Pilgrim's Pride Corp. today idles one of its two chicken processing plants in Athens, laying off about 100 people.
BBVA Compass Bank. Founded as Compass Bank in Birmingham in the 1960s, BBVA Compass is an Alabama-based banking organization with current headquarters in Birmingham, Jefferson County. Compass Bank's parent company, Compass Bancshares Inc., was acquired by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) in 2007. The bank's name was then changed to BBVA Compass Bank.
Keith has had the same bank account for eight years, but during that time âhisâ bank has been four different banks thanks to mergers. Ameribank became First Union, which became Wachovia, which in turn was gobbled by Wells Fargo. Thatâs just how the history of American banking has worked: whatâs the big deal? For the first time in all of these mergers, additional fees will be imposed on Keithâs account.