BANKING VETERAN AND PEKIN RESIDENT DENNIS SHORT JOINS PEKIN COMMUNITY BANK TO PROVIDE LENDING/CASH MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR CONSUMER AND BUSINESS CUSTOMERS

Banking veteran and Pekin resident Dennis Short has joined Pekin Community Bank to provide lending and cash management services for business and consumer customers. Until recently, Short was a Vice President at Herget Bank.

“Dennis is a great fit for our Bank because he understands the needs of local businesses and consumers,” said Andrew J. Sparks, Executive Vice President of Pekin Community Bank. “As a resident of Pekin, as a Board Committee Member for the City of Pekin, as a Past President of the Pekin AMBUCS, as a past Board Chairman of Tazewell County Resource Center, and as past Treasurer for the Knights of Columbus, Dennis truly knows the Pekin Community,” said Sparks.

Short’s prior responsibilities include business development, strategic planning, and product development/ implementation, to list a few. Prior to Herget, Short was a Branch Manager for South Side Bank & Trust in Peoria and Wells Fargo Financial in Louisville, KY. He graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management.

Pekin Community Bank is a division of Morton Community Bank that has 32 branches throughout Central Illinois. The third largest privately-owned bank in Illinois, with $2.9 billion in assets, offers comprehensive banking services for both business and personal clients, including electronic and online banking services. For more information, visit www.hometownbanks.com.