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2005 Business Hall of Fame Laureate

BB&T

Through a long and storied history, first as Kanawha Valley Bank, then as One Valley Bank, BB&T has been part of the West Virginia history and landscaper for over 100 years. In 2000, BB&T expand into West Virginia with the acquistition of One Valley Bankcorp Inc. of Charleston. BB&T is currently the nations’ ninth largest financial holding company with more than 26,000 employees and more than 1,400 locations in 11 states and Washington, D.C.

With over a century of financial services experience, BB&T still remains committed to the ideals of a community bank. BB&T believes in making the communities where their employees live and work better places. They are actively helping to make the vision of the Community Reinvestment Act become real in local communities. They are pursuing the development of innovative products, programs, and opportunities to bring economic development and funding support to low and moderate income communities, small businesses, and small farms in the areas they serve.

Some of BB&T’s most recent awards and commendations are:

• Recognized for the fifth time as the number one “small business-friendly” financial holding company in the country by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
• Ranked in the top six percent in quality of employee training programs by Training magazine in 2004.
• Ranked second among banks and 29th overall in “Corporate America’s Best Employee Benefits” in Money magazine’s 2003 annual survey of Fortune 300 companies.
• Ranked by BB&T clients in a 2003 Forrester Research nationwide survey as being number one above all other commercial banks, investment firms, and credit unions for offering products and services that are best for the customer rather than its own bottom line.