Pinnacle Financial Partners is a bank

Bank

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 headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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 operating in middle

Middle Tennessee

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 and East Tennessee

East Tennessee

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History

The company was founded on February 20, 2000 by twelve Nashville businessmen who wished to create a locally-owned financial firm. In May 2002 the company went public

Public company

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  on the NASDAQ

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 with the symbol PNFP. Pinnacle gained naming rights for a new skyscraper

Skyscraper

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 in Downtown Nashville, The Pinnacle at Symphony Place

The Pinnacle at Symphony Place

The Pinnacle at Symphony Place is a 29 story, office and retail skyscraper located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the city's SoBro district. Located adjacent to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the building officially opened on February 10, 2010...

, and the company leased 65000 square feet (6,038.7 m²) in the building.