April 22-28

Bankers in the News

Kristy Bartak, Nebraska State Bank & Trust Co. | Broken Bow, graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s Executive Development Institute (EDI) for Community Bankers® on April 14. The 19-month EDI® program prepares banking professionals for executive leadership through a combination of leadership development, strategic bank management and individualized coaching.

Anniversaries:

• Traci Knust, Nebraska Bank | Atkinson, 10 years

Kristy Bartak (center) celebrated the completion of the GSBC’s EDI program with GSBC President & CEO Michael Stevens (left) and EDI Leadership Curriculum Advisor Dave Nowling (right).

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Banks in the News

Congratulations to the following NBA-member banks who have received badges on the “Where You Work Matters List,” an independent rating of 1,750 large companies across the U.S. by the American Opportunity Index. The awards highlight companies with strong pay, career advancement and retention and cover three main categories: early career, growth and advancement. The “overall” rating is awarded to companies with the highest level of combined performance across the three categories.

• Bank of America – Gold, Stability
• First Interstate Bank – Gold, Overall; Gold, Early Career
• JPMorgan Chase – Gold, Stability
• Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. – Gold (all), Overall; Growth; Stability

 
Bank of Lindsay | Lindsay, and other local businesses helped sponsor the Small Town Big Art event on April 24.
 
Cattle Bank & Trust and Jones Bank | Seward, and other local businesses helped sponsor the Seward County Kennel Club’s AKC Sanctioned All Breed Dog Show, Obedience and Rally trials on April 18-19.
 
Dayspring Bank | Gothenburg, donated $100,000 to the Gothenburg Fire Department, made possible through a matching grant from the FHLBank Topeka’s Community Assistance Recovery Effort (CARE) program.
 
F&M Bank | West Point, celebrated its 95th anniversary since opening on April 23, 1931.

Dayspring Bank staff presented a check to the Gothenburg Fire Dept. to aid disaster recovery and relief efforts.

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Bankers on the Move

Recent Hires:

• Cade Linville, MNB Bank | Hastings, business banking officer

 
Promotions:

• Andrew Clements, American Exchange Bank | Elmwood, president
• Julie Hadden, Nebraska Bank | Bridgeport, assistant vice president/loan review analyst
• Michael Phillips, Dayspring Bank | Mullen, North Platte and Wallace, market president
• Dylan Sward, Nebraska Bank | Alliance, business services specialist

Cade Linville

Andrew Clements

Photos: Cade Linville and Andrew Clements

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Retirements

Kim Bauer, MNB Bank | McCook, will retire on May 1 after 37 years with the bank.
 
Lisa Einspahr, MNB Bank | McCook, will retire on April 30 after 46 years with the bank.

Kim Bauer

Lisa Einspahr

Photos: Kim Bauer and Lisa Einspahr