Bank Iowa Open House is Oct. 29 -
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Published on: 10/27/2005
Last Visited: 12/21/2005
Bank Iowa President John Hartford and Senior Vice-President David Boswell stand next to the customer service area in the lobby the newly remodeled and expanded Bank Iowa downtown Humboldt location.An Open House is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29.
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Bank President John Hartford said the project has met the goal, which was to provide a modern, comfortable place to do business that provides the privacy and attention customers deserve.
"It's been a wonderful project.The investment made by the owners of the bank shows the confidence they have in the Humboldt community.We're extremely pleased with the outcome for the bank customers, employees and the entire community," Hartford said.
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"A lot of thought and planning went into this," Hartford said.
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The variations and peaks create a pleasing image," Hartford said.
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"We're now able to handle personal information in a much more private, secure environment," Hartford said.
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The Board Room has already been used for a meeting of the Humboldt County Development Association, of which Hartford serves as President.
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"The 24-hour ATM machine is another convenience offered not only for our customers, but anyone who needs to use it," Hartford said.
Not only did the bank upgrade its physical facilities, but technology upgrades were also made to better serve customers.Computer servers are all rack mounted with battery backup in a temperature and climate controlled room on a tile floor to keep dust to a minimum.
"In addition to the building improvements, the bank has continued to modernize its technology and other services," Hartford said.
Some other innovations in the new banking facility include electric heat mats at the front entrance, where ice tends to accumulate during the winter.
"It's extremely difficult to keep ice off in the winter months on the north side.This should be a great safety improvement for our customers," Hartford said.
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"This new facility allows us to meet our customer needs and staffing requirements, plus gives us additional room for continued growth," Hartford said.
Bank Iowa remained open throughout all of the construction.
"It's a credit to our employees to be able to meet our customer needs and to remain open with minimum disruption of service to customers.We appreciate the understanding and patience of the community during the past 13 months," Hartford said.
What was especially pleasing to Hartford was being able to utilize so many local contractors.In addition to Sande Construction as the general contractor, other local subcontractors included R & G Electric, More Than Floors, Humboldt Office Supply, Mike Opheim Painting, TNT Builders, Terry' Sign Company, and TRV Internet and Telephone.
"We were extremely pleased we were able to work with local contractors.Sande Construction did an outstanding job of working with us and providing good value for their services," Hartford said.
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"We appreciate the confidence the shareholders have placed in the bank, its employees and the community in order to make this substantial investment in the Humboldt facility," Hartford said.
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The bank operates as an independent community bank and is guided by a nine-member Board of Directors, which includes: Jerry Howard, Chairman of the Board; John Hartford, Geoffrey Mickelson, Larry Curran, Robert Duncan, Stan Honken, Gary Beggs, Chandra Clanton and Paige Duncan.
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Bank Iowa President John Hartford said the entire community is invited to the Open House.
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