COOPERATIVE BANKSHARES, INC. NAMED IN THE NEWS AND OBSERVER'S LIST
OF TOP 100 NORTH CAROLINA COMPANIES.
Wilmington,
NC—June 13, 2005. Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. was recently named
75th in the News and Observer’s list of Top 100 North
Carolina companies. The companies named were headquartered in
North Carolina,
listed on one of the three major stock exchanges and traded for at
least six months last year. The ranking was based on a formula
using 2004 revenue and market capitalization.
Cooperative Bankshares, Inc. is
the parent company of Cooperative Bank. Chartered in 1898,
Cooperative Bank provides a full range of financial services through
21 offices in
Eastern North Carolina. Cooperative Bank’s subsidiary, Lumina
Mortgage, Inc., is a mortgage banking firm, originating and selling
residential mortgage loans through offices in
Wilmington, North Carolina, Surf City, North Carolina, North Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina, and
Virginia Beach, Virginia.
For Additional Information:
Frederick Willetts, III, President
910-343-0181 |