BANKING ON COMMUNITY Alliance Bank, Francesville, donated $5,000 to help Pulaski County Human Services purchase two new 14-passenger vans for public transit. The vans run weekdays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. to help local residents whose eyesight is failing, have been laid off and can’t afford gas, or otherwise need an alternative to private transportation. First Financial Bank, Cincinnati, and the First Financial Foundation awarded $202,500 in grants to 29 organizations in Indiana over the course of last year. The awards focused on promoting neighborhood development, workforce development and education, and culture and the arts, with a particular focus on low-income communities. The bank and its foundation broadened the impact of the campaign by adding funding from CREA, a low-income housing tax credit organization. It also announced a new Community Benefits Agreement for 2024-28, committing to $2.4 billion in lending and investments to low- and moderate-income clients and census tracts. The new CBA includes a goal of $18 million in philanthropy. Last year, bank team members also gave more than 14,000 volunteer hours to local organizations. KRUGGEL LAWTON CPA / ELKHART Dan Leyes joined the firm in November as director of business valuation. He has a decade of experience as a controller and director for two diversified manufacturing corporations preceded by mid-market and big-4 public accounting experience focused on audit and due diligence services. Leyes is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Gemini Technology Solutions Steve Dicks, (812) 759-8288 GeminiTechnologySolutions.com Gemini provides healthcare, retail and wholesale payment lockbox services for financial institutions. The company also offers check scanners for remote deposit or branch scanning. Zest AI Erin Bennett, (323) 450-3000 Zest.ai Since 2009, Zest AI has been innovating and perfecting AI lending technology. A U.S.-based technology-as-a-service company and pioneer in the field serving more than $5.5 trillion in assets, Zest AI aims to make best-in-class AI available to financial institutions to help broaden access to equitable lending. (from left) PCHS board members Kathy Meyer, Catherine and Rev. Don Franklin, Board President Betty Stinemetz, Alliance Bank Relationship Manager Kelsie Zellers, PCHS Vice President Judy Heater, driver Jan Rick, and Executive Director Jacki Frain stand in front of one of the organization’s new vans. ADVERTISER INDEX TheBakerGroup........................... 2 BancCardofAmerica.......................41 BancConsultingPartners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 BancMac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Bankers’Bank............................35 BOK Financial Institutions Group.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ChippewaValleyBank.......................21 CinnaireCorporation....................... 27 ComplianceAlliance........................51 DesignCollaborative....................... 33 Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis. . . . . . . . . 56 Floodplain Consultants Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 HokansonCompaniesInc... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 IBAGroupInsuranceTrust.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 IBAInsuranceSolutions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 IBA Leaders in Banking Excellence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Independent Community Bankers of America. . . . . . 29 MonroeShine&Co.Inc... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Northland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Renninger&AssociatesLLC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 S&P Global Market Intelligence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 MARCH/APRIL 2025 55
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