Starke County Emergency Relief Fund Gets $5,000 Donation for COVID-19 Response

Mike Pazin (Culver, North Judson Manager), Danielle Binkley (Knox Manager), Jamie Brown (Mortgage Loan Officer), Claire Collins (NICF Intern) and Jay Albright (NICF Executive Director) (Northern Indiana Community Foundation photo)

Efforts to help Starke County respond to COVID-19 have gotten a $5,000 boost. The Starke County Community Foundation says its Emergency Relief Fund recently received a donation from First Farmers Bank & Trust.

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First Farmers Announces Plans to Acquire BMO Harris Branches

FFBT LogoThe parent company of First Farmers Bank & Trust has announced plans to expand.

First Farmers Financial Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire deposit relationships of nine central Indiana BMO Harris Bank branches. The purchase includes locations in Marion, Logansport, Terre Haute, Farmersburg, Sullivan, Clay City, Brazil, Carlisle and Shelburn. First Farmers Bank and Trust will acquire seven of the nine branches and retain employees from all nine locations.

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