Cord Polen has retired as president and CEO of Alliance Bank, Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was replaced by Wade “Pee Wee” Bartels. [Continue]

Paige Bjornson has been promoted to market president of Valley City, N.D., for Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, S.D. Currently senior business banker, Bjornson replaced Dick Gulmon who retired. [Continue]

Tony Chalfant will replace Dave Spurling as chief credit officer at Heritage Bank, Olympia, Wash., on July 1. [Continue]

Jason Howard has been named president of First State Bank & Trust, Bayport, Minn., as part of the bank’s planned succession. [Continue]

Wisconsin Bank & Trust, Madison, Wis., a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA Inc., hired Brent Giles as its new CEO. [Continue]

The Small Business Administration has selected Brian McDonald to be the district director of its Minnesota District Office. [Continue]

Jim Houston joined Bankers’ Bank, Madison, Wis., as vice president, correspondent banker, in the company’s Bloomington, Ill., office. [Continue]

Joe Gruber will join the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City as executive vice president, director of research, policy advisor and chief economist. [Continue]

Logan Pichel has been named president of Louisville, Ky.-based Republic Bank & Trust Company. He joins the company from Alabama’s Regions Bank. [Continue]