Busey Bank will close two of its Champaign County branch facilities — one in Campustown at 614 S. Sixth St., C. and one in St. Joseph — on Nov. 19.
Martin O’Donnell, Busey executive vice president and central region president, said the decision was made “to ensure a balance in our branch network and broad digital banking services.”
The UI Gies College of Business is inviting dozens of companies, start-ups and nonprofit organizations to document their problems for hundreds of business students to tackle and solve — for free.
Whether life inside or outside the bank will return to the pre-pandemic level is hard to gauge
Who's paying for ice cream in Danville this weekend? 'Just tell them to put it on Catlin Bank's tab.'
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“It’s a neat historic building, so we’re hoping someone will buy it,” said Linda Rosnett, president of the historical society.
Busey will have more than 70 branches, with 60 in Illinois, 10 in Missouri, four in Florida and one in Indiana.
“My late father had an unmatched work ethic, an expansive vision and a creative approach to problem solving. Most of all, though, he was very generous and had a real heart for his co-workers and customers.”
The president and CEO of the bank that hit the N-G People's Choice trifecta talks French bulldogs, Subway lunches and the dream team he leads in Ogden.
Dewey State Bank has been in operation for 118 years — one of the few area banks that remained open during the Great Depression. Bea Motzer has worked for the bank for 50 of them.
'I’m especially grateful for the time I spent with our late CEO, Tom Tracy, who passed away unexpectedly last year. He was a mentor to me at a particularly pivotal time in my life and career. Given his untimely passing, I’m humbled to have called him a mentor.'
Favorite moment on the job? "The first loan I made all by myself. I remember it was a young person getting their first vehicle and they were super nervous. That's when I got hooked on helping people realize their dreams."
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Safe reopening guidelines for various business segments, from hair salons to child care centers, have been spelled out on a new website called Champaign County Safe.
A day after the Ford County Board approved a resolution saying business owners should have the opportunity to reopen if they choose — with safety precautions taken — some business owners were all for it. And some were hesitant.
The meeting will still take place May 20, as originally scheduled. Shareholders will vote on re-appointing nine of its 11 board directors.
In the first round of federal Paycheck Protection Program loan applications, it said it funded $657.3 million in loans for 2,508 customers.
The bank announced a series of steps it was taking to help customers as part of its financial-relief program.
The Danville native who is president of Busey's wealth-management division answered a few questions from Editor Jeff D’Alessio in the 17th installment of our weekly speed read spotlighting local leaders of organizations big and small.
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The effort can protect employees and customers by avoiding handling cash, though those who push 'accept' buttons or sign their names with a stylus should wash their hands afterward.
'It sounds like we're going to be staying in place. People aren't going to be traveling as much. People aren't going to be going out as much,' Todd Hubbs said at the annual Dewey Bank farmers breakfast.
The UI grad who will mark 20 years heading up an area bank this year took time to answer a few questions from Editor Jeff D’Alessio in the 14th installment of our weekly speed read spotlighting local leaders of organizations big and small.
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