Pinnacle to Open Belle Meade Office

Pinnacle Financial Partners plans to start construction at the end of April for a full-service banking location in the Hill Center at Belle Meade. The two-story, 6,600 square foot facility is scheduled to open in October 2009 at 4328 Harding Pike.

Designed by Hastings Architecture Associates, Pinnacle Belle Meade will continue Pinnacle’s distinctive contemporary architectural style. Phipps Construction is the general contractor.

Plans call for two drive-through banking lanes and a drive-up automated teller machine (ATM). The interior space will include client service areas, nine offices, two conference rooms as well as Pinnacle signature design elements, a water wall and the Pinnacle Learning Center for meetings, workshops and use by community groups.

“The new office will provide Pinnacle clients added convenience in Belle Meade, a key part of the Nashville market,” said Robert A. McCabe, Pinnacle chairman. “The Hill Center at Belle Meade is in the heart of the community, and we’re eager to serve both business and consumer clients from this prime location.”

In addition to building three new offices in Middle Tennessee and two in Knoxville this year, Pinnacle will add approximately 70 associates to its workforce. By the end of the year Pinnacle plans to have 35 locations and nearly 800 associates.

Pinnacle Financial Partners provides a full range of banking, investment, mortgage and insurance products and services designed for small- to mid-sized businesses and their owners, real estate professionals and individuals interested in a comprehensive relationship with their financial institution. Pinnacle’s comprehensive wealth management services, such as financial planning and trust, help clients increase, protect and distribute their assets. The firm also has a well-established expertise in commercial real estate.

Based in Nashville, Tenn., Pinnacle is Tennessee’s second-largest bank holding company with $4.8 billion in assets and 31 offices in eight Middle Tennessee counties and a banking office and a loan production office in Knoxville. The firm is the fastest growing of the 186 national banks chartered in 2000 and in 2009 was added to Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 index. For more information, visit www.pnfp.com.

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