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Internship Program Encourages Local Career Development – March 09, 2020

With the enrollment of Spring Semester college courses, OTC and College of the Ozarks students were informed of an internship opportunity through Branson Bank. The internship, developed by the local bank, titled Test Drive, was created to educate students about the many facets of the financial industry while building relationships that encourage area college students […]

38th Veteran of the Quarter, Robert Powell, US Army

Sergeant V. Roy Powell joined the U.S. Army in January 1964 and received his Basic Training at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. After Basic, he went to Ft. Gordon, GA for military police training. His first duty assignment was Ft. Hood, TX, where he served with the 720th military police batallion. After about fifteen months of […]

Branson Bank selected as Gold Elite Lender by Rural Missouri Inc. (RMI) – February 26, 2020

For the fiscal year of 2019, Branson Bank was named a Gold Elite Lender by Rural Missouri Inc. (RMI) Business Finance. The award honors the bank’s work in partnering on SBA 504 business loans. Only six financial institutions in RMI’s trade area, which consists of a 4 states, including Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, and Kansas, earned […]

37th Veteran of the Quarter, Lenny Van Driel, US Army

Sergeant First Class Leendert (Lenny) W. Van Driel enlisted in 1967, at the age of seventeen. He went to Fort Jackson, SC for Basic then Wheel and Track Vehicle mechanics school at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD. His first duty assignment was with the 1st of the 12th Artillery, South Korea. While there, he had temporary […]

A few Branson Bank Associates: Jo, Lynette, Jessica, Yvette, Kevin, Becca, Kathy, and Nate

Associates Wear Red for Veteran’s Week – November 13, 2019

On Friday, November 8th, associates at Branson Bank wore red in honor of R.E.D. Friday. The acronym stands for “Remember Everyone Deployed,” and it encourages civilians to wear an article of red clothing in honor of those that are actively deployed. While the practice takes place every Friday around the country, associate Tami McKinley recommended […]

36th Veteran of the Quarter, Bob Sarver, US Army

Bob Sarver was drafted into the U.S. Army in December 1966 and reported to Ft. Polk, LA for basic training and advanced logistical training. He was assigned to HHC 504th Field Depot in Cam Rahn Bay, South Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 where he served in the Subsistence Branch assuring the necessary materials and supplies […]