Heartland Bank

Heartland Bank has grown from a single location in Geneva to a network of locations across Central Nebraska. Several key acquisitions and branch openings over the past two decades have led to this steady growth. August 1998: The Investment Center officially opened its doors in the historic Brown Building adjacent to the main bank in Geneva. The Investment Center is a service of Raymond James Financial, Inc., and is a full-service brokerage program that offers a complete range of financial products and services to all of our branch customers. May 1999: A Loan Production Office of Geneva State Bank was opened in Kearney, Nebraska. June 2001: Shickley State Bank was purchased and merged with Geneva State Bank. August 2001: Geneva State Bank purchased Grafton State Bank. August 2001: With the purchase of Grafton State Bank, NorthPointe Insurance was added to the services provided by the Geneva State Bank. NorthPointe Insurance has been located next door to the bank in Geneva in the historic Geiselman Building. October 2002: Grafton State Bank was merged with Geneva State Bank. October 2002: Geneva State Bank's Kearney Loan Production Office officially opened as a full-service branch. January 2003: Geneva State Bank added a farm management and real estate broker service. April 2008: A full service branch of Geneva State Bank was opened in Hastings. October 2010: The Farmers State Bank in Fairmont was purchased and merged into Geneva State Bank. January 2011: Geneva State Bank purchased Richard Pilakowski's Raymond James Investment Center in Kearney and moved his offices into the Kearney branch. October 2013: The remodel of the headquarters of Geneva State Bank, located at 896 G Street in Geneva, was completed on October 7th, 2013. The remodel included improvements to four buildings, demolition of the former Ashby Building, and two new additions with four different construction phases. The bank's working area increased from 12,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet. A new drive thru with wider lanes was constructed on the north side of the building. November 2013: A Loan Production Office of Geneva State Bank was opened in Burwell, Nebraska. January 2014: The Holding Company for Geneva State Bank purchased the State Bank of Riverdale. The two banks ran as separate organizations until the end of February 2014. Pictured to the right is the Kearney branch of State Bank of Riverdale. March 2014: Geneva State Bank and the State Bank of Riverdale merged operations and changed the name of the merged organization to Heartland Bank. This name was chosen because it reflects the relationships and values shared by families, businesses, and ag operations throughout the Midwest. The two banks each brought over 100 years of experience serving the financial needs of Central Nebraska. Although the names Geneva State Bank and State Bank of Riverdale are no longer used, the tradition, culture, banking philosophies, and community focus that made both organizations great banks continues with Heartland Bank. October 2014: A Loan Production Office of Heartland Bank was opened in Aurora, Nebraska. March 2015: On March 31st, 2015, associates, senior management, and board members from Heartland Bank formally broke ground on the construction site of the new Hastings branch. Construction crews began work on the 8,000 square foot building later that spring. The expected completion date for the new branch is February of 2016. June 2015: The Heartland Bank Loan Production Office in Burwell, Nebraska opened its doors as a new full service branch on June 1st, 2015. The Burwell team moved from their temporary LPO location to a brand new branch on the southeast corner of Burwell.