Lake City Bank celebrated the opening of its 51st office in the new combined Elkhart High School at 2608 California Rd, Elkhart IN 46514, with a ribbon cutting that was part of the Elkhart High School Community Night on October 4, 2021. The branch is the first of its kind for Lake City Bank, offering high school students an opportunity to gain on-the-job skills and providing the bank with real-life experience engaging with the next generation of team members and customers.

Lake City Bank team members and board members were present to commemorate the occasion. Additionally, members of the Elkhart community, Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, City of Elkhart representatives, school staff and students took part in the ribbon cutting.

(Pictured left to right) Alan Puga, Retail Banker; Matthew Werbiansky, Assistant Vice Principal, Elkhart High School; Marissa Sparks, Senior Retail Banker; Chrissy Myer, Assistant Retail Banking Officer; Blake Shearer, Retail Banker Float; Levon Johnson, President & CEO, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce; Brad Walker, Retail Banker; Steve Thalheimer, Superintendent, Elkhart Community Schools; Stephanie Leniski, Senior Vice President, Chief Retail Banking Officer; Corinne Straight, Director of Communications, City of Elkhart; Emily Wold, Retail Banking Officer; Melissa Blosser, Vice President, Retail Banking Regional Manager and Makenna Smith, Retail Banker.

Lake City Bank, a $6.2 billion bank headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana, is the fifth largest bank headquartered in the state, and the largest bank 100% invested in Indiana. Lake City Bank operates 51 branch offices in northern and central Indiana, delivering technology-driven solutions in a client-centric way to individuals and businesses. The bank is the single bank subsidiary of Lakeland Financial Corporation (Nasdaq Global Select/LKFN).