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The Hartford Courant ranks the state's top 100 largest
public companies each year in June. First International Bank made it's
debut on the ranking in 2000 at number 98.
First
International Bancorp Inc.
280 Trumbull St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-727-0700
Founded: 1955
Fiscal year: Dec. 1999
Trading symbol: FNCE
Chief executive: Brett N. Silvers
Web site:
www.upscapital.com
Description: First International Bancorp is a bank holding company for its
sole subsidiary, First International Bank of New England. The bank
provides credit, trade and depository services to small- and medium-sized
manufacturing companies in the United States and internationally.
Developments: The Hartford-based parent of First International Bank
announced in May that it was opening two new offices - in Los Angeles and
Miami -to establish a coast-to-coast presence in 14 cities. The company
continued to take steps to move from a traditional bricks-and-mortar branch
bank to a global finance company serving small manufacturers, distributors and
wholesalers on five continents. ft also continued to invest in Internet-based
technology in order to finance business-to-business electronic commerce.n
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