Howard Bank names Blyther and Green
Frances R. Blyther of Columbia has been named assistant manager of the Maple Lawn branch office of Howard Bank.
Shelley Nicole Green of Columbia has been named assistant manager of the bank's Hickory Ridge branch office.
In addition to its Maple Lawn and Hickory Ridge branches, Howard Bank has a branch office at Snowden river Parkway. The bank expects to break ground this year on its first branch on U.S. 40, near Centennial Lane.
Slade accepts partnership offering
Harry Slade, an Edward Jones investment representative in Ellicott City, has accepted a limited partnership offering in the Jones Financial Co., the holding company for the St. Louis-based financial services firm.
Edward Jones employs more than 30,000 associates in the United States and through its affiliates in Canada and the United Kingdom. About 12,000 associates received initial limited-partnership offerings or were invited to increase their current ownership in the firm under the current offering.