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

Brookfield, Wis.-based North Shore Bank is once again leading its Bank on Kindness community give-back program. The program, now in its second year, supports the local work of Wisconsin nonprofits. The public can donate to the local food pantries of their choice on North Shore Bank’s community-focused website through Feb. 20. Donations will benefit the … Read more

Lakewood, Colo.-based FirstBank was recently honored at the Martin Luther King Jr. Business Awards ceremony for its work in empowering diverse communities.  The award recognizes organizations or people who make extraordinary contributions to the community in honor of the civil rights icon.  The more than $25 billion FirstBank was nominated for the award by the … Read more

Oregon, Wis.-based One Community Bank opened a new, 1,800-square-foot branch on Jan. 18 in Middleton, Wis. The branch includes 24/7 ATM accessibility, ITM services, retail offices and full-service banking capabilities. The new location will serve all business lines — retail banking, business banking and mortgage lending. “Our clients asked, and we listened,” said OCB President … Read more

Wausau, Wis.-based Peoples State Bank and the Ethiopian Community Development Council’s Multicultural Community Center in Wausau are assisting Afghan refugees by opening bank accounts for those settling in the Wausau area.  The ECDC has selected Peoples as one of the financial institutions to offer accounts in the area. “Once we were in contact with the … Read more

Community State Bank recently donated more than $10,000 to 12 nonprofits in southeast Wisconsin for its #Gift2Giving campaign. The employee-directed donation program is in its fourth year. Each CSB employee was presented with $100 to donate back into the communities of Racine, Kenosha and Walworth. This year, CSB allowed staff to make personal decisions, gifts … Read more

“Macedonia is very proud of the progress being made on our downtown district,” said Susan Goos, Macedonia City Council member. [Continue]