Kevin Rusin

When Covid first struck, the nation was shut down. There was a lot of fear and a lot of anxiety. I kind of equate it to being on a small boat lost at sea. And these stormy waves are coming up and over the bow of the boat. And off over the horizon is the US Coast Guard boat. Partners bank of California coming to save us for our rescue.

Headquartered in Irvine, California, McKinley Equipment and McKinley Elevator Corporations are market leaders in their respective industries, material handling and accessibility. After more than 72 years in business and overcoming various world and economic challenges, McKinley faced a the COVID 19 pandemic. They were tasked with keeping their employees fully employed when the economy shut down. With McKinley's bank unable to help the business, Kevin reached out to Partners bank of California to apply for a PPP loan.

Receiving a PPP loan from Partners bank allowed us to keep all of our employees and enable us to get back to focusing on running the actual business. Working with Curt was not only fantastic, but very easy.

At Partners bank of California, we're not a transactional bank. We're a relationship bank. When I first spoke to Kevin on the phone, it was important to me to not only understand McKinley's current challenges due to the pandemic, but to also understand their goals for the future. After our conversation, it was clear to me that Kevin was someone who truly cared about his employees and could greatly benefit from a PPP loan.

With their PPP loan secured, the McKinley companies were able to continue to serve their customers in California, Nevada and Arizona. Now the McKinley team are back to work installing and servicing commercial doors, material handling equipment, industrial lifts, residential elevators, wheelchair lifts, car lifts and turntables.

Thank you for taking a chance on us in our time of need. Partners bank was all in and the partnership that we have formed has been sealed forever from our family to yours. Thank you.

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