Writer: Justin Dullum

Nebraska Bank launches Colorado venture; Kansas bank takes state charter route. [Continue]

Illinois HC sees opportunity in struggling bank; Kansas bank leverages ag roots, and Montana bank builds up during downturn. [Continue]

Community banks in Midwest adapt as industry changes; Wisconsin de novo opened during height of meltdown, and Illinois merger a timely boon. [Continue]

N.D. bank breaks ground on two Minn. branches; Kansas charter comes home, Two Nebraska institutions align over cup of joe. [Continue]

Missouri bank undeterred by development freeze; Minnesota de novo fully functional, Another de novo dives into Chicagoland. [Continue]

Wisconsin bank eyes greater Milwaukee, S.D. family-owned banks combine and Illinois holding company adjusts for net loss. [Continue]

Dale Boyer is making his presence felt as vice president of finance at the $240 million Citizens National Bank, Paris, Ill. At the age of 30, one might call him precocious, or an overachiever. But a word most apt for Boyer is likely enthusiasm – an energy his colleagues say Boyer brought through the door … Read more

As Brent Heinert settles into his new role as president of a bank, and as his family adjusts to a new life in Aberdeen, S.D., he recognizes he has plenty to do even without additional self-imposed drama. Nevertheless, he and his family are happily absorbing the additional task of building a new house from scratch … Read more

Minneapolis start-up eyes a perceived niche; Wyoming holding company sells to Wells Fargo. [Continue]

One question that doesn’t keep the Kout family in Iowa up at night is who will take over the family bank. Bruce Kout, a 2008 NorthWestern Financial Review Rising Star, took the reins to Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank, Iowa City, from his father Don. While few things in life are guaranteed, no one was … Read more