Greg Dunlap, Horizon Bank, and Cody Mosel, First State Bank Nebraska | Waverly, have been named to the Waverly City Council's new Economic Development Advisory Committee. Greg is the president of Horizon Bank; Cody is the manager of the First State Bank Nebraska Waverly branch. (pictured)

Jesus Jimenez, First National Bank of Omaha | Omaha, recently celebrated 15 years with the bank. He is an operations analyst.

Jonathan Klipp, Cornhusker Bank | recently celebrated five years with the bank. He is a customer engagement team manager. (pictured)

Quyen "Gwen" Leach, West Gate Bank | Lincoln, recently celebrated her 10th anniversary with the bank. She is a mortgage loan analyst. (pictured)

Photos, L to R: Greg Dunlap, Cody Mosel, Jonathan Klipp and Gwen Leach

ACCESSbank | all branches, held a "Winter Gift Drive" from Nov. 21-30 to collect items that will be donated to adults with developmental disabilities.

Bruning Bank | Bruning, Heartland Bank | Geneva, and NebraskaLand Bank | North Platte, were recently named to American Banker's 2022 list of the top 90 "Best Banks to Work For." Heartland Bank ranked 52nd, Bruning Bank ranked 36th, and NebraskaLand Bank ranked 24th.

Citizens State Bank | Newman Grove, held a steak dinner earlier this month as a thank you to all first responder volunteers. Susan King Nielsen, Dennis McCloud, Connie Rankin and Stacie Temme from the bank served the food.

First Bank and Trust Co. | Minden, held an open house on Nov. 18 to celebrate the completion of the bank's remodeling project that began last year.

First Interstate Bank, Horizon Bank and MNB Bank | McCook, and other local businesses were sponsors and provided matching funds for donations given during Big Give McCook on earlier this month. Including the matching donations, the total raised during the event was over $219,000.

First State Bank & Trust Co. | Fremont, helped sponsor a concert by The Flyovers, an a cappella group, on Nov. 29 at the Fremont Opera House.

Frontier Bank | Falls City, held ribbon cutting ceremonies earlier in Nov. for two in-school savings bank branches at Sacred Heart Elementary and South Elementary in Falls City. (pictured)

Heritage Bank | St. Paul, recently donated $585 to the Howard County Senior Center from an internal bank fundraiser called "Heritage Cares."

Homestead Bank | St. Paul, presented a hand-built wooden American flag to the Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 in honor of Veterans Day.

Nebraska State Bank & Trust Co. | Broken Bow, and other local businesses helped sponsor the 2022 4-H recognition program for Custer County on Nov. 20.

Above: Frontier Bank staff celebrated the official openings of two new in-school savings banks on Nov. 1 and 8.

Photos, L to R: Nick Inzerello, Nathan McKown, Mark Ostronic, Tristan Sheridan and Miles Anderson

Photo: Michael Mahlendorf

Jason Peters, City Bank & Trust Co. | Lincoln, and his wife, Jamie, were chosen as one of the celebrity couples to compete in the Dancing Within the Star City benefit on Nov. 12. The event was fundraiser for the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation, which works to prevent childhood drowning through educational programming. Jason is a senior vice president at the bank. (pictured)

Photo: Jason Peters

Cedar Rapids State Bank | Petersburg, has recently opened a new branch in Petersburg. This makes the bank's second location in Boone County and third overall.

Union Bank & Trust Co. | Omaha, recently announced the opening of a new branch at 14400 Branch Street in Omaha. This makes the bank's second location in Omaha. (pictured)

Photos, L to R: Katie Davis, Tiffany Gauchat, Angie Loomer, Elyssa Mendoza and Jill Skalak

Julie Benedict, Security First Bank | Rushville, was named as one of BankBeat's 2022 Outstanding Women in Banking honorees. She is the chief human resources officer at the bank. (pictured)

Allen Chaffee, Cornhusker Bank | Omaha, was recently chosen as an alumni ambassador for the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado. He is a vice president and the director of market development at the bank. (pictured)

Photos, L to R: Julie Benedict and Allen Chaffee

Cornerstone Bank, Equitable Bank, Five Points Bank, Heritage Bank and Home Federal Bank | Grand Island, helped sponsor this year's Regional Planning Commission Community Beautification Award.

First National Bank of Omaha | Lincoln, recently volunteered at the Food Bank of Lincoln and filled 1,758 bags of sweet potatoes. (pictured)
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First State Bank Nebraska | Hickman, hosted an appreciation dinner and fundraiser on Nov. 3 to thank volunteers who helped battle the recent wildfires in Lancaster County. The bank distributed free-will donation buckets at the event and promised to match up to $25,000 in donations, which will be split equally among the 24 fire departments who responded to the fires.

Northwest Bank | Omaha, recently donated $735 to People for Pets. The funds were raised through donations from employees for the bank's weekly jeans days throughout October. (pictured)

Western Nebraska Bank | North Platte, held a ribbon cutting for the bank's in-school savings bank at Madison Elementary School in North Platte on Nov. 3.

Photos, L to R: Alec Zimmerer, Tanner Belt and Sara Luebbert

Autumn Dillon, U.S. Bank | Omaha, was recently selected as a board member for the Nebraska Housing Developers Association. She is a mortgage retail branch manager at the bank.

Kurt Haecker, Home Federal Bank | Grand Island, marked his 15th anniversary with the bank this month. He is the chief lending officer. (pictured)

Photo: Kurt Haecker

Adams County Bank | Juniata & Kenesaw, contributed fuel to the harvest bee held near Prosser on Oct. 21. The event was an effort by the farming community in northwestern Adams County to harvest nearly 600 acres owned by a man, Sam Ruhter, who had passed away from pancreatic cancer in April.

American National Bank and Union Bank & Trust Co. | Omaha, and other local businesses helped sponsor the Nebraska Housing Developers Association's recent fundraising event in Omaha.

Cornerstone Bank | York, has purchased Ashton State Bank, effective Oct. 25.

First National Bank of Omaha and U.S. Bank | Omaha, and other local organizations helped sponsor the Mujeres Emprendedoras program awards ceremony on Oct. 15; 132 Latino women graduated this year. The Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation's program provides technical assistance in Spanish to help women achieve their goals through training in financial education, entrepreneurship and childcare.

Washington County Bank | all branches, has rebranded to WCB as of Oct. 31. The bank has branches in Blair, Fort Calhoun and Tekamah, NE, and a soon-to-open branch in Missouri Valley, IA. (pictured)

West Gate Bank | Lincoln, and other local businesses helped sponsor Lincoln Literacy's 50th Anniversary Gala on Oct. 27. Lincoln Literacy helps refugees and immigrants gain English language skills and cross-cultural competence, as well as helping Americans acquire the skills they need to attain living-wage jobs.

Curtis "Stan" Slife, Jr. | Columbus, passed away on Oct. 20. He began his banking career in 1974 and has worked in banks in Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. Most recently he served as the director of risk management at Great Plains State Bank in Columbus.