Michigan-based Chelsea State Bank employees raised $10,665 last year for community organizations.  Of the total amount, $2,665 went to Faith in Action; $6,300 to Shop with a Cop; and $1,700 was donated to Ele’s Place through the bank’s Blue Jeans for Charity fund. The bank matched the donations for the selected nonprofits.   Employees started the … Read more

Marshfield, Wis.-based Forward Bank is committing $50,000 in support of the C2 Makerspace.  The Forward team recently presented $25,000 to Ken and Kylan Hastreiter from the nonprofit Shiloh Bound and will support the initiative with $5,000 per year over the next five years. The Makerspace will be on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Marshfield campus … Read more

The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency last month recognized Bremer Bank as a Champion of Affordable Housing-Award of Excellence. The award, given Feb. 16, was for Bremer’s North Dakota mortgage team adopting “best banking practices and outstanding delivery of its homeownership programs.”  “Creating greater opportunities for individuals and families of all income levels to participate … Read more

Michigan-based Bank of Ann Arbor has opened a new branch in Birmingham.  The branch includes a new Asset Based Lending Group and also houses retail banking and commercial lending. The bank was acquired from Nicolet National Bank and was formerly part of mBank.   “We are excited to join the very successful team at Bank of … Read more

Merrillville, Ind.-based Centier Bank recently presented a $60,113 gift to nine Indiana United Way agencies as part of its annual United Way Workplace Campaign. The donation supports the United Way organizations in the 11 counties in which the $6.1 billion Centier serves, including Lake, Porter, La Porte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Allen, Tippecanoe, Boone, Marion … Read more

Wisconsin-based Waukesha State Bank’s Wealth Management and Prairie Trust divisions are celebrating 50 years this year. During the anniversary, Wealth Management is relocating its headquarters from Oconomowoc to Waukesha, while Prairie Trust is expanding into Dane County with 3,227 square feet of leased office space in Madison. Waukesha State Bank Wealth Management will offer retirement … Read more

Brookfield, Wis.-based North Shore Bank raised more than $1,760 in food this year during its 13th annual Race for the Hungry event for local food pantries.  The races took place Feb. 17 in three locations: At Menasha Piggly Wiggly, where $569.52 of food was raised to be donated to St. Joseph’s Food Program; at Kenosha … Read more

Minnesota-based New Market Bank donated nearly $30,000 to local nonprofits, schools and community initiatives in 2021. The bank, with locations in Lakeville, Prior Lake and Elko New Market, nearly matched its 2020 community giving of $29,685 by contributing $29,703 last year. These donations included those given from the bank, employee customer donations which the bank … Read more

Brookfield, Wis.-based North Shore Bank is hosting a donation drive through March 31 at its Muskego, Wis., branch to benefit a family whose home was destroyed during a Feb. 14 fire.  The homeowner, a local Greendale, Wis., firefighter, was on duty at the time of the blaze. Though the family is safe, the home was … Read more

Lonsdale, Minn.-based Frandsen Bank & Trust has finished construction on a new, full-service office in the northern Minnesota city of Hermantown.  The office, at 4803 Miller Trunk Highway, opened Feb. 14. Frandsen Bank & Trust had been serving Duluth from its downtown office on Superior Street since 2017. “The decision for Frandsen Bank to expand … Read more