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    "deck": "Northrim Bank opened a new financial center in Palmer, ending the need for a drive to Wasilla for full-service banking.",
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    "body_md": "Northrim Bank has opened its Palmer Financial Center on South Valley Way in Palmer, Alaska. The branch is Northrim's second location in the Mat-Su Valley and its twenty-first across Alaska.\n\nFor years, banking services in the Mat-Su Valley were concentrated in Wasilla, even as Palmer grew with new homes and new storefronts. The new center marks the first time both everyday retail banking and business lending services are available directly in Palmer, meaning residents and business owners no longer need to drive to Wasilla for those services.\n\nFor a growing town, having a local branch where a small-business owner can walk in and talk through a loan in person can mean faster decisions and more money staying in the local economy, rather than being handled through a branch outside the community.\n\nThe lobby and drive-up at the Palmer Financial Center are open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.",
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        "a": "On South Valley Way in Palmer, near the town's water tower.",
        "q": "Where did Northrim Bank open its new Palmer branch?"
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        "q": "What are the hours at the new Palmer Northrim branch?"
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        "a": "Two, with the Palmer Financial Center being the second Valley location.",
        "q": "How many Northrim branches are in the Mat-Su Valley now?"
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