{"id":267195,"date":"2025-09-30T18:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/267195\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T18:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:53:21","slug":"phoenix-suns-mercury-announce-multi-year-partnership-with-bell-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/267195\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Suns, Mercury announce multi-year partnership with Bell Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 The Phoenix Suns and Mercury just announced a multi-year partnership, naming <a href=\"https:\/\/bell.bank\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bell.bank\/\">Bell Bank<\/a> as the organization\u2019s official banking partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The agreement with one of the nation\u2019s largest family- and employee-owned banks also applies to the Valley Suns, the Phoenix Suns NBA G League affiliate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cBell Bank shares our people-first values and goal of making a positive impact in the local community,\u201d said Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury Chief Executive Officer Josh Bartelstein. \u201cThis deal represents more than a partnership; it\u2019s a commitment to innovation and engaging our communities in new and meaningful ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">As part of the partnership, Bell Bank is investing in a fan experience at the suite level. PHX Arena\u2019s suite-level A will now become the Bell Bank Suite Level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The group will also give back to the community through Bell Bank\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bell.bank\/get-to-know-bell\/pay-it-forward\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/bell.bank\/get-to-know-bell\/pay-it-forward\">Pay It Forward<\/a> initiative. The program was founded in 2008 and every year, each Bell Bank employee receives funds to give as they choose to individuals, families and organizations in need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cBell Bank\u2019s all-in commitment to growing with and giving back to the Valley is what makes this partnership so powerful,\u201d said Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer Dan Costello. \u201cTogether, we will invest in programs that make a lasting impact in the Valley \u2013 serving our fans, our partners and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The company has 30 locations nationwide. Four of those are in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cBell Bank is committed to growing in Arizona, so partnering with a world-class organization that shares similar tenets of giving back to the communities we serve, was an easy decision,\u201d said Bell Bank President and CEO Michael Solberg. \u201cThank you to our partners at Oak View Group for bringing our teams together. We are eager to deepen our roots in the Valley and look forward to the opportunities this partnership will provide us to engage with the fanbase and community partners in order to have a greater local impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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