D.A. Davidson & Co., an independently owned investment firm based in Montana, today announced the opening of a branch office in downtown Eugene, Ore., and celebrates its 1,000th employee.
"We couldn't be more excited about expanding D.A. Davidson's presence in the growing market of Eugene," said Charles Cameron, Senior Vice President and Oregon Manager for D.A. Davidson. "We are opening this office with consummate professionals who together make the perfect team to launch our Eugene office."
Two professionals are serving both individual investors and business clients from the new office. Overseeing the branch is Gary Feldman, senior vice president, financial consultant and Eugene branch manager. Feldman has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, most recently with A.G. Edwards/Wachovia. Working alongside Feldman is Shane Hardison, client associate and operations manager, who previously served as operations manager, cashier and client associate with A.G. Edwards/Wachovia since 2001.
In the last year, D.A. Davidson has opened new brokerage offices in Edmonds, Wash., and Idaho Falls, Idaho, and has added more than 20 experienced financial consultants and 11 newly trained financial consultants to existing offices.
The Eugene office is the fifth D.A. Davidson branch in Oregon, along with offices in Portland, Salem, Lake Oswego and Bend. The Eugene office is at 199 East 5th Ave., Suite 29. D.A. Davidson operates brokerage offices in eight states across the West and Midwest including Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
The opening of the Eugene branch comes at a time of strong overall growth for Davidson Companies, the Montana-based financial services holding firm that is D.A. Davidson's parent company. This month the company has reached the 1,000-employee mark.
"After 50 years with Davidson Companies, joining the company as just the third employee, reaching 1,000 employees is a remarkable milestone to witness," said Ian B. Davidson, chairman of Davidson Companies. "In the always dynamic financial services industry, a 43 percent increase in employees over the past five years and continuous office expansions, is a clear indication of Davidson's commitment to grow our business while providing the best service to the communities we serve."
About D.A. Davidson & Co.
Founded in 1935, D.A. Davidson is the largest full-service investment firm based in the Northwest, with offices in 17 states. Besides brokerage services, D.A. Davidson provides prize-winning research, asset and wealth management, estate and insurance services to individual, business and governmental investors. In addition, the firm provides a full suite of corporate services, investment banking and sales and trading services for institutional investors.
The company is known for its Student Investment Program, which each year provides hands-on education to student teams at 20 colleges and universities - including the University of Oregon - by providing real funds that the student teams invest and manage as a portfolio of securities. In addition, the firm provides the Davidson 99 Regional Stock Index, an economic indicator for the Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regions.
D.A. Davidson is a wholly owned subsidiary of Davidson Companies, a financial services holding company based in Great Falls, Montana. Also part of Davidson Companies are Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional wealth management firm; Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing money management and other fixed income services to mostly institutional investors; Davidson Trust Co., a wealth management and trust business; and Davidson Travel, a full-service travel agency.