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June, 2008 - Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Platte Valley Bank President and CEO Hod Kosman gave Scottsbluff Public Library Director Bev Russell a surprise when he presented the library with a check for $75,000.00 Tuesday, June 3, 2008 for the library’s expansion and renovation project.
Kosman said the company is ‘always willing to invest in good things for the community.’ Also present were John Massey, president of the library’s foundation board and the president of J.G. Elliott Insurance Center (a Platte Valley Company), and library board member Carol Holyoke.
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June, 2008 - Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Platte Valley Bank President and CEO Hod Kosman gave Scottsbluff Public Library Director Bev Russell a surprise when he presented the library with a check for $75,000.00 Tuesday, June 3, 2008 for the library’s expansion and renovation project.
Kosman said the company is ‘always willing to invest in good things for the community.’ Also present were John Massey, president of the library’s foundation board and the president of J.G. Elliott Insurance Center (a Platte Valley Company), and library board member Carol Holyoke.
April 2, 2008 - Scottsbluff, Nebraska
PV Mortgage Receives top lender honor from USDA Rural Development
The PV Mortgage Company, formerly Platte Valley National Mortgage Company and a Platte Valley Company, was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Rural Development for being the 3rd top Nebraska lenders in Fiscal year 2007 for Rural Development’s guaranteed rural housing (GRH) loan program. PV Mortgage Co., a Platte Valley Company, provided $2.4 million, which fostered rural homeownership in the state. PV Mortgage Company has been in the top five lenders for seven of the eight years receiving this award.
Per the Nebraska Bankers Association Newsletter dated March 2008… top ten Lenders for Fiscal Year 2007 for their guaranteed rural housing (GRH) loan programs were:
The following banks are recognized for their GRH loan activity in excess of $1 million:
Bank First, Valley Bank and Cass County Bank.
Kim Reif, Rural Development Specialist in Scottsbluff, NE congratulated the hard working associates of PV Mortgage Company; those being: Jim Zitterkopf, Marci Meyer, Barbara Muhr, Dusty Lana and Debra Hudson for all their hard work towards this program.
For additional information on becoming an approved lender or for applying for a guaranteed home loan, contact Kim Reif, Rural Development Specialist, at kimiko.reif!ne.usda.gov, (308) 632-2195, extension 4, 818 Ferdinand Plaza, Suite B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
PV Mortgage Receives top lender honor from USDA Rural Development
The PV Mortgage Company, formerly Platte Valley National Mortgage Company and a Platte Valley Company, was recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Rural Development for being the 3rd top Nebraska lenders in Fiscal year 2007 for Rural Development’s guaranteed rural housing (GRH) loan program. PV Mortgage Co., a Platte Valley Company, provided $2.4 million, which fostered rural homeownership in the state. PV Mortgage Company has been in the top five lenders for seven of the eight years receiving this award.
Per the Nebraska Bankers Association Newsletter dated March 2008… top ten Lenders for Fiscal Year 2007 for their guaranteed rural housing (GRH) loan programs were:
- Charter West National Bank - $3.2 million
- First National Bank of Columbus - $2.8 million
- Platte Valley National Mortgage - $2.4 million
- Cornerstone Bank - $2.3 million
- Security First - $2.2 million
- Pinnacle Bank - $2.2 million
- Professional Mortgage Services - $1.8 million
- Midwest Bank - $1.6 million
- Sidney Federal Savings - $1.5 million
- First National Bank of North Platte - $1.3 million
The following banks are recognized for their GRH loan activity in excess of $1 million:
Bank First, Valley Bank and Cass County Bank.
Kim Reif, Rural Development Specialist in Scottsbluff, NE congratulated the hard working associates of PV Mortgage Company; those being: Jim Zitterkopf, Marci Meyer, Barbara Muhr, Dusty Lana and Debra Hudson for all their hard work towards this program.
For additional information on becoming an approved lender or for applying for a guaranteed home loan, contact Kim Reif, Rural Development Specialist, at kimiko.reif!ne.usda.gov, (308) 632-2195, extension 4, 818 Ferdinand Plaza, Suite B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361. http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
October, 2007
Platte Valley Bank & Peggy Hessler are the Star-Herald's Reader's Choice Award winners Oct., 07.
Platte Valley Bank was chosen for the 3rd time (Oct. ’03; Oct. ‘05’ and Oct. ’07) as Star-Herald’s Readers Choice Award as “#1 FAVORITE BANK.” Platte Valley Bank was also chosen (new category) #1 for Customer Service. As for #1 Favorite Teller, Peggy Hessler, who is the Assistant Cashier & Teller Operations Coordinator for NE & WY, Platte Valley Bank, was the recipient of the 2007 Reader’s Choice Award.
Peggy, it’s a special honor to be chosen by your customers and friends. Congratulations from all of us at Platte Valley Companies. “Thank You…” also to all of our customers, and friends who voted for Platte Valley Bank!”
Hod Kosman
Chairman, CEO & President
Platte Valley Bank & Peggy Hessler are the Star-Herald's Reader's Choice Award winners Oct., 07.
Platte Valley Bank was chosen for the 3rd time (Oct. ’03; Oct. ‘05’ and Oct. ’07) as Star-Herald’s Readers Choice Award as “#1 FAVORITE BANK.” Platte Valley Bank was also chosen (new category) #1 for Customer Service. As for #1 Favorite Teller, Peggy Hessler, who is the Assistant Cashier & Teller Operations Coordinator for NE & WY, Platte Valley Bank, was the recipient of the 2007 Reader’s Choice Award.
Peggy, it’s a special honor to be chosen by your customers and friends. Congratulations from all of us at Platte Valley Companies. “Thank You…” also to all of our customers, and friends who voted for Platte Valley Bank!”
Hod Kosman
Chairman, CEO & President
May 3, 2007
NBA's Personal Economics Program (PEP) awards Platte Valley Bank-NE with a 2007 PEP Silver Star Award.
At the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln on Thursday, May 3, 2006 Don Roth, Executive Vice President of Platte Valley Bank-NEBRASKA accepted the 2007 PEP Silver Star Award during the Opening Ceremony of the NBA Annual Convention. This award is for providing economic education to the schools in the Scottsbluff-Gering Communities and for its community involvement.
Platte Valley Bank has received this award for three years in a row.
NBA's Personal Economics Program (PEP) awards Platte Valley Bank-NE with a 2007 PEP Silver Star Award.
At the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln on Thursday, May 3, 2006 Don Roth, Executive Vice President of Platte Valley Bank-NEBRASKA accepted the 2007 PEP Silver Star Award during the Opening Ceremony of the NBA Annual Convention. This award is for providing economic education to the schools in the Scottsbluff-Gering Communities and for its community involvement.
Platte Valley Bank has received this award for three years in a row.
Apr. 21, 2007
Platte Valley Companies was named Employer of the Year at the Nebraska Business & Professional Womens Clubs, Inc. eighty-ninth State Conference in Omaha, NE.
Platte Valley Companies was honored by the State of Nebraska Business & Professional Women's organization at its 89th State Conference in Omaha, NE on April 21, 2007.
Accepting the award for Hod Kosman, Chairman, CEO & President, was Jacque Neu, Senior Vice President and Corporate Director of Marketing at Platte Valley Companies.
"This is a real honor to accept the award for Hod, who is out of the country on vacation and visiting his son in Australia, along with his wife, Willa," said Neu." She went on to tell about the Kosman Banking Family history... that Platte Valley Companies just celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2006, but the Kosman Banking history goes back to 1909, when Hod's uncle and his grandfather organized, applied for and were granted a National Charter, and on November 15, 1909 opened Scottsbluff National Bank in Scottsbluff, NE.
Platte Valley Companies was named Employer of the Year at the Nebraska Business & Professional Womens Clubs, Inc. eighty-ninth State Conference in Omaha, NE.
Platte Valley Companies was honored by the State of Nebraska Business & Professional Women's organization at its 89th State Conference in Omaha, NE on April 21, 2007.
Accepting the award for Hod Kosman, Chairman, CEO & President, was Jacque Neu, Senior Vice President and Corporate Director of Marketing at Platte Valley Companies.
"This is a real honor to accept the award for Hod, who is out of the country on vacation and visiting his son in Australia, along with his wife, Willa," said Neu." She went on to tell about the Kosman Banking Family history... that Platte Valley Companies just celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2006, but the Kosman Banking history goes back to 1909, when Hod's uncle and his grandfather organized, applied for and were granted a National Charter, and on November 15, 1909 opened Scottsbluff National Bank in Scottsbluff, NE.
Feb. 14, 2007:Scottsbluff, NE
Platte Valley Companies named Employer of the Year by local BPW Organization.
Platte Valley Companies was named the 2006 Employer of the Year by the Panhandle Business & Professional Women's organization on February 15, 2007. Hod Kosman, Chairman, CEO and President, accepted the award at the organization's noon luncheon. Platte Valley Companies had won the award before, in 1996, the year when they initially opened for business.
Platte Valley Companies was recognized for promoting the advancement of women in the workplace, including providing dependent care benefits and retirement plans. The company was also cited by the women's group for its community involvement, promotion of a wellness program among employees, and partnerships with government to provide a wide array of training programs.
Platte Valley Companies named Employer of the Year by local BPW Organization.
Platte Valley Companies was named the 2006 Employer of the Year by the Panhandle Business & Professional Women's organization on February 15, 2007. Hod Kosman, Chairman, CEO and President, accepted the award at the organization's noon luncheon. Platte Valley Companies had won the award before, in 1996, the year when they initially opened for business.
Platte Valley Companies was recognized for promoting the advancement of women in the workplace, including providing dependent care benefits and retirement plans. The company was also cited by the women's group for its community involvement, promotion of a wellness program among employees, and partnerships with government to provide a wide array of training programs.
January 2007
10th Anniversary Cookbooks for sale.
The associates of Platte Valley Companies produced a 10th Anniversary Cookbook with a collection of over 650 recipes In Year 2006. There are still cookbooks available to buy at any of our Platte Valley Companies. The proceeds will be given to many worthy organizations in the communities we serve in Nebraska,Wyoming and Colorado. If interested--you can call 1-308-632-7004 in Nebraska or 1-888-632-7004 for more details or who to contact.
10th Anniversary Cookbooks for sale.
The associates of Platte Valley Companies produced a 10th Anniversary Cookbook with a collection of over 650 recipes In Year 2006. There are still cookbooks available to buy at any of our Platte Valley Companies. The proceeds will be given to many worthy organizations in the communities we serve in Nebraska,Wyoming and Colorado. If interested--you can call 1-308-632-7004 in Nebraska or 1-888-632-7004 for more details or who to contact.
2006
March 4th 2006
Celebrating 10 Years of Serving Wyoming & Nebraska
By Hod Kosman, Chairman, CEO & President
Our directors, officers and associates of Platte Valley Companies would like to thank all of our customers and friends for your support, loyalty and business these past ten years! This celebration marks a milestone for us, and we couldn't have done it without YOU!
Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc. is an integrated financial and insurance organization, with locations in Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, which include: Platte Valley Bank-Main, Plaza and Centennial in Scottsbluff; Morrill, Minatare and Bridgeport, NE; Platte Valley Ag Credit Co., Scottsbluff, NE; Platte Valley Mortgage Company, Scottsbluff, NE; Platte Valley Investment Center, Scottsbluff, NE; J.G. Elliott Insurance Center, Scottsbluff, NE; Platte Valley Bank-Torrington & Wheatland, WY; McBrayer Insurance Center, Torrington, WY; Platte Valley Insurance Center, Wheatland, WY; Tri-County Bank, Cheyenne, WY; Mountain Valley Bank- Walden, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Meeker, CO; and Mountain Valley Insurance Center, North Park Agency, Walden, CO.
Again, our success is because of you and because of our hard working, dedicated and talented associates, who have helped develop and service the outstanding financial and insurance products and service you expect and deserve! A big "thank you" to our Board of Directors for their ongoing guidance these past ten years and for their passionate commitment to the communities we serve!
Our pledge to you, always, in the past, the present and in the future is... "service you expect and more!"
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March 4th 2006
Celebrating 10 Years of Serving Wyoming & Nebraska
By Hod Kosman, Chairman, CEO & President
Our directors, officers and associates of Platte Valley Companies would like to thank all of our customers and friends for your support, loyalty and business these past ten years! This celebration marks a milestone for us, and we couldn't have done it without YOU!
Platte Valley Financial Service Companies, Inc. is an integrated financial and insurance organization, with locations in Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado, which include: Platte Valley Bank-Main, Plaza and Centennial in Scottsbluff; Morrill, Minatare and Bridgeport, NE; Platte Valley Ag Credit Co., Scottsbluff, NE; Platte Valley Mortgage Company, Scottsbluff, NE; Platte Valley Investment Center, Scottsbluff, NE; J.G. Elliott Insurance Center, Scottsbluff, NE; Platte Valley Bank-Torrington & Wheatland, WY; McBrayer Insurance Center, Torrington, WY; Platte Valley Insurance Center, Wheatland, WY; Tri-County Bank, Cheyenne, WY; Mountain Valley Bank- Walden, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Meeker, CO; and Mountain Valley Insurance Center, North Park Agency, Walden, CO.
Again, our success is because of you and because of our hard working, dedicated and talented associates, who have helped develop and service the outstanding financial and insurance products and service you expect and deserve! A big "thank you" to our Board of Directors for their ongoing guidance these past ten years and for their passionate commitment to the communities we serve!
Our pledge to you, always, in the past, the present and in the future is... "service you expect and more!"
For more news look in the archives »
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