Mississippi-based regional bank Renasant Corp. announced that it will acquire Georgia-based Heritage Financial Group, the parent of HeritageBank of the South for $258 million in stock. The acquisition will include the two Statesboro branches of Heritage, one on South Main and the second on Northside Drive East. It's a combination of two banks that have been gobbling up other institutions.
Inside Bulloch Business with DeWayne Grice - Recent sale makes Statesboro bank larger
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