Pub. 16 2021-22 Issue 3

NEBRASKA BANKERS ASSOCIATION 9 Contact Richard Baier at (402) 474-1555 or richard.baier@nebankers.org . any definition, provided these young entrepreneurs with the stability necessary to support and grow their thriving repair business. The business owners told me about their long-term business plans and how this expansion will provide them the resources to support their families and grow their wealth. Banks back Nebraska’s next generation! If you routinely read the Banks & Bankers section of the NBA Update, you are aware of the many financial investments our members make in local not-for-profit and charitable activities. These activities range from affordable housing support to new swimming pools to new senior centers (and the list goes on). It is fair to say that banks back Nebraska communities! Finally, I recently attended the NBA’s Agri-business Conference in Lincoln. As part of this biannual conference, the NBA invites and recognizes the many students who are taking part in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s agricultural banking and finance program. Eight students who recently completed their summer internships at an NBA-member bank attended parts of the conference. This process allowed a number of us to interact and talk with these amazing students. If history is any indication, a sizable number of these students will soon find themselves working at a Nebraska bank following graduation. Clearly, banks back Nebraska students! If you are anything like me, you will find yourself sitting at your desk sometime in the very near future thinking about the overwhelming list of challenges facing your bank and the entire banking industry. I encourage you to take a step back and relish, if only for a brief moment, in the many ways that your banks back Nebraska. Keep up the great work!  We are all keenly aware of the leading role Nebraska banks played in administering the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the initial phases of the COVID pandemic.