Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation was named the Coleman Rural Main Street Lender of the Year.
Last year, KHIC made a total of 155 SBA and USDA loans totaling $21,488,737.
“One in 10 folks living in our service area will have dinner tonight with a bread winner that has a job with a company that has been assisted by KHIC,” said President and CEO Jerry Rickett.
The nomination was evaluated by a distinguished panel of past winners of awards from Coleman, which is the leading provider of information to small business bankers to help them make less risky small business loans. It also is the largest producer of training courses and webinars for small business bankers.
Since its founding in 1968, KHIC has made loans or investments totaling more than $700 million to a total of 1,109 small businesses, creating or maintaining a total of 29,303 jobs.
Special congratulations to the seven-member lending team:
• Mark Bolinger, Executive Vice President
• Joey Carter, Investment Analyst
• Edgar Davis, Business Development Specialist
• Joyce Hickey, Financial Analyst
• Genia Hoffman, Documentation Manager
• Tyler Lake, Investment Analyst
• Birdie Watkins, Investment Analyst
KHIC Awarded Coleman Rural Main Street Lender of the Year
