Huron Valley Financial is opening a new office in Jackson, the latest move in the Ann Arbor-based company's continued expansion across Michigan.
The company specializes in originating residential mortgages. Its new office in Jackson will house two mortgage specialists and serve as the launchpad for the company's expansion into the Jackson market.
"It seemed like a logical move to us," says Casey Daniels, vice president of business development for
Huron Valley Financial. "The right opportunity with the right people presented itself to us, the right people being most important. The market is secondary."
The 16-year-old firm has focused on the Ann Arbor market for most of its existence. It began expanding into other regional markets about two years ago. It now has six offices across southeast Michigan with the addition of the Jackson office. It is also looking at expanding into Lansing, Plymouth/Canton, Farmington Hills, Birmingham/Troy and Grand Rapids.
"We realized that if we're really going to grow we need to reach to some different retail markets," Daniels says.
The company now employs 70 people. It has hired 15 people over the last year. Daniels expects to keep that rate of growth going as the company continues to expand across Michigan.
Source: Casey Daniels, vice president of business development for Huron Valley Financial
Writer: Jon Zemke
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