River City Bank is making a substantial leap in the Bank’s commercial real estate (CRE) lending footprint to encompass key markets throughout the western United States. This move reflects the widespread interest the Bank has seen among current and prospective clients for investing in CRE opportunities outside of California in markets such as Dallas, Denver, Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. Concurrent with the expansion of the Bank’s geographic target market for CRE lending, the Bank has promoted Dan Franklin to Director of Commercial Real Estate. In this role, Franklin will be responsible for all of the Bank’s CRE lending origination activity. In his new role, Franklin will continue to oversee all CRE lending in California, including an acceleration of efforts in key southern California markets, while also expanding to a select list of additional markets in various other states including Texas, Colorado, Washington, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, and Nevada. Although no new branches or commercial banking offices are on the horizon, Franklin will look to hire various Business Development Officers in these markets over time. As an extension of Franklin’s own outreach and cultivation efforts, these Business Development Officers will be responsible for generating new business opportunities in key growth sectors such as neighborhood shopping centers, multifamily housing, industrial and office.