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1085 Halle Park Circle
Collierville, TN 38017
Phone: (901) 487-2575
Fax: (866) 488-4933
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CONTACT: Dana Wilkes
Sawyers & Jacobs LLC
Phone: (512) 963-5199
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2022
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Sawyers & Jacobs Expands to Northwest Arkansas |
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ROGERS, AR – Sawyers & Jacobs is excited to announce our firm’s expansion into the Arkansas market. We have secured office space at the CoFounder building in Rogers, Arkansas, part of the new Pinnacle Hills development in this booming area of Northwest Arkansas.
Since its inception, Sawyers & Jacobs has had a significant presence in Arkansas, having helped many banks in the areas of strategic technology planning, core evaluation, IT auditing, and cybersecurity preparedness. This new office demonstrates that continued commitment to Arkansas banks.
“For the past several years, partly due to market forces and a lack of qualified providers, we have gained a significant number of new clients in Arkansas. This strategic positioning will also help us on a regional basis as we are closer to our clients in the border states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. We opened a St. Louis office in 2021, so this new Northwest Arkansas office continues our expansion and growth, charting a course for new offices in other states,” said Jimmy Sawyers, Chairman of Sawyers & Jacobs.
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Jason Corder
Vice President, CPA, CISA
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Leading this new regional office is Jason Corder, who has strong ties in the state, having grown up in Arkansas, graduating from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, working as a bank COO, and being a senior examiner for the Arkansas State Banking Department before joining Sawyers & Jacobs. Jason is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
“As a former Arkansas banker and bank examiner, I understand some of the challenges Arkansas bankers face as they balance the risk-reward proposition of banking and enter a new world of digital services while being prepared for evolving cybersecurity threats and regulatory compliance expectations. I am passionate about helping community banks, and our firm’s expansion into the state of Arkansas reflects our commitment to the state’s financial institutions,” said Corder.
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Joshua Jacobs, President of Sawyers & Jacobs, noted, “Opening a regional office in Northwest Arkansas will allow us to better serve our current clients and gain future clients. We are excited to have Jason lead the team to serve our current Arkansas clients, grow our client base in this market, and introduce more financial institutions to the Sawyers & Jacobs way of helping banks.”
Demand for the firm’s services continues at a record-setting pace, which will fuel more expansion and more opportunities for our team members in the coming years. We remain committed to community-based financial institutions, and we will continue to demonstrate that commitment with our growth and industry activity, just as we have since our firm was founded.
About the Firm
Sawyers & Jacobs LLC is headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee, in the Memphis metro area, where the firm owns two office buildings in Halle Park Professional Centre. The Northwest Arkansas expansion, with the new office at CoFounder in Rogers, extends the firm’s geographic footprint and increases accessibility for its clients in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. The firm also has offices at Spark St. Louis, in the thriving Ballpark Village area of the city. Sawyers & Jacobs now has consultants located in Memphis, St. Louis, Northwest Arkansas, and Austin, as they continue to grow and hire to meet client demand for management consulting, risk management, cybersecurity, and tech support.
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About Sawyers & Jacobs LLC
Sawyers & Jacobs LLC helps financial institutions in four major areas: Innovation, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, and Technology. Our mission is to help our clients use technology securely, effectively, and profitably to better serve their customers, comply with laws and regulations, contain costs, and compete. The firm provides a myriad of services to community banks, including strategic technology planning, system selection, information technology reviews, cybersecurity risk assessments, and business continuity management services. To learn more, please contact Jimmy Sawyers at (901) 487-2575 or jsawyers@sawyersjacobs.com.
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