Green Bay-based Associated Bank, which has operated in the Twin Cities since the mid-1990s, plans to grow its presence here, where it has its third-largest market footprint after No. 1, home base Wisconsin, and No. 2, Chicago/Illinois.
As part of the focus, the bank has introduced a new companywide initiative starting in Minneapolis to increase community engagement. The Engage Local initiative has local colleagues developing and aligning new charitable, volunteer and marketing and sales efforts…