A Bloomington-Normal native who's one of the leading bankers in town says he wants the community to think big -- to ponder what we can do to support transformational projects. J. Phillips is two weeks into his new role as Bloomington-Normal market president and chief banking officer at Morton Community Bank. Locally, they operate as Clock Tower Community Bank. In this interview with WGLT's Ryan Denham, the former Commerce Bank chief for Bloomington-Normal shares his banker's eye view of the local economy.

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