Each year, the 24-person staff at Dacotah Bank, Valley City, N.D., splits into squads and competes to raise money for a cause. The game stokes laughter and goodwill within the office, but more importantly “enhances teamwork and brings everyone together around a common goal,” said Paige Bjornson, Dacotah’s senior business banker. [Continue]
ONB Community Equity LLC, Evansville, Ind., is the lead investor in the newly-formed Monarch Federal Historic Preservation Fund. [Continue]
State Bank of Lizton, Ind., announced the closing of two of its 11 banking office in the state, effective in November. [Continue]
Leslie Miller, vice president at Iowa State Savings Bank, Knoxville, received the Iowa Bankers Association’s 2018 James A. Leach Leadership Award for her contributions to ag banking in the state. [Continue]
1st Source Bank, South Bend, Ind., kicked off the school year by opening a banking center on Indiana University’s campus. [Continue]
Associated Banc-Corp, Green Bay, Wis. donated more than 90 paintings by a Milwaukee-born artist to the Wisconsin Historical Society. [Continue]
Peoples State Bank, Wausau, Wis., hosted its annual Police and Fire Appreciation cookout, which honored firefighters and police force in Rhinelander, Wis. [Continue]
Natalie Bartholomew is not a golfer. She is a women’s advocate, a working mom, an influencer, a blogger, and first and foremost, a banker. In fact, she’s The Girl Banker. Bartholomew started her blog, The Girl Banker, along with its social media presence, to start a conversation among women in banking. [Continue]
Community State Bank, Union Grove, Wis., resurrected its Union Grove office on July 23 with a sweet addition, Shepherds Community Cafe. [Continue]
Kayla Konger learned young that individual success is community success, a lesson she brings to her management of four Garrett State Bank, Ind., branches as vice president and senior retail officer. [Continue]