CoBiz Financial (Nasdaq: COBZ) has promoted TJ Kern to manage CoBiz Structured Finance. The department provides asset-based and private equity-sponsored loans to middle market businesses within the ...

Given its modest size, the Denver holding company CoBiz Inc. has ventured into some unusual business lines: commercial insurance brokerage, employee benefits consulting, and now investment banking.

It seemed like a small price to pay for not getting an annual physical $25 tacked on to an employee's monthly health insurance premium. But CoBiz Financial announced the price in 2009, a time when ...