Pub. 108 2024 Issue 4

by banks in the state. Congratulations to Alliance Bank, Francesville, for winning the category for banks with under $500 million in assets, and Horizon Bank, Michigan City, for winning the category for banks with $500 million or more in assets. Learn more about all of this year’s nominees starting on page 22. Thank you to all who attended, and many thanks to our generous sponsors. We hope to see you at next year’s Mega Conference, scheduled for May 27-29, 2025, at the Indiana Convention Center and JW Marriott. COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY AWARDS Thank you to the 25 IBA-member banks that submitted nominations for the 2023 C2C Awards. The stories of all nominating banks are highlighted on page 22 in this issue of Hoosier Banker as well as in IBA social media using the hashtag #C2CAwards. Nominations are now open for the 2024 C2C Awards, to be presented at the 2025 Mega Conference. Entries will be divided into three categories instead of two: banks with up to $750 million in assets, $750 million - $3 billion, and more than $3 billion. For more information, visit Indiana.bank/ Commitment-Community-Award, or contact Emily Brooks at EBrooks@indiana.bank. Asset size: Under $500 million ▶ Alliance Bank, Francesville – winner ▶ Fowler State Bank – finalist ▶ Home Bank, Martinsville – finalist ▶ Bath State Bank ▶ Bippus State Bank, Huntington ▶ Logansport Savings Bank ▶ Wayne Bank and Trust Company, Richmond Asset size: $500 million or more ▶ Horizon Bank, Michigan City – winner ▶ Community First Bank of Indiana, Kokomo – finalist ▶ North Salem State Bank – finalist ▶ Busey Bank, Champaign, Illinois ▶ Centier Bank, Merrillville ▶ Civista Bank, Sandusky, Ohio ▶ First Bank Richmond ▶ First Federal Savings Bank, Evansville ▶ First Harrison Bank, Corydon ▶ First Merchants Bank, Muncie ▶ First Savings Bank, Jeffersonville ▶ GBC Bank, Greenfield ▶ JCBank, Seymour ▶ Merchants Bank of Indiana, Carmel ▶ The National Bank of Indianapolis ▶ Northwest Bank, Warren, Pennsylvania ▶ STAR Bank, Fort Wayne ▶ WesBanco Bank, Wheeling, West Virginia 20 HOOSIERBANKER

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