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M&F Bank shareholders approve Optus merger, rejecting a rival bid
A deal to merge North Carolina’s only Black-owned bank with a similar bank in South Carolina moved closer to reality this week. On Wednesday, shareholders of M&F Bancorp, the parent company of Durham-based Mechanics & Farmers Bank, approved a merger agreement with Optus Financial Corp., which is based in Columbia.
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Aiken Corporation Proposes Downtown Nonprofit Village With Student Work Training
Aiken Corporation has a new plan. It wants to open Aiken Commons, a nonprofit village that would bring independent nonprofit groups under one roof in downtown Aiken, and it would give students hands-on work experience too. The village would fill the first floor of the Amentum building at 106 Newberry...
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Oliver Hospitality Breaks Ground on Hotel Aiken Redevelopment in Downtown Aiken
Oliver Hospitality broke ground Oct. 26 on the redevelopment of the old Hotel Aiken building in downtown Aiken, South Carolina. Ethan Orley, managing partner, and Craig Bradford, senior vice president for development, rode up on horseback along Bee Lane. "Today marks the moment that Hotel Aiken moves from conversations, council...
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Bowers Ace Hardware expands with 6th South Carolina store
Bowers Ace Hardware is opening its sixth South Carolina location. The 14,000-square-foot Irmo store opens Nov. 9. A 5,000-square-foot garden center will anchor the new location. The grand opening celebration is scheduled for Nov. 21. South Carolina-based Bowers Ace Hardware, a hardware store developer and operator which is part of...
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Financial institution to open second branch in Aiken near Whiskey-Powderhouse intersection
AIKEN — S.C. State Credit Union customers will soon have a new location to do their financial business on Aiken's Southside. Work recently started to clear and grade a lot fronting Whiskey Road in front of Lowes Foods near the intersection with Powderhouse Road. "We've been in town for quite some time," said Jim Kinard, president and CEO of the credit union. "Aiken's been good to us, and we're taking the opportunity to expand our services." The new branch will begin with five employees and is scheduled to be completed in 10-12 months, Kinard said. Aiken County property records show S.C. State ...
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M&F Bank, Optus Bank Merger Could Reshape Black Wealth and Economic Opportunity Across the Carolinas
For generations, Black-owned banks have provided something many traditional financial institutions did not: access, opportunity, and a commitment to communities too often overlooked. Now, a proposed merger involving Durham’s historic M&F Bank could significantly expand that mission—and potentially change the financial landscape for Black families and businesses across the Carolinas.