovus Financial Corp., an- partner with The Jordan Compa- interview. The board plays an but my whole life my dad was
BUSINESS
nounced Thursday that William ny in the private investment important role in the life of
Billy Blanchard is departing firm located on River Road in CB&T, and Im going to have a SEE BLANCHARD, 7A MEDITERRANEAN
CUISINE
A restaurant that serves
Charges dropped after man Sept. 23, 1981, on two counts
each of rape, aggravated sodo-
my and burglary. While lament-
Mediterranean-style
food, including pita bread
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