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Business Journals
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
Frost Bank
Frost Bank has reached a major milestone with the opening of its 200th location in the Austin region, one of the company's fastest-growing markets. The new financial center in Pflugerville marks a moment of both celebration and commitment, reinforcing Frost's ongoing strategy to invest in physical locations even as many banks nationwide scale back their brick-and-mortar presence. The opening of this new financial center stands as a testament to Frost's mission to offer relationship-focused, personalized banking across Texas. While digital transformation reshapes the financial industry, Frost continues to place value on face-to-face service, community connection, and neighborhood presence. The 200th location is more than just another financial center, it symbolizes the growth and resilience of a company that has remained deeply rooted in its values for over 150 years. 'Everyone in Frost's Austin region, whether they work at the expansion locations or in our legacy sites, has played a role in this remarkable success,' said Tim Crowley, Austin Region President and ABJ - 2025 W. Neal Kocurek Special Achievement Award recipient. 'This moment reflects the commitment, resilience, and heart of the Frost family.' The Austin market has seen significant growth in recent years, and Frost's continued expansion in the region underscores its confidence in the local economy and its dedication to serving a growing customer base. The company's strategy aims to meet customers where they are, combining cutting-edge digital tools with the trust and familiarity of in-person service. With the opening of its 200th location, Frost celebrates not only a numerical milestone, but a reaffirmation of its promise to be a true community bank. Frost understands the importance of being involved within the communities they serve. Each year, Frost supports over 100 non-profits throughout Austin, while their employees in the region offer their hands and hearts to serve on over 20 non-profit boards in addition to hours of volunteer work for local organizations. As Phil Green, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Frost stated, Austin is such a dynamic region and Frost is eager to expand their presence and take part in the area's continued growth.
Japan Times
20-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
Directing is never a monologue at the experimental Yamanote Jijosha theater company
Amid a boom in small theater groups in 1980s Tokyo, the Waseda University campus emerged as the epicenter for companies that would go on to become established in the theater scene. The Yasuda and his team have built an international reputation for Yamanote Jijosha's collaborative philosophy of theater, its Yamanote Method for actor training and its yojōhan nonrealism acting style. In 2013, Yasuda's work with his company earned him the Special Achievement Award at the influential Sibiu International Theater Festival in Romania, the third-largest of its kind in the world. Yamanote Jijosha has toured Europe with Shakespeare productions such as 'Titus Andronicus' and 'The Tempest,' and staged other classics by the Bard such as 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' as well as Chekhov's 'The Seagull' and a dramatized version of influential 14th-century Italian story collection 'The Decameron.'
