DeVan Ard is in the catbird seat.
The chairman and CEO of Reliant Bancorp was able to tell analysts and investors on his team’s most recent conference call that the Brentwood-based bank holding company can continue to rev its growth engine without having to worry much about where the fuel will come from.
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