BANKCHEROKEE
Business: Family-owned bank provides commercial and personal banking services.
Founded: 1908
Headquarters: St. Paul
Web: www.bankcherokee.com
Employees: 85
Executives: Heidi Gesell, president and CEO; Paul Solyntjes, chief financial officer; Bryan Boldt, chief credit officer; Scott Larsen, chief operations/technology officer; Nancy Tuomie, director of human resources and training and development.
2008 assets: $255 million
Strategy: Pursuing more measured growth while curtailing construction lending, building relationships with customers and seeking new business customers in existing markets.
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