Premier Receives Top Large Community Bank Lender Award

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Premier Bank has been awarded the Top Large Community Bank Lender Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Cleveland District Office. 

The award signifies the bank’s commitment to providing services and SBA-backed loans to the small businesses in northern Ohio during fiscal year 2023, a news release states.

“We are thrilled to announce Premier Bank as a recipient of the 2023 Top Large Community Bank Lender Award,” said John Turner, district director at the SBA Cleveland District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration.

The SBA’s Lender Awards recognize the role that financial institutions and partners play in supporting access to capital for local entrepreneurs. 

“We are pleased to receive this honor from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Cleveland District Office,” said Gary Small, president and CEO of Premier Bank. “At Premier, we believe that working with businesses helps strengthen our communities. We value the monumental impact that small businesses have on the communities in which we live and work; and we recognize the opportunity to support these business owners as they continue to grow and prosper.”

Pictured at top: Raymond Graves, left, lead lender relations specialist at the SBA Cleveland District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration; and Chad Paul, vice president, commercial credit officer at Premier Bank.

Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.