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A Great Start
NHOME CONGRATULATES SWBC MORTGAGE - LA CANTERA, WHICH RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY WITH THREE AREA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND AN ALLAROUND GREAT TURNOUT.
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ON MONDAY, DEC. 19, SWBC Mortgage - La Cantera celebrated its ribbon cutting with three San Antonio chambers and nearly 100 attendees. The representatives from local chambers who hosted the ribbon cutting were Ramiro Cavasos, president and CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Duane Wilson, president and CEO of the North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; and Richard Perez, president and CEO of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. Nestled in The Shops at La Cantera, the 2,500-square-foot, boutique-style office houses 12 employees and Branch Manager Jim McKissick. “We truly thank those that attended and supported our employees and business,” McKissick says. “It’s been an exciting road traveled to the opening of the SWBC Mortgage - La Cantera office. We joined SWBC Mortgage in June 2009. Two years later, in the fall of 2011, we opened the Leon Springs branch with four employees, which grew to 12, enabling us to relocate to La Cantera in June 2013.” In the past two years, branch loan volume has increased to $5 million per month – a 200 percent increase from two years ago. Last July, the branch celebrated a record month with volume of $6.9 million. “Our goal is to provide a comfortable and warm environment for employees, industry partners and clients. We chose La Cantera because we wanted a great location for our employees to work and enjoy their surroundings. Our modern gallery feel and naturally landscaped garden courtyard has access to shops and restaurants, making it the perfect mix of business and pleasure.” It looks like SWBC Mortgage - La Cantera is off to a great start, and we at NHOME wish them well as they serve our San Antonio community. ■
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FRONT LEFT: RAMIRO CAVASOS, HISPANIC CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND CEO
LEFT: DUANE WILSON, NORTH SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND CEO
LEFT TO RIGHT: DEBBIE MARINO, DEBBIE AND JIM
MCKISSICK, DIANE KOENNING, CHARLIE AMATO, KRISTIE AROCHA, VERONICA RIDGE, JEFF WILLIAMS AND BOBBY CRUZ