View this email as a Web page. View our Security Policies.     Go green and capitalize on significant tax benefits Bloomberg reports¹ that in 2011 over $260 billion was invested in alternative energy worldwide, with over half of that total going to solar energy technology. U.S. Bank Equipment Finance - Capital Equipment Group has developed a presence in the lease financing market for alternative energy equipment including solar energy and fuel cells. Find out more about the federal government's tax credit program and how your business can take advantage of this limited window of opportunity.     Randy House and Roger Hartwell Introducing new account managers with decades of experience in equipment financing We'd like to welcome and introduce two new members to our U.S. Bank Equipment Finance - Capital Equipment Group regional sales team. Randy House will be in charge of providing equipment leasing in the Texas, Arkansas and New Mexico markets. Randy has over 30 years of financing experience and comes to us from the energy industry where he was involved with mergers and acquisitions. He received his bachelor of science in business with a major in finance from Murray State University. Also joining the team is Roger Hartwell who will oversee Oregon, Idaho and the Clark County, Washington area. For over 35 years Roger has built a successful track record of delivering complex equipment financing transactions in the Northwest. He received a bachelor of arts in political science from St. Lawrence University.     U.S. Bank’s Anthony Cracchiolo featured in leader roundtable In an article that recently appeared in The Monitor, President & CEO of Vendor Services for U.S. Bank Equipment Finance Anthony Cracchiolo, talks about the opportunities and challenges in the vendor finance market in 2012. A member of the board of directors of the ELFA¹, Anthony shares a positive outlook towards the diverse equipment segments including manufacturing, technology and software, medical and healthcare, office imaging and construction in the United States. “Looking forward to 2013, we expect continued economic recovery and improving equipment markets,” declares Anthony.     Hear what industry experts have to say about US Recently U.S. Bancorp chairman and CEO Richard Davis was featured on CNBC’s Mad Money with Jim Cramer. Watch the video¹ to learn more about U.S. Bank’s commitment to military hiring initiatives and how the bank has been able to outperform the competition. On Bloomberg Television’s “Inside Track,”¹ Dominic Chu discusses risk-adjusted returns and how U.S. Bank has led more than 20 banks in this key metric for the past two years.     Please contact us to learn more or to discuss any financing needs: `eqf_name` | `eqf_title` U.S. Bank Equipment Finance Capital Equipment Group `eqf_email` | `eqf_phone`   Keith Hembre’s review & outlook Get vital economic news, trends, updates and perspectives on the current state of the economy and financial markets. Capital Markets Update U.S. Bank Quarterly Earnings U.S. Bank Quarterly Profile $20,100,000 Multi-state truck leasing company $19,100,000 Midwest barge company $16,500,000 Eastern coal company   Email intended for: `eMail` Standard Text Messaging and other charges may apply per your service plan. MSG & Data Rates May Apply. Protecting your privacy is our priority. We'll never request personal information like your Personal ID, Password, Social Security Number, PIN or Account Number via email. 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