Moving On Consolidation has forced many former... -
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Published on: 2/12/2001
Last Visited: 6/16/2001
You used to have marketing , trust services , personal banking , accounting at each bank , says Jeff Wentworth , who left NationsBank in 1996 and is now a Fort Worth City Council member.With consolidation , that's all gone away.Not only is it not done in the same city , it's not even in the same state..
Ward offers a telling example of how jobs left banks.
Early in his career , he worked at what now is the Ridglea branch of Bank of America.
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When you analyze businesses for a lifetime and know the importance of good decision-making , discipline , a sales attitude , it does translate to a lot of things , Wentworth says.
Even the City Council
It isn't much different , he says with a grin.The calls are a little different , but customers call the bank about a teller or their statement.You're a problem-solver.A city council member is the same way..
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In addition to Wentworth , on the City Council , Ward still serves on the board of All Saints Hospitals.