Midwest Bank (www.midwestbank.com) has been awarded a $25,000 economic development grant to help the Village of Pilger. FHLBank Topeka, a wholesale financial institution of which Midwest Bank is a member, awarded the grant through its Joint Opportunities for Building Success (JOBS) program. JOBS helps financial institutions throughout Colorado, Kansars, Nebraska and Oklahoma promote jobs and economic growth in their communities. The JOBS grant will provide funding to assist Pilger through a difficult period of rebuilding.

Midwest Bank, headquartered in Pierce, NE, has ten bank locations in nine communities across Eastern Nebraska: Pierce, Pilger, Plainview, Creighton, Norfolk, York, Deshler, Wisner, and Lincoln. The Lincoln branch is located at 2655 Jamie Lane.

For more information about Midwest Bank, call (402) 420-0560 or visit www.midwestbank.com.